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State Representative, 61st District
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Liz HanbidgeOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Liz Hanbidge

Candidate for State Representative, 61st District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative
Lives in
Whitpain Township
Campaign website
lizforpa.com

State representative for the 61st District since her election in 2018 and vice chair of the House Children & Youth Committee. She has a background in family law and child advocacy.

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Photo: Official portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Documented positions

Public safety

Education

  • Calls for charter school funding and accountability reform, citing cyber charter costs.

    Liz's Priorities | RE-ELECT Liz for PA

    Campaign website · Friends of Liz Hanbidge · Education Funding: Charter school reform · lizforpa.com

    “We need charter school accountability reform, to ensure taxpayer funds are properly allocated to our schools and to protect taxpayers.”
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Economy & jobs

Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • Co-sponsored a proposed state constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights, which passed the House 102-101.In office

    Pa. House advances Reproductive Rights Amendment with bipartisan support

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Liz Hanbidge · Dec 17, 2025 · pahouse.com

    “This amendment is about safeguarding the full range of reproductive health care, from contraception and fertility care to the right to make decisions about pregnancy”
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  • Plans a bill requiring insurers to cover preeclampsia biomarker testing during pregnancy.In office

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Insurance Coverage of Preeclampsia Testing

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 8, 2026 · palegis.us

    “I plan to introduce legislation requiring insurance to cover preeclampsia biomarker testing for predictive screening in asymptomatic individuals”
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Government & transparency

  • Co-sponsored H.B. 2758 to make explicit that law enforcement officers must stay 100 feet from polling places.In office

    House Judiciary Committee approves voter intimidation protection bill

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Liz Hanbidge · Sep 24, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “Keeping federal, military, and law-enforcement authorities outside the voting process protects citizens from undue influence”
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Courts & justice

  • Supports reforming cash bail and sentencing, with rehabilitation as a goal of the justice system.

    Liz's Priorities | RE-ELECT Liz for PA

    Campaign website · Friends of Liz Hanbidge · Social Justice: Criminal justice reform · lizforpa.com

    “reform the cash bail system to, end discriminatory sentencing practices, and modernize our criminal justice system with a commitment to restorative justice”
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