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State Representative, 111th 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.

All of Susquehanna County and northern Wayne County (Berlin, Buckingham, Canaan, Clinton, Damascus, Dyberry, Lebanon, Manchester, Mount Pleasant, Oregon, Preston, Scott and Texas townships and Bethany, Honesdale, Prompton, Starrucca and Waymart boroughs).

Photo of Kyle Devlin
Kyle DevlinCampaign photo — Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin

Kyle Devlin

Democratic

Software quality assurance engineer · Susquehanna

The gist

  • Calls for banning corporate PAC donations and legislator stock trading and closing dark-money loopholes.
  • Calls for more public school funding, less money to charter schools, and full funding of special education.
  • Supports expanding Medicaid eligibility and moving toward a public option or universal coverage.
  • Supports legalizing adult-use cannabis and expunging possession convictions.
  • Calls for treating addiction as a health issue and favoring rehabilitation over incarceration.
  • Proposes a state framework for community land trusts to keep housing permanently affordable.
  • Calls for countering corporate food consolidation and connecting Pennsylvania farms to schools and communities.
  • Calls for more state protections to help small towns fight data center projects.
  • Cites Pennsylvania's lack of a natural gas severance tax as lost state revenue.
More about Kyle
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  1. Calls for banning corporate PAC donations and legislator stock trading and closing dark-money loopholes.

    Kyle Devlin for State House District 111 | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · Campaign Ethics Reform · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “banning corporate PAC donations, closing dark money loopholes, banning stock trading, and closing the lobbyist revolving door”
    Kyle Devlin Announces Candidacy for Pennsylvania House District 111

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “He has pledged to refuse all corporate PAC contributions.”
  2. Calls for more public school funding, less money to charter schools, and full funding of special education.

    Kyle Devlin for State House District 111 | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · Education Funding Reform · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “Pennsylvanians Over Profits means more funding for our schools, not charter school profit.”
    Kyle Devlin Announces Candidacy for Pennsylvania House District 111

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “I'll fight to fully fund special education mandates statewide”
  3. Supports expanding Medicaid eligibility and moving toward a public option or universal coverage.

    Kyle Devlin for State House District 111 | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · Medical Assistance Expansion · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “Universal coverage protects these jobs with stable funding while guaranteeing care for every resident.”
    Kyle Devlin Announces Candidacy for Pennsylvania House District 111

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “I'll fight to expand Medicaid eligibility and work toward a public option for all Pennsylvanians.”
  4. Supports legalizing adult-use cannabis and expunging possession convictions.

    Kyle Devlin for State House District 111 | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · Cannabis Legalization · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “Legalize adult use, expunge all possession convictions, and release those incarcerated for possession.”
  5. Calls for treating addiction as a health issue and favoring rehabilitation over incarceration.

    Kyle Devlin for State House District 111 | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · Mental Health & Addiction Reform · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “treatment over incarceration, expanded mental health services, and recovery over punishment and profit”
    Kyle Devlin Announces Candidacy for Pennsylvania House District 111

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “We need to treat addiction as the health crisis it is, not a criminal justice issue.”
  6. Proposes a state framework for community land trusts to keep housing permanently affordable.

    Kyle Devlin for State House District 111 | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · Housing Availability & Affordability · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “We must support existing CLTs and create a framework for new ones, keeping housing in our communities, not Wall St.”
  7. Calls for countering corporate food consolidation and connecting Pennsylvania farms to schools and communities.

    Kyle Devlin for State House District 111 | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · Food System Reform · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “breaking corporate control, connecting Pennsylvania farms to schools and communities, and ensuring affordable, fresh food for all”
  8. Calls for more state protections to help small towns fight data center projects.

    Data Center Invasion Defense Action Plan | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · What Do We Do Next? · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “we want more state level protections to help our small towns fight off this invasion”
  9. Cites Pennsylvania's lack of a natural gas severance tax as lost state revenue.

    Why Run? Why Now? | Pennsylvanians Over Profits

    Campaign website · Committee To Elect Kyle Devlin · pennsylvaniansoverprofits.com

    “without a severance tax on natural gas extracted, again leaving us missing out on millions of dollars of revenue”
Photo of Jonathan Fritz
Jonathan FritzOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Jonathan Fritz

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative · Honesdale

The gist

  • Voted for the 2026-27 state budget, citing the scheduled corporate net income tax cuts.In office
  • Sponsored legislation (HB 2395) to exempt lumber from the state sales tax.In office
  • Co-sponsored HB 1129, letting start-ups sell net operating losses and unused R&D tax credits for capital.In office
  • Sponsored HB 2301, a tax credit for businesses that extract critical minerals from oil and gas produced water.In office
  • Co-sponsored the House-passed Keystone Fresh Act to fund local farm products in school meals.In office
  • Co-authored a bill barring biological males from female school and college sports teams.In office
  • Proposes ending outside groups' ability to petition DEP and the Environmental Quality Board for new rules.In office
  • Proposes creating a criminal offense of political intimidation targeting conduct, not speech.In office
  • Announced $3.4 million in state rail freight funding for a Susquehanna County rail bridge.In office

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

More about Jonathan
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  1. Voted for the 2026-27 state budget, citing the scheduled corporate net income tax cuts.

    Fritz: Budget Passes Without Tax Increases or Rainy Day Fund Spending

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jonathan Fritz · Jul 12, 2026 · repfritz.com

    “Maintaining the Commonwealth’s scheduled Corporate Net Income Tax (CNIT) reduction is critical for economic expansion and competitiveness”
  2. Sponsored legislation (HB 2395) to exempt lumber from the state sales tax.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Sales Tax Exclusion for Lumber

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Mar 23, 2026 · palegis.us

    “I am introducing legislation to exempt lumber from the sales tax.”
  3. Co-sponsored HB 1129, letting start-ups sell net operating losses and unused R&D tax credits for capital.

    Fritz Advocates for Bill to Help Start-Up Businesses

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jonathan Fritz · Jan 7, 2026 · repfritz.com

    “We just need a more pro-business environment.”
  4. Sponsored HB 2301, a tax credit for businesses that extract critical minerals from oil and gas produced water.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Critical Mineral Extraction Tax Credit

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Mar 9, 2026 · palegis.us

    “a tax credit for businesses in Pennsylvania … to extract critical minerals from produced water … Testing of produced water used in developing oil and gas in Pennsylvania … Introduced as HB 2301”
  5. Co-sponsored the House-passed Keystone Fresh Act to fund local farm products in school meals.

    Fritz Bill to Increase Locally Produced Agriculture for Schools Heads to Senate for Consideration

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jonathan Fritz · Jan 14, 2026 · repfritz.com

    “will provide state level investment that will increase the quantity and variety of local products that are sold to and served in Pennsylvania schools”
  6. Co-authored a bill barring biological males from female school and college sports teams.

    Lawmakers, Advocates: It's Always the Right Time to Defend Our Daughters

    Public statement · PA House Republican Caucus · Oct 29, 2025 · repfritz.com

    “Sixty-six girls have lost medals or competitive placement since 2020 in Pennsylvania due to biological males invading their space in sports”
  7. Proposes ending outside groups' ability to petition DEP and the Environmental Quality Board for new rules.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Fixing DEP Regulatory Petition Process

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jun 30, 2026 · palegis.us

    “My legislation would make the simple change of eliminating the ability of these hostile-to-business groups to exploit this process”
    House Republicans Unveil 11 Bill Energy Package to Keep the Lights On, Costs Down

    Public statement · PA House Republican Caucus · Jul 1, 2026 · repfritz.com

    “Eliminating the DEP regulatory petition process that allows outside organizations to initiate new regulations.”
  8. Proposes creating a criminal offense of political intimidation targeting conduct, not speech.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Political Intimidation

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 19, 2025 · palegis.us

    “I intend to introduce a bill in the near future to create the criminal offense of Political Intimidation. … my bill is narrowly tailored to punish certain conduct, not speech.”
  9. Announced $3.4 million in state rail freight funding for a Susquehanna County rail bridge.

    Baker, Fritz: Rail Investment Will Support Economic Growth, Jobs in Susquehanna County

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jonathan Fritz · Jan 23, 2026 · repfritz.com

    “A reliable rail infrastructure is essential for local manufacturers and employers”

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