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State Senator, 12th District
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Maria Collett

Candidate for State Senator, 12th District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State senator
Lives in
Lower Gwynedd Township
Campaign website
mariaforpasenate.com

State senator for the 12th District, first elected in 2018, and chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus. A former registered nurse and deputy attorney general.

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Photo: Official portrait — Pennsylvania State Senate

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports combined reporting to close the "Delaware loophole" in the corporate income tax.

    Priorities | Re-Elect Maria Collett

    Campaign website · Maria for PA · mariaforpasenate.com

    “Maria's fighting for combined reporting legislation to close this loophole.”
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Housing

  • Sponsors legislation limiting tax breaks for investors that buy dozens of homes in Pennsylvania.

    Priorities | Re-Elect Maria Collett

    Campaign website · Maria for PA · mariaforpasenate.com

    “Maria's legislation limits tax breaks for Wall Street investors that purchase dozens of homes in Pennsylvania.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Sponsors the Family Care Act to create paid family and medical leave.

    Priorities | Re-Elect Maria Collett

    Campaign website · Maria for PA · mariaforpasenate.com

    “The Family Care Act would let workers take paid time off when they need it most.”
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Environment & parks

  • Says the state should pass guardrails on data center development.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Senator District 12

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Yes, the state has a responsibility to pass legislation that puts guardrails in place around data center development”
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Health & human services

  • Sponsors the Patient Safety Act setting unit-specific minimum nurse staffing levels in hospitals.

    Priorities | Re-Elect Maria Collett

    Campaign website · Maria for PA · mariaforpasenate.com

    “Maria's Patient Safety Act, legislation she has championed since her first day in office, sets safe, unit-specific staffing minimums in Pennsylvania hospitals.”
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  • Sponsors SB 268 to ban insurer copay accumulators, and a bill to require co-pay-free birth control coverage.

    Priorities | Re-Elect Maria Collett

    Campaign website · Maria for PA · mariaforpasenate.com

    “Maria's legislation (SB 268) stops this scam. … Maria's legislation requires insurance to cover birth control without co-pays”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports more ballot drop boxes, pre-canvassing mail ballots before Election Day and post-election audits.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Senator District 12

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “increase the number of secure ballot drop boxes in each county … allow counties to process and pre-canvass mail-in ballots before Election Day”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.

All sources (13)

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