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State Representative, 22nd District
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Ce Ce Gerlach

Candidate for State Representative, 22nd District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Case manager; Allentown City Council member
Lives in
Allentown
Campaign website
ceceforpa.com

A member of Allentown City Council and a former two-term Allentown School Board member who works as a case manager. She defeated state Rep. Ana Tiburcio in the May 2026 Democratic primary.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Ce-Ce for PA

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes taxing the wealthiest and closing the "Delaware loophole" to fund schools and housing.

    Tiburcio, Gerlach focus on housing, tax policy in Democratic primary for 22nd House seat

    News coverage · LehighValleyNews.com (Lehigh Valley Public Media) · lehighvalleynews.com

    “We need to tax their wealth. Those funds will then be used to fund schools, housing. … That fight includes closing the "Delaware loophole,"”
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  • Supports withholding state representatives' pay when the budget deadline is missed.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 22 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support earlier public negotiations, clear deadlines and consequences for missing them including not getting paid as a State Representative.”
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Housing

Economy & jobs

  • Proposes banning the use of artificial intelligence to set or raise grocery prices.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 22 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Corporations shouldn't be allowed to use artificial intelligence to inflate our grocery prices. I will fight to ban this practice.”
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Environment & parks

  • Proposes requiring data centers to use renewable energy, study impacts and sign community benefit agreements.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 22 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support requiring data centers to use 100% renewable energy, conduct independent environmental impact studies, conserve water, and enter binding community benefit agreements”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports automatic and same-day voter registration, expanded early voting and an Election Day holiday.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 22 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I support automatic and same day registration, expanded early voting, language access, mail-in voting and making election day a holiday”
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  • Supports campaign finance reform and publicly funded elections.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 22 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I also support campaign finance reform and publicly funded elections because big money hijacks democracy.”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

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