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State Representative, 14th District
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Jake Young

Candidate for State Representative, 14th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh employee
Lives in
New Brighton, Beaver County
Campaign website
votejakeyoung.com

Works for the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh; previously a steelworker, postal worker, sales representative, membership and development director for the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce and political campaign director. A fifth-generation Chippewa Township native who now lives in New Brighton.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports replacing school property taxes with broader state revenue, aiming to end homeowners' school tax bills.

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    Campaign website · Vote Jake Young · Property Taxes · votejakeyoung.com

    “My goal is eliminating the school property-tax burden on homeowners, not simply providing temporary relief.”
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  • Supports legalizing and regulating adult-use marijuana and creating a legal framework for skill games.

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    Campaign website · Vote Jake Young · Revenue Proposals · votejakeyoung.com

    “I support legalizing and regulating adult-use marijuana and creating a legal, regulated framework for skill games.”
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Education

  • Opposes expanding private-school tax credits at the expense of adequately funding public schools.

    Issues | Vote Jake Young

    Campaign website · Vote Jake Young · School Funding · votejakeyoung.com

    “I would not expand such programs at the expense of adequately funding public schools.”
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Environment & parks

  • Calls for data centers to pay their full power and infrastructure costs and disclose energy and water use.

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    Campaign website · Vote Jake Young · Data Centers · votejakeyoung.com

    “Developers should pay the full cost of the electricity and infrastructure they require, disclose energy and water consumption”
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  • Calls for Pennsylvania to develop non-emitting energy sources to meet growing electricity demand.

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    Campaign website · Vote Jake Young · Data Centers · votejakeyoung.com

    “Pennsylvania must also aggressively develop sustainable, non-emitting energy sources to meet growing electricity demand”
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Health & human services

  • Supports health care for everyone regardless of income or employment, and protecting Social Security and Medicare.

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    Campaign website · Vote Jake Young · Meet Jake Young … Meet Jake Young · votejakeyoung.com

    “I believe health care should be available to everyone, not treated as a privilege determined by income or employment. … I believe Social Security and Medicare are promises to be protected, not programs to be dismantled.”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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