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State Representative, 48th District
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Rebecca MacTaggart

Candidate for State Representative, 48th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Community engagement specialist, Community Living and Support Services (CLASS)
Lives in
South Strabane Township
Campaign website
rebeccamactaggart.com

A community engagement specialist at Community Living and Support Services (CLASS), where she is a state-certified counselor for people with disabilities and a certified Department of Human Services investigator. She previously worked in government relations for the United Spinal Association and is board vice president of its Pittsburgh chapter.

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Documented positions

Education

  • Calls for faster progress on adequacy-based state school funding, saying small and rural districts are still waiting.

    Issues — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · Giving Our Best to Every Student · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “But progress has been slow, and small and rural communities are still waiting.”
    MacTaggart Announces Bid In 48th Legislative District

    News coverage · WJPA 95.3 FM/1450 AM · Feb 17, 2026 · wjpa.com

    “a real and lasting plan for school funding”
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  • Opposes cuts to Head Start and early childhood education programs.

    Issues — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · Defending Blueprints & Head Start · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “Count on Rebecca MacTaggart to keep defending Head Start every time anyone tries to cut it.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports raising the $7.25 minimum wage along with state reimbursement rates for home care agencies.

    Issues — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · Raising the Minimum Wage … Raising the Minimum Wage · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “Ours has been stuck at $7.25 for nearly 2 decades. A raise is overdue. … Fix wages but not reimbursement rates, and families still lose.”
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  • Calls for recruiting renewable, battery and geothermal industries to build alongside existing energy employers.

    Issues — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · Economy, Jobs and Wages … Economy, Jobs and Wages · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “We must instead entice these industries and opportunities to come here and build in harmony with our existing employers. … Geothermal uses many of the same skills our energy crews already have.”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports letting communities reject or delay developments such as data centers over health or well-being concerns.

    Issues — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · Communities in Control · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “the community deserves to reject or delay that development until the community is satisfied.”
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Health & human services

  • Warns that federal Medicaid cuts will affect over 300,000 Pennsylvanians and strain hospitals and providers.

    Issues — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · A Healthcare System that Works · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “cuts to Medicaid are estimated to affect more than 300,000 Pennsylvanians and their providers”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports HB 2728, which would bar corporations from election spending, and wants it to cover out-of-state firms.

    Issues — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · Campaign Finance · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “Rebecca supports HB 2728, and wants it expanded to reach corporations chartered in other states too.”
    People First. Money Out — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “I want to be sure our bill applies to corporations chartered in other states”
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  • Calls for raising the $500-a-day cap on zoning-violation fines under the Municipalities Planning Code.

    Issues — Rebecca MacTaggart for PA

    Campaign website · Rebecca MacTaggart for PA · Communities in Control · rebeccamactaggart.com

    “Under the Municipalities Planning Code, the maximum fine for a zoning violation is $500 a day. … That has to change.”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.

All sources (6)

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