Barb Gleim
Candidate for State Representative, 199th District
Background
- Occupation
- State representative; co-owner of Hayman Farms
- Campaign website
- repgleim.com
State representative for the 199th District since winning election in 2018; she is Republican chair of the House Education Committee's Subcommittee on Basic Education and the Labor & Industry Subcommittee on Employment & Unemployment Compensation. She previously was director of business development at John W. Gleim Jr. Inc. Excavating, served eight years on the Cumberland Valley School Board and co-owns Hayman Farms.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Voted against the $50.1 billion 2025-26 state budget, citing shrinking reserves and a risk of future tax increases.
ReportWhat Cumberland County legislators said about the budgetNews coverage · The Sentinel · Nov 13, 2025 · Rep. Barb Gleim · cumberlink.com
“puts the Commonwealth on a dangerous path toward a negative fund balance and future tax increases”
Opposes Gov. Shapiro's proposed $53.26 billion 2026-27 budget, saying it leads to a structural deficit.In office
ReportGleim: Shapiro Slowly Bankrupting the State Using Your Tax DollarsPublic statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Feb 3, 2026 · repgleim.com
“he is going down an unaffordable state budget landslide into a structural deficit that you and your children will be paying for years to come”
Education
Proposes the PISA Act to fund schools by each student's needs, with direct funding for career and technical education.In office
ReportCo-Sponsorship Memo: Pennsylvania Investment in Student Achievement Act (PISA Act)Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 13, 2026 · palegis.us
“The legislation seeks to provide school funding that is student-centered, flexible, and structured, focusing on funding, rather than spending, by school districts.”
Sponsored HB 2594 to ease Act 47 of 2025 limits on truant students enrolling in public cyber charter schools.In office
ReportCo-Sponsorship Memo: Public School Choice: Restoring Parents' Rights (HB 2594)Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · May 5, 2026 · palegis.us
“No parent in Pennsylvania should be denied their right to decide which public K-12 educational option is best for their child.”
Pushes for House votes on HB 158, HB 1849 and SB 9 to keep athletes born male out of women's and girls' sports.In office
ReportHouse Democrats Continue Disregard for Safety of Pennsylvania's Female AthletesPublic statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Jun 17, 2026 · repgleim.com
“Female athletes should not be forced to sacrifice opportunities that countless women have fought to secure”
Defending Our Daughters: Make the Promise, Says GleimPublic statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Jan 7, 2026 · repgleim.com
“prevention of genetic males from competing in women’s sports”
Economy & jobs
Favors free-market approaches over new taxes, regulations and bureaucracy to address affordability and growth.
ReportGleim announces reelection campaign for House seatNews coverage · The Sentinel · Jan 12, 2026 · cumberlink.com
“I recognize that the answer to these problems is not bloated bureaucracy, but free market activity guided by common sense and local control. … Harmful taxes, regulations and government overreach have negatively impacted common sense growth.”
Sponsored HR 549 urging Congress to revisit federal child labor rules to widen youth training and job options.In office
ReportCo-Sponsorship Memo: Memorializing Congress to Expand Training, Apprenticeship, and Employment Opportunities for Youth Workers (HR 549)Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Apr 30, 2026 · palegis.us
“urge Congress and the U.S. Secretary of Labor to review the child labor provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act”
Environment & parks
Calls for checking Chesapeake Bay stormwater computer models against actual water measurements.In office
ReportGleim Calls for State Compliance in Federal Stormwater PolicyPublic statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Sep 23, 2026 · repgleim.com
“we should compare the computer models against what we are measuring in the water”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Barb Gleim on them.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (13)
- Official Candidate Information, 2026 General Election - Cumberland County Bureau of Elections (revised 9/14/2026)
Election filing · Cumberland County Bureau of Elections · Sep 14, 2026 · cumberlandcountypa.gov
- Official Notice of Election for Military and Overseas Voters, County of Cumberland - 2026 General Election (November 3, 2026)
Election filing · Cumberland County Bureau of Elections · Jul 30, 2026 · cumberlandcountypa.gov
- Representative Barbara Gleim - PA House of Representatives
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · palegis.us
- PA State Rep. Barb Gleim
Government record · PA House Republican Caucus · repgleim.com
- What Cumberland County legislators said about the budget
News coverage · The Sentinel · Nov 13, 2025 · cumberlink.com
- Gleim announces reelection campaign for House seat
News coverage · The Sentinel · Jan 12, 2026 · cumberlink.com
- Co-Sponsorship Memo: Pennsylvania Investment in Student Achievement Act (PISA Act)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 13, 2026 · palegis.us
- Co-Sponsorship Memo: Public School Choice: Restoring Parents' Rights (HB 2594)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · May 5, 2026 · palegis.us
- House Democrats Continue Disregard for Safety of Pennsylvania's Female Athletes
Public statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Jun 17, 2026 · repgleim.com
- Defending Our Daughters: Make the Promise, Says Gleim
Public statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Jan 7, 2026 · repgleim.com
- Gleim: Shapiro Slowly Bankrupting the State Using Your Tax Dollars
Public statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Feb 3, 2026 · repgleim.com
- Gleim Calls for State Compliance in Federal Stormwater Policy
Public statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Sep 23, 2026 · repgleim.com
- Co-Sponsorship Memo: Memorializing Congress to Expand Training, Apprenticeship, and Employment Opportunities for Youth Workers (HR 549)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Apr 30, 2026 · palegis.us
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