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State Representative, 30th District
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Arvind Venkat

Candidate for State Representative, 30th District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Emergency physician; state representative
Lives in
McCandless
Campaign website
venkatforpa.com

Emergency physician and state representative for the 30th District since 2023 (first elected in 2022). Former board member of the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority and former president of the state emergency physicians' organization.

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Photo: Official portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Calls for fully funding police, fire departments and EMS.

    Public Safety - Arvind Venkat for State House

    Campaign website · Friends of Arvind Venkat · venkatforpa.com

    “the vital public services on which we all depend, including our police, fire departments, and EMS, are fully funded”
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  • Supports gun violence legislation while respecting the constitutional right to own a firearm.

    Gun Violence - Arvind Venkat for State House

    Campaign website · Friends of Arvind Venkat · venkatforpa.com

    “I strongly believe we can respect the constitutional right to own a firearm while passing legislation that reduces gun violence and saves lives”
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Education

  • Pledges to make sure schools have the resources to stay open and remain safe.

    Education - Arvind Venkat for State House

    Campaign website · Friends of Arvind Venkat · venkatforpa.com

    “I will continue to fight to ensure our schools have the resources to stay open and create safe, welcoming environments”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Prioritizes bringing federal funding to upgrade local roads, bridges and sewer systems.

    Infrastructure - Arvind Venkat for State House

    Campaign website · Friends of Arvind Venkat · venkatforpa.com

    “I will continue to prioritize bringing funding from recent federal legislation to upgrade our local roads, bridges, sewer systems”
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Environment & parks

  • Calls for action on climate change, clean air and water, more green space and better stormwater management.

    Environment - Arvind Venkat for State House

    Campaign website · Friends of Arvind Venkat · venkatforpa.com

    “Climate change is real, it is serious, and it requires real, serious solutions. … clean air, clean water, more green space, and improved measures to manage flooding and difficulties with stormwater drainage”
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Health & human services

  • Calls for medical debt relief, lower copays and deductibles, and more addiction and mental health treatment.

    As a legislator he sponsors the Pennsylvania Medical Debt Relief Program bill (HB 79).

    Healthcare - Arvind Venkat for State House

    Campaign website · Friends of Arvind Venkat · venkatforpa.com

    “we need to make our healthcare system more accessible and affordable, enacting medical debt relief, reducing copayments and deductibles … expanding resources for treatment of addiction and mental illness”
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  • Pledges to keep voting to protect the reproductive health and liberty of Pennsylvania women.

    Reproductive Health and Liberty - Arvind Venkat for State House

    Campaign website · Friends of Arvind Venkat · venkatforpa.com

    “I will continue to vote to protect the reproductive health and liberty of all Pennsylvania women.”
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  • Sponsors a bill requiring disclosure and final human decisions when insurers or providers use AI in health care.In office

    HB 1925 would also require insurers, hospitals and clinicians to attest to regulators that illegal bias has been minimized in their AI use.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Regulation of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (HB 1925)

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

    “Ensure there is an ultimate individualized assessment and decision by a human decisionmaker in any use of AI by insurers, hospitals, or clinicians.”
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Government & transparency

  • Says voting should be easy and secure and elections should reflect the will of voters.

    Good Government - Arvind Venkat for State House

    Campaign website · Friends of Arvind Venkat · venkatforpa.com

    “I believe voting should be easy and secure and that our elections should reflect the will of the electorate”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Arvind Venkat on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.

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