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State Senator, 16th District
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Mark Pinsley

Candidate for State Senator, 16th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Lehigh County Controller
Campaign website
votemarkpinsley.com

Lehigh County Controller and a U.S. Army veteran.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Friends of Mark Pinsley

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes a standard statewide property assessment process to shift school tax burdens.

    Issues – VoteMarkPinsley.com

    Campaign website · Friends of Mark Pinsley · votemarkpinsley.com

    “I will push to standardize property assessments, ensuring that wealthy homeowners pay their fair share, while easing pressure from school taxes.”
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  • Proposes stopping legislators' pay and requiring a public draft 60 days ahead when budgets are late.

    Pennsylvania State Senator District 16 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

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

    “I would require a public draft at least 60 days before the deadline and prohibit any vote unless it has been public for two weeks. … If the deadline is missed, consequences must be immediate and visible. Legislative pay stops, and discretionary funding pauses.”
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Public safety

Economy & jobs

  • Proposes raising the state minimum wage to $22 an hour, then indexing it to the cost of living.

    Pennsylvania State Senator District 16 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

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

    “I will fight to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $22 an hour and adjust it annually to keep pace with the cost of living.”
    Issues – VoteMarkPinsley.com

    Campaign website · Friends of Mark Pinsley · votemarkpinsley.com

    “I will raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $45,000 ($22/hour), then increase it each year with the cost of living.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Proposes requiring utilities to justify every rate increase and creating a consumer advocacy office.

    Issues – VoteMarkPinsley.com

    Campaign website · Friends of Mark Pinsley · votemarkpinsley.com

    “I will require every rate increase to justify itself in plain numbers before it takes effect, and build a real consumer advocacy office”
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Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • Proposes capping out-of-pocket costs for drugs like insulin and cutting pharmacy middlemen.

    Issues – VoteMarkPinsley.com

    Campaign website · Friends of Mark Pinsley · votemarkpinsley.com

    “capping out-of-pocket costs for essential drugs like insulin, and cutting out middlemen that drive up drug prices”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports more early voting, a paper record for every ballot and routine audits.

    Pennsylvania State Senator District 16 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

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

    “I support more early voting, clear mail ballot rules, and enough polling places so no one is shut out by time or distance. … Every ballot should have a paper record, and every election should trigger routine audits.”
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Courts & justice

  • Supports legalizing, regulating and taxing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older.

    Issues – VoteMarkPinsley.com

    Campaign website · Friends of Mark Pinsley · votemarkpinsley.com

    “Let's legalize marijuana for adults 21+, regulate it for safety, and tax it fairly.”
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Other issues in this race

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

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