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State Representative, 153rd District
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Ben Sanchez

Candidate for State Representative, 153rd District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; attorney
Lives in
Abington Township
Campaign website
bensanchez.org

State representative for the 153rd District since his election in 2018 and a former Abington Township commissioner for Ward 7. He has worked as a certified public accountant, an attorney and an adjunct law professor at Drexel University.

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Photo: Official portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports baseline payments so schools and agencies keep receiving funds during late state budgets.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 153

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · State budget answer · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support measures like baseline payments where school districts and agencies receive funding to continue operations without having to borrow during delays.”
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Public safety

Economy & jobs

Environment & parks

  • Supports state data center rules that strengthen rather than override local land-use control.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 153

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Data centers answer · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support state regulation that would enable, support and empower reasonable and constitutional local land use regulations under the MPC”
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Health & human services

  • Sponsored HB 446, passed by the House, letting patients take home unfinished multidose medications.In office

    Sanchez bill that helps medical patients passes House

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Ben Sanchez · Oct 27, 2025 · pahouse.com

    “House Bill 446 ensures that patients can take home the medication for which they have already paid.”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports more funding for election administration; says Pennsylvania's elections are safe and secure.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 153

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Elections answer … Elections answer · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I would, as I have in the past, support increased funding for the administration of elections. … I do believe elections are safe and secure, especially in Pennsylvania and Montgomery County.”
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Courts & justice

  • Sponsored HB 350, the Uniform Parentage Act, setting rules for legal parentage including via surrogacy.In office

    Sanchez bill modernizing Pennsylvania's parentage laws passes House

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Ben Sanchez · Jun 23, 2025 · pahouse.com

    “Children need a secure and legal parent-child relationship for so many aspects of their overall well-being”
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