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State Representative, 100th District

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Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Pennsylvania laws and the state budget in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Lancaster County (southern end): Bart, Colerain, Drumore, East Drumore, Eden, Fulton, Little Britain, Martic, Paradise, Providence, Sadsbury and Strasburg townships; Christiana, Quarryville and Strasburg boroughs; and the Gap and White Horse districts of Salisbury Township. Open seat: Rep. Bryan Cutler is not running for reelection.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Dave NissleyRepublican

    • Calls for eliminating the property tax as a way of funding schools.

  • Dale HambyIndependent

    • Proposes taxing commercial pipelines and using the revenue to cut residential property taxes.
    • Proposes continuous budget sessions when budgets are late, with legislators forfeiting their pay.

Public safety

Education

  • Dave NissleyRepublican

    • Supports school choice that gives parents control of their children's education.

  • Dale HambyIndependent

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Dave NissleyRepublican

    • Calls for cutting regulations, codes and taxes on small businesses, farms and families.

  • Dale HambyIndependent

    • Proposes raising inheritance tax exemptions for family farms and small businesses.
    • Proposes a state butcher certification for selling meat within Pennsylvania to help local meat prices.

Environment & parks

  • Dave NissleyRepublican

    • Proposes "farm freedoms" legislation to reduce regulation of small farms, modeled on an Indiana law.

  • Dale HambyIndependent

    • Supports a state moratorium on data center development and no tax relief for data centers.
    • Proposes state support for solar and wind projects built into working farms.

Health & human services

  • Dave NissleyRepublican

    • Opposes abortion, saying life begins at conception.

  • Dale HambyIndependent

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Dave NissleyRepublican

    • Supports voter ID, same-day voting, absentee mail-in ballots as needed, and election audits.

  • Dale HambyIndependent

    • Supports open primaries and requiring counties to offer secure mail ballot drop boxes.
    • Proposes legislative term limits and a full audit of state spending priorities.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.