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State Representative, 138th District
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Jared BittingCampaign photo — Bitting for PA (bitting4pa.today)

Jared Bitting

Candidate for State Representative, 138th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Teacher
Lives in
Bushkill Township
Campaign website
bitting4pa.today

Technology and engineering teacher in the Fleetwood Area School District for more than 25 years. He was the Democratic nominee for this seat in 2024.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Bitting for PA (bitting4pa.today)

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Calls for considering a temporary suspension of the state gas tax.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 138

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

    “We need to consider suspending the gas tax temporarily to reduce gas prices”
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  • Supports lower taxes for families and small businesses.

    On the Issues — Jared Bitting

    Campaign website · Bitting for PA · bitting4pa.today

    “Lower taxes for our families and small businesses”
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  • Calls for bipartisan work to pass on-time state budgets.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 138

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Budget process question · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I believe both parties need to work in a bipartisan fashion to produce a budget on time here in Pennsylvania.”
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Education

  • Supports fair public school funding and opposes restricting books in school and public libraries.

    On the Issues — Jared Bitting

    Campaign website · Bitting for PA · bitting4pa.today

    “Fair public education funding to prepare our students for the future … Keeping extremism and exclusion out of our schools and all books in our school and community libraries”
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Environment & parks

  • Opposes new warehouses and data centers; supports state data center laws with local control.

    On the Issues — Jared Bitting

    Campaign website · Bitting for PA · bitting4pa.today

    “opposing the construction of any new warehouses or data centers”
    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 138

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

    “we need to give local government the tools and authority that they need to deal with these issues based on local impacts”
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Health & human services

  • Supports abortion rights and access to reproductive health care.

    On the Issues — Jared Bitting

    Campaign website · Bitting for PA · bitting4pa.today

    “Reproductive healthcare and the right to choose”
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  • Supports expanded access to mental health care for children and adults.

    On the Issues — Jared Bitting

    Campaign website · Bitting for PA · bitting4pa.today

    “Expanded access to mental health care for children and adults”
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Government & transparency

  • Says elections are secure; any voter ID law should come with free, easy access to ID.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 138

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Elections question … Elections question · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I believe our election system is already secure and does not need changes moving forward. … make sure every eligible voter has easy and free access to getting the proper identification”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (8)

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