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State Representative, 110th District

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Nov 3, 2026

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

Covers all of Wyoming County and 27 municipalities in eastern Bradford County: Athens, LeRaysville, New Albany, Rome, Sayre, South Waverly, Towanda and Wyalusing boroughs, and Albany, Asylum, Athens, Herrick, Litchfield, Orwell, Pike, Rome, Sheshequin, Standing Stone, Stevens, Terry, Tuscarora, Ulster, Warren, Wilmot, Windham, Wyalusing and Wysox townships.

Photo of Pamela J. Hemann
Pamela J. HemannCampaign photo — submitted by the candidate to VOTE411

Pamela J. Hemann

Democratic

Meshoppen Township, Wyoming County

The gist

  • Supports raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage and tying it to the cost of living.
  • Opposes the federal Medicaid cuts in the 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," citing rural hospital access.
  • Names the cost of housing, utilities, groceries and gas, and fair wages, as the district's pressing issues.
  • Calls for budgets that stay within incoming revenue while keeping safety net programs healthy.
  • Opposed Pennsylvania's exit from RGGI, saying it set the state back 50 years.
  • Says Pennsylvania's elections are secure and every citizen should be able to vote safely.
  • Says she would focus on bipartisan cooperation.
More about Pamela
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  1. Supports raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage and tying it to the cost of living.

    Minimum Wage | Pam 4 PA

    Campaign website · Pam Hemann for State Representative · pam4pa.com

    “I support raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage with the cost of living.”
  2. Opposes the federal Medicaid cuts in the 2025 "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," citing rural hospital access.

    Losing Local Healthcare Access - And What's at Stake Right Now | Pam 4 PA

    Campaign website · Pam Hemann for State Representative · pam4pa.com

    “Demand legislative fixes and full funding restoration. Rural lives are in crisis.”
  3. Names the cost of housing, utilities, groceries and gas, and fair wages, as the district's pressing issues.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 110 - VOTE411 Voter Guide

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

    “I intend to focus on things that impact all families. Housing, utilities, groceries, gas, fair wages and much more.”
  4. Calls for budgets that stay within incoming revenue while keeping safety net programs healthy.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 110 - VOTE411 Voter Guide

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

    “We need to hold our elected officials accountable to work within the boundaries of incoming funds. … The most important thing is to keep our safety net programs healthy.”
  5. Opposed Pennsylvania's exit from RGGI, saying it set the state back 50 years.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 110 - VOTE411 Voter Guide

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

    “When the state republicans removed us from the Reginal Greenhouse Gas Initiative, it set our whole state back 50 years of progress.”
  6. Says Pennsylvania's elections are secure and every citizen should be able to vote safely.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 110 - VOTE411 Voter Guide

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

    “Our elections are the safest in the world. We need to allow every citizen the rite to vote in a safe and secure manner.”
  7. Says she would focus on bipartisan cooperation.

    Hemann announces candidacy for state representative

    News coverage · The Morning Times · Apr 4, 2026 · morning-times.com

    “says her approach to governing will focus on bipartisan cooperation.”
Photo of Tina Pickett
Tina PickettOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Tina Pickett

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative · Towanda

The gist

  • Voted for the 2026-27 state budget, citing $50.8 billion in spending, no new taxes and an intact Rainy Day Fund.In office
  • Opposed the Governor's $53.26 billion budget proposal, saying the state can't keep spending more than it takes in.In office
  • Supports keeping the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program and funding career and technical schools.In office
  • Opposed a tax on skill games, calling the machines vital to clubs and small businesses.In office
  • Co-leads HB 2265 requiring an on-site emergency physician in every hospital emergency department.In office
  • Co-leads a bill letting advanced practice professionals provide required on-site psychiatric clinic coverage.In office
  • Sponsored HB 2139 to ban lab-grown meat and other cell-cultured animal proteins for human consumption.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Tina
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  1. Voted for the 2026-27 state budget, citing $50.8 billion in spending, no new taxes and an intact Rainy Day Fund.

    Pickett, Owlett: Pennsylvania Budget Passes Without Touching Rainy Day Fund, Highlights Need for Future Growth

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Tina Pickett · Jul 13, 2026 · reppickett.com

    “This budget brought spending down to $50.8 billion while avoiding new taxes for Pennsylvanians and leaving the state's Rainy Day Fund intact.”
  2. Opposed the Governor's $53.26 billion budget proposal, saying the state can't keep spending more than it takes in.

    Owlett, Pickett Comment on Governor's Budget Address

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Tina Pickett · Feb 3, 2026 · reppickett.com

    “We simply can't keep spending more than we take in. If we do, the end result will be higher taxes”
  3. Supports keeping the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program and funding career and technical schools.

    Pickett, Owlett: Pennsylvania Budget Passes Without Touching Rainy Day Fund, Highlights Need for Future Growth

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Tina Pickett · Jul 13, 2026 · reppickett.com

    “A $10 million investment in career and technical schools and retaining the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program demonstrates the Commonwealth's dedication to school choice”
  4. Opposed a tax on skill games, calling the machines vital to clubs and small businesses.

    Pickett, Owlett: Pennsylvania Budget Passes Without Touching Rainy Day Fund, Highlights Need for Future Growth

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Tina Pickett · Jul 13, 2026 · reppickett.com

    “an exorbitant tax on skill games which are vital to supporting clubs and small businesses in our communities”
  5. Co-leads HB 2265 requiring an on-site emergency physician in every hospital emergency department.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Requiring an On-Site Emergency Physician in All Hospital Emergency Departments

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Mar 2, 2026 · palegis.us

    “require that every hospital emergency department in Pennsylvania be staffed at all times by an on-site, board-certified or board-eligible emergency physician”
  6. Co-leads a bill letting advanced practice professionals provide required on-site psychiatric clinic coverage.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Improving Access to Psychiatric Care

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jul 15, 2026 · palegis.us

    “allowing the required on-site coverage to be provided by either a psychiatrist or an advanced practice professional”
  7. Sponsored HB 2139 to ban lab-grown meat and other cell-cultured animal proteins for human consumption.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Protecting the Farmers that Produce the Commonwealth's Meat and Poultry

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Nov 12, 2025 · palegis.us

    “this legislation would ban the manufacturing and sale of proteins made for human consumption from the cell culture of any animal”

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