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State Representative, 13th District
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John LawrenceOfficial portrait — PA House Republican Caucus

John Lawrence

Candidate for State Representative, 13th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative
Lives in
West Grove
Campaign website
lawrenceforrep.com

State representative for the 13th District, first elected in 2010. A Penn State business graduate and lifelong southern Chester County resident, he worked as a client service account officer for J.P. Morgan Chase.

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Photo: Official portrait — PA House Republican Caucus

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports a Taxpayers' Bill of Rights limiting spending growth and requiring a supermajority to raise taxes.

    The Right Ideas for the Future | Friends of John Lawrence

    Campaign website · Friends of John Lawrence · Protect Taxpayers' Money · lawrenceforrep.com

    “Pass the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights that limits how much government can raise spending and requires a super-majority to raise taxes.”
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Education

  • Supports school options for parents, including charter, private, parochial and home schools.

    The Right Ideas for the Future | Friends of John Lawrence

    Campaign website · Friends of John Lawrence · Improve Education...For All · lawrenceforrep.com

    “Support options for parents - public, charter, private, parochial, and home schools.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Co-sponsored H.B. 2207 to raise the state small business loan cap for farmers to $2 million.In office

    Friel, Lawrence: Bill modernizing lending for Pa. farmers moves from committee

    Public statement · Office of State Rep. John Lawrence · Jun 10, 2026 · replawrence.com

    “I’m grateful for the strong bipartisan support to modernize agricultural lending at PIDA … agricultural businesses are limited to loans of $400,000, far below the $2 million cap available to non-agricultural enterprises”
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  • Proposed tax incentives for new dairy processing plants and methane digesters.In office

    Lawrence, Stender: It's Time to Prioritize, Incentivize Dairy Processing in PA

    Public statement · Office of State Rep. John Lawrence · May 15, 2025 · replawrence.com

    “Pennsylvania is losing out to surrounding states like New York because of our state’s failure to be competitive in tax and regulatory policies”
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Roads & infrastructure

Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Supports requiring voter ID at the polls and for absentee ballots, and voting on paper ballots.

    The Right Ideas for the Future | Friends of John Lawrence

    Campaign website · Friends of John Lawrence · Secure Our Election System … Secure Our Election System · lawrenceforrep.com

    “Require Voter ID - at the polls or by absentee ballot. … Vote via paper ballots, not electronic touchscreens.”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

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