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State Representative, 98th District
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Joshua Deering

Candidate for State Representative, 98th District

Independent

Background

Occupation
Quality engineer
Lives in
Mount Joy

A quality engineer and vice president of Mount Joy Borough Council, where he represents the East Ward, and chair of the borough's Planning Commission. He previously worked in agriculture as a plant manager for Kreider Farms and Esbenshade Farms.

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Photo: Campaign photo — submitted by the candidate to VOTE411

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports property tax reform paired with school tax reform; opposes shifting state costs onto municipalities.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 98 — candidate responses

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

    “I support property tax reform but this goes hand in hand with school tax reform … oppose policies that simply shift the costs to local municipalities”
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  • Calls for more transparency in the state budget process and realistic revenue projections.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 98 — candidate responses

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · State budget process … State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “more transperancy in the budget process … Use realistic revenue projections based on previous years”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports growth that balances farming with the area's quality of life.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 98 — candidate responses

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

    “I support responsible growth which needs to balance our agricultural profession and quality of life for the area”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports delaying data center development until municipalities can update their zoning laws.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 98 — candidate responses

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Data centers … Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “delay data center development until local municpalities have time to update their zoning laws … Residents should not subsidize it”
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Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

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

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.

All sources (7)

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