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State Representative, 195th District
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Sierra McNeilCampaign photo — Sierra for PA (sierraforpa.com)

Sierra McNeil

Candidate for State Representative, 195th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Social worker
Lives in
Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
Campaign website
sierraforpa.com

Social worker and president of the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She was director of workforce development at the Family Training and Advocacy Center and won the May 2026 Democratic primary over Rep. Keith Harris.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Sierra for PA (sierraforpa.com)

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports barring ICE arrests at state facilities and ending local 287(g) agreements with ICE.

    Platform — Sierra McNeil For PA

    Campaign website · Sierra for PA · Prevention in Public Safety … Prevention in Public Safety · sierraforpa.com

    “prohibits ICE from making arrests on or near commonwealth owned facilities … ensures that all local law enforcement agencies end any 287(g) agreements with ICE”
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Education

  • Supports full school funding and says she will not vote for private school vouchers or tax credits.

    Platform — Sierra McNeil For PA

    Campaign website · Sierra for PA · Funding Schools · sierraforpa.com

    “ensuring that public dollars stay in public schools, meaning I will not vote for private school vouchers or tax credit programs”
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Housing

  • Supports stronger tenant protections and rent stabilization legislation.

    Platform — Sierra McNeil For PA

    Campaign website · Sierra for PA · Affordability Crisis · sierraforpa.com

    “stronger tenant protections to avoid fear of landlord retaliation, and rent stabilization legislation”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports an inflation-indexed living minimum wage and ending the $2.83 tipped minimum wage.

    Platform — Sierra McNeil For PA

    Campaign website · Sierra for PA · Affordability Crisis … Affordability Crisis · sierraforpa.com

    “I will fight for a livable minimum wage that is indexed to account for inflation. … I would eliminate the tipped minimum wage of $2.83 an hour”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports steady SEPTA funding, higher rental-car taxes and free transit for students in grades 7-12 and college.

    Platform — Sierra McNeil For PA

    Campaign website · Sierra for PA · Public Transit … Public Transit · sierraforpa.com

    “I support plans to increase the vehicle rental and lease taxes, which have both not been raised since the early 1990s. … ensure that 7-12 grade students have seven day a week, year round access to SEPTA”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports requiring data centers to run on renewable energy and rejoining RGGI.

    Platform — Sierra McNeil For PA

    Campaign website · Sierra for PA · Fossil Fuel/ Renewable Energy … Fossil Fuel/ Renewable Energy · sierraforpa.com

    “I support mandating that data centers in our commonwealth operate on renewable energy, like wind and solar. … We also need to return to our Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) commitments”
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Health & human services

  • Supports a state "Medicare for All" model and higher Medicaid rates for behavioral health care.

    Platform — Sierra McNeil For PA

    Campaign website · Sierra for PA · Access to Behavioral Health … Access to Behavioral Health · sierraforpa.com

    “I am in support of our Commonwealth having a "Medicare for All" model that guarantees healthcare for all its residents. … the quickest way to expand access for behavioral health services would be to increase reimbursement rates”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports expanded early voting, easier vote-by-mail and well-staffed polling places.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 195 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “expanding early voting, making vote-by-mail more accessible, and ensuring polling locations are adequately staffed and resourced”
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