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State Representative, 106th District

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1
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.

Dauphin County only: Conewago, Derry, East Hanover, Londonderry and South Hanover townships, Lower Swatara Township Precincts 1, 2 and 4, and Hummelstown, Middletown and Royalton boroughs.

Taxes & budget

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    • Voted for the $50.8 billion 2026-27 state budget, citing school funding and retiree pension COLAs.In office

Public safety

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    • Calls for a publicly tested emergency evacuation plan before the Three Mile Island plant restarts.
  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    • Sponsors a bill (H.B. 911) continuing health insurance for families of police killed in the line of duty.In office
    • Backed the county's rejection of a resolution to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.In office

Education

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    • Sponsors bills for paid recovery leave for assaulted school staff and security grants for health facilities.In office

Housing

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    • Advocates for affordable housing, lower living costs and rent regulations for small businesses.
  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    • Says full-time workers should earn a living wage; cites rising costs and a stagnant minimum wage.
  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    • Backed a House-passed bill adjusting state fees to allow small modular nuclear reactors to be built.In office

Environment & parks

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    • Calls for public notice, hearings, impact studies and community-benefit agreements for large data centers.
    • Names sun, wind, water and nuclear as the most reliable sources for growing electricity demand (2024 answer).
  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    • Co-sponsored a House-passed bill (H.B. 2450) raising the nuclear plant fees that fund state safety inspections.In office

Health & human services

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    • Co-sponsors a bill (H.B. 1600) to post Keystone STARS child care ratings and credit staff experience.In office

Government & transparency

  • Anju SinghDemocratic

    • Supports stronger campaign-finance transparency and ethics rules; says no donor will buy special access.
  • Tom MehaffieRepublican

    • Says he authored and passed Voter ID legislation as part of an election-integrity effort.

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; 9 issues covered in this race.