State

State Representative, 108th District

Vote for: 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.

Northumberland County part: the City of Sunbury; McEwensville, Milton, Northumberland, Riverside, Snydertown, Turbotville and Watsontown boroughs; and Delaware, East Chillisquaque, Lewis, Point, Rockefeller, Rush, Turbot, Upper Augusta and West Chillisquaque townships. Also all of Montour County, including Danville.

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Amber L. Neidig

Democratic

Healthcare social work (care management) · Mahoning Township, Montour County

The gist

Calls for removing barriers to accessible health care in the Susquehanna Valley.
Lists health care for all, abortion access, gun reform, immigration reform and climate justice as core priorities.
Calls for investing in education and building out Pennsylvania's agricultural infrastructure.
Supports Sen. Katie Muth's proposed moratorium on data centers until their impacts are studied.
Calls for regulating AI while keeping municipalities' zoning and land-development powers.
Says elections are secure and calls for voter education; would consider voter ID if IDs were free to all.
Says late state budgets will continue while legislators put special-interest lobbyists ahead of constituents.

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Calls for removing barriers to accessible health care in the Susquehanna Valley.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 108 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“is to remove barriers to accessible healthcare in the Susquehanna Valley so that we can be healthy enough to persue the American Dream”
Lists health care for all, abortion access, gun reform, immigration reform and climate justice as core priorities.
Neidig qualifies for spot on Democratic primary ballot for Pa. House
News coverage · The Daily Item · Mar 13, 2026 · dailyitem.com
“Health care for all and abortion access, gun reform, civil liberty expansion and protection, immigration reform and strengthening, religious freedom and climate justice”
Calls for investing in education and building out Pennsylvania's agricultural infrastructure.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 108 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Cut out the HC middlemen, invest in education, build out PAs agricultural infrastructure while holding space for business growth.”
Supports Sen. Katie Muth's proposed moratorium on data centers until their impacts are studied.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 108 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“However, I support Sen. Katie Muth … moratorium to ensure impact research.”
Candidate Neidig Presses Rep. Stender on Data Centers
News coverage · Newsradio 1070 WKOK · Aug 29, 2026 · wkok.com
“Neidig says she wants a yes-or-no answer on whether Stender would support temporarily halting new data center development while its impacts are studied.”
Calls for regulating AI while keeping municipalities' zoning and land-development powers.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 108 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Data centers … Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Municipalities currently hold zoning, subdivision, and land development powers granted by the general assembly in PA. I want to keep it that way. … Ai and those who benefit from the ways they intend to use it absolutely need regulated.”
Says elections are secure and calls for voter education; would consider voter ID if IDs were free to all.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 108 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Elections … Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The best thing we can do is educate the voting populace on exactly how our elections are run. … If IDs are made available at no cost to all, we can consider that option.”
Says late state budgets will continue while legislators put special-interest lobbyists ahead of constituents.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 108 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org
“if we continue to elect representatives who openly legislate based on the tenacity of their special interest lobbyists over the needs of the people”

Michael Stender

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; firefighter · Upper Augusta Township (Sunbury), Northumberland County

The gist

Opposes drawing on the Rainy Day Fund to balance the governor's 2026-27 budget proposal.
Calls for accountability after an audit of state EMS funding; supports a bill creating an independent EMS commissioner.
Proposes moving oversight of minors who volunteer in fire and EMS companies to the State Fire Commissioner.
Voted against a statewide bell-to-bell school cellphone ban, saying school boards should keep local control.
Proposed House Bill 1689 to extend the SPEED fast-track permit program to all DEP permits.
Says kratom rules must be enforceable and calls harmful products sold in stores a public health risk.
Pledges to defend "pro-life" and Second Amendment values (campaign site).
Sponsored House Bill 2616 to exempt firefighting equipment from the 6% state sales and use tax.In office
Sponsored House Bill 2624 to let tow truck operators tow two disabled vehicles at once in emergencies.In office

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Opposes drawing on the Rainy Day Fund to balance the governor's 2026-27 budget proposal.
State pols push back on proposal to raid Rainy Day Fund
News coverage · The Daily Item · Feb 3, 2026 · dailyitem.com
“Using one-time funds to pay for recurring obligations creates future budget shortfalls that will have to be met by tax increases or reduced services.”
Calls for accountability after an audit of state EMS funding; supports a bill creating an independent EMS commissioner.
Stender calls for accountability after EMS funding audit
News coverage · The Daily Item · Dec 1, 2025 · dailyitem.com
“I am appalled at the lack of internal controls, and this audit makes it clear the Department of Health failed to do its job. … This kind of structural reform is needed to make sure EMS voices are heard and funding is managed responsibly,”
Proposes moving oversight of minors who volunteer in fire and EMS companies to the State Fire Commissioner.
Stender suggests transferring oversight of minor participation in volunteer emergency services
News coverage · The News-Item · Jan 15, 2026 · newsitem.com
“Outdated statues limit the opportunities for young people to safely engage in emergency service,”
Voted against a statewide bell-to-bell school cellphone ban, saying school boards should keep local control.
Pa. House passes bill requiring schools to ban cellphone use from bell to bell
News coverage · The News-Item · Jun 3, 2026 · newsitem.com
“School districts, and most importantly school boards, should maintain that local control”
Proposed House Bill 1689 to extend the SPEED fast-track permit program to all DEP permits.
Pa. Legislature wrap-up: Rep. Stender pushes bills focused on firefighters
News coverage · The Daily Item · Jan 1, 2026 · dailyitem.com
“Stender proposed with House Bill 1689 to make a blanket change for the existing Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development (SPEED) program”
Says kratom rules must be enforceable and calls harmful products sold in stores a public health risk.
Lawmakers seek oversight of kratom products
News coverage · The News-Item · Jul 24, 2026 · newsitem.com
“Sometimes we make laws that just aren’t enforceable … I think any time that we have harmful products available in stores that anybody can purchase. I think it all creates a public health risk,”
Pledges to defend "pro-life" and Second Amendment values (campaign site).
Michael Stender for State House
Campaign website · Friends of Michael Stender · stenderforpa.com
“will defend our pro-life and Second Amendment values, and he will defend our constitutional rights”
Sponsored House Bill 2616 to exempt firefighting equipment from the 6% state sales and use tax.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Firefighter Equipment Sales Tax Exemption
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Mar 25, 2026 · palegis.us
“I am proposing legislation to make firefighting equipment exempt from Pennsylvania’s 6% sales and use tax.”
Sponsored House Bill 2624 to let tow truck operators tow two disabled vehicles at once in emergencies.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Protecting Tow Truck Operators on Pennsylvania Roadways
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · May 7, 2026 · palegis.us
“my legislation would authorize tow truck operators to tow up to two wrecked or disabled vehicles per combination in emergency situations.”

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