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State Representative, 201st District
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Andre D CarrollOfficial portrait — PA House Democratic Caucus

Andre D Carroll

Candidate for State Representative, 201st District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative
Campaign website
pahouse.com

State representative for the 201st District since winning a September 2024 special election. Born and raised in Germantown, he previously worked as an educator, at the Philadelphia Controller's Office and for state Sen. Anthony H. Williams.

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Photo: Official portrait — PA House Democratic Caucus

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Proposes independent investigations whenever police use of deadly force results in a death.In office

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Independent Investigations of Deadly Force

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jun 30, 2026 · palegis.us

    “require an independent investigation whenever a police officer uses deadly force resulting in death”
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Housing

  • Proposes requiring projects of 30+ units to reserve 25% for low- and middle-income housing.In office

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Affordable Housing for Working Families

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 14, 2025 · palegis.us

    “requiring a developer of a project with 30 or more residential units to reserve 25% of those units for very low-, low-, and middle-income housing”
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Economy & jobs

Government & transparency

Courts & justice

  • Supports legalizing adult-use cannabis and clearing past cannabis criminal records.In office

    Cannabis clean slate would provide transformative legislation

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Andre D. Carroll · Apr 20, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “legalizes adult-use cannabis. When that day comes, clearing outdated cannabis criminal records must be part of the equation”
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  • Co-sponsored a House-passed bill counting all time youths spend in secure detention toward their sentences.In office

    Bellmon, Carroll bill to provide fair sentences for juvenile youth passes PA House

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Andre D. Carroll · Feb 4, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “Our juvenile justice system should prioritize rehabilitation, not prolonged confinement that can cause further harm”
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  • Sponsored a bill lowering the age for expungement eligibility from 70 to 65.In office

    Briggs announces package of reform bills approved by House Judiciary Committee

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Andre D. Carroll · Apr 9, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “By lowering the expungement age from 70 to 65, we are recognizing that accountability should not mean a lifetime of punishment.”
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  • Proposes earned compliance credits and early termination for low-risk people on parole.In office

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Sunset Parole and Earned Compliance Credits

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Oct 28, 2025 · palegis.us

    “creating earned compliance credits, which would reduce their time under parole supervision by 15 days for each month they are in compliance”
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