Jeremy Shaffer
Candidate for State Representative, 28th District
Background
- Occupation
- State representative
- Lives in
- Pine Township
- Campaign website
- voteshaffer.com
State representative for the 28th District since 2025 (first elected in 2024). Co-founder of InspectTech, a Pittsburgh bridge and highway inspection business, and a former Ross Township commissioner and board president.
Photo: Official portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges not to raise taxes and to root out spending he calls wasteful.
ReportAbout - Jeremy Shaffer For State HouseCampaign website · Friends of Jeremy Shaffer · voteshaffer.com
“Jeremy will be a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility, which means not raising your taxes and rooting out wasteful spending.”
Supports eliminating Pennsylvania's inheritance tax.In office
He co-sponsors HB 1394 and proposes offsetting part of the lost revenue by shrinking the Legislature.
ReportLet's Lay the Death Tax to RestPublic statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Mar 19, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
“I'm co-sponsor of ... which would eliminate the inheritance tax in Pennsylvania.”
Public safety
Sponsors bills barring sexually violent predators from living near schools and daycares and relocating nearby bus stops.In office
HB 752 (residency limits) and HB 1889 (families notified of bus stops near registered sex offenders and can request a new stop).
ReportCo-Sponsorship Memo: Keeping School Bus Stops Away from Sex Offenders (HB 1889)Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 23, 2025 · palegis.us
“School boards would be required to notify families if their child's bus stop is located near residences belonging to individuals required to register”
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Protecting Schools from Predators (HB 752)Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 23, 2025 · palegis.us
“prohibiting these dangerous offenders from residing within a certain distance of any school or daycare center in the Commonwealth”
Education
Proposes requiring school districts to bus nonpublic school students even where they do not bus their own students.In office
ReportCo-Sponsorship Memo: Guaranteeing School Transportation for Nonpublic School StudentsGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Aug 19, 2026 · palegis.us
“public schools should be required to provide transportation for students who attend nonpublic schools even if they do not provide it to their own students”
Roads & infrastructure
Says Turnpike tolls should pay only for the Turnpike and calls for streamlining it alongside PennDOT.In office
ReportThe Turnpike Wasn't Meant to Cost This MuchPublic statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Jul 17, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
“Turnpike tolls should only be used for maintaining and improving the Turnpike itself.”
Government & transparency
Sponsors a bill suspending automatic pay raises for legislators and the governor in any year the budget is late.In office
HB 1906 applies when the budget is not enacted by July 1. During the 2025 impasse he said he would not accept his paycheck.
ReportShaffer Calls for Accountability After Fifth Straight Late State BudgetPublic statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Jul 1, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
“House Bill 1906 is a form of accountability that reminds lawmakers we must meet the deadlines we expect others to follow.”
Co-Sponsorship Memo: No Budget - No Pay Raise (HB 1906)Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 25, 2025 · palegis.us
“suspending the automatic pay raises/cost of living adjustments for legislators, the Governor, and Lt. Governor”
Supports reducing the size of the Legislature and making it part-time.In office
He co-sponsors HB 1010 to reduce the size of the General Assembly.
ReportShaffer Calls for Accountability After Fifth Straight Late State BudgetPublic statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Jul 1, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
“moments like this are a reminder of why I support downsizing the Legislature and making it part-time.”
Shaffer Highlights Need for Structural Reform in State Government After Five Straight Years of Late BudgetsPublic statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Jul 12, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
“legislation that would reduce the size of the General Assembly”
Supports letting unaffiliated voters choose one party's primary to vote in.In office
ReportStrengthening Democracy by Updating Our Primary SystemPublic statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Apr 15, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
“I'm working in a bipartisan manner on legislation that would allow independents to be able to vote in the primary of their choice.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jeremy Shaffer on them.
- HousingNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
All sources (13)
- 2026 General Election Candidates (Unofficial Candidates List, 08/27/2026), Allegheny County
Election filing · Allegheny County Division of Elections · Aug 27, 2026 · alleghenycounty.us
- Polling Place Addresses and Sample Ballots, Allegheny County - November 3, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Allegheny County Division of Elections · Sep 21, 2026 · apps.alleghenycounty.us
- About Jeremy | PA State Rep. Jeremy Shaffer
Government record · Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus · repshafferpa.com
- About - Jeremy Shaffer For State House
Campaign website · Friends of Jeremy Shaffer · voteshaffer.com
- Shaffer Calls for Accountability After Fifth Straight Late State Budget
Public statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Jul 1, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
- Co-Sponsorship Memo: No Budget - No Pay Raise (HB 1906)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 25, 2025 · palegis.us
- Shaffer Highlights Need for Structural Reform in State Government After Five Straight Years of Late Budgets
Public statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Jul 12, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
- Strengthening Democracy by Updating Our Primary System
Public statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Apr 15, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
- Let's Lay the Death Tax to Rest
Public statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Mar 19, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
- The Turnpike Wasn't Meant to Cost This Much
Public statement · Office of Rep. Jeremy Shaffer · Jul 17, 2026 · repshafferpa.com
- Co-Sponsorship Memo: Guaranteeing School Transportation for Nonpublic School Students
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Aug 19, 2026 · palegis.us
- Co-Sponsorship Memo: Keeping School Bus Stops Away from Sex Offenders (HB 1889)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 23, 2025 · palegis.us
- Co-Sponsorship Memo: Protecting Schools from Predators (HB 752)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 23, 2025 · palegis.us
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