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State Representative, 121st District
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Jessica McClay

Candidate for State Representative, 121st District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Workers' compensation claims adjuster; Wilkes-Barre City Council chair
Lives in
Wilkes-Barre (North End)
Campaign website
mcclayforpa.com

Member of Wilkes-Barre City Council and its chair since 2026; she previously served on the city Planning Commission, Traffic Committee and Fire Civil Service Commission. She is a workers' compensation claims adjuster and a Bloomsburg University graduate.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Public safety

Education

  • Calls for fully funding public schools, hiring more teachers and reducing class sizes.

    Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower Costs

    Campaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Invest in Our Public Schools … Invest in Our Public Schools · mcclayforpa.com

    “Fully fund our public schools to their constitutionally mandated levels. … Fight to hire more teachers and reduce classroom sizes.”
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Economy & jobs

Environment & parks

  • Opposes utility price increases and tax breaks for data centers, and efforts to weaken local zoning control.

    Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower Costs

    Campaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Data Centers … Data Centers … Data Centers … In the News: Sept. 3, 2026 release on Bear Creek Township · mcclayforpa.com

    “Oppose any increase in utility prices for a proposed Data Center … Oppose tax credits, subsidies, or incentives for any proposed Data Center … Oppose any efforts to weaken local zoning laws or local control over proposed data center developments … I will vote to rein in the data center expansion that hurts our environment”
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Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Supports a nonpartisan redistricting board and a gift ban for state legislators.

    Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower Costs

    Campaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · End Gerrymandering & Protect Our Right to Vote … Anti-Corruption · mcclayforpa.com

    “Create a non-partisan redistricting board to draw fair voting maps across the board. … Pass the Gift ban on all members of the state legislature”
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