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State Representative, 151st District
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Melissa Cerrato

Candidate for State Representative, 151st District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative
Lives in
Horsham Township
Campaign website
melissacerrato.com

State representative for the 151st District, first elected in 2022. She previously worked as an eldercare companion and nanny and as district office director for Rep. Liz Hanbidge.

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Photo: Official portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Says she will fight the rising cost of living and keep property taxes low.

    Melissa Cerrato for PA

    Campaign website · Friends of Melissa Cerrato · melissacerrato.com

    “Fighting the rising cost of living, keeping property taxes low, and holding our government accountable”
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Public safety

  • Calls for adopting new gun legislation to protect communities and schoolchildren.

    Melissa Cerrato for PA

    Campaign website · Friends of Melissa Cerrato · melissacerrato.com

    “Adopting sensible gun legislation to better protect our communities and our school children”
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Education

  • Supports fair funding for public schools and more accessible, affordable childcare.

    Melissa Cerrato for PA

    Campaign website · Friends of Melissa Cerrato · melissacerrato.com

    “Fairly funding our public schools and making childcare more accessible and affordable”
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Economy & jobs

  • Calls for building on the state's $25M childcare workforce investment to make childcare more affordable.In office

    Celebrating Community, Education, and Shared Success

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Melissa Cerrato · Nov 21, 2025 · pahouse.com

    “truly investing in early learning and making childcare more affordable for Pennsylvania's working families”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Sponsored HB 1048, passed by the House, letting local governments repair private water and sewer lines.In office

    House passes Cerrato bill to ensure safer water/sewer systems in Pa.

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Melissa Cerrato · Jun 23, 2025 · pahouse.com

    “I believe we must update it to give them the same powers to maintain private water lines as municipal authorities”
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  • Co-sponsors HB 2429 requiring electric utilities to publish maps of grid capacity for new energy projects.In office

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Electric Distribution System Capacity Maps (HB 2429)

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Apr 13, 2026 · palegis.us

    “require electric utilities to publish and regularly update publicly accessible maps showing distribution-system hosting capacity”
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Health & human services

  • Supports writing abortion access into Pennsylvania state law.

    Melissa Cerrato for PA

    Campaign website · Friends of Melissa Cerrato · melissacerrato.com

    “Making reproductive freedom state law to ensure access to abortion is protected no matter what”
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  • Sponsored HB 2456 to seek a federal waiver so spouses and other relatives can be paid as family caregivers.In office

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Family Caregiver Support (HB 2456)

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Apr 14, 2026 · palegis.us

    “I am introducing legislation that would require the Department of Human Services to submit a waiver application”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (12)

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