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State Representative, 111th 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.

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).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Cites Pennsylvania's lack of a natural gas severance tax as lost state revenue.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    • 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

Public safety

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Calls for treating addiction as a health issue and favoring rehabilitation over incarceration.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    • Proposes creating a criminal offense of political intimidation targeting conduct, not speech.In office

Education

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Calls for more public school funding, less money to charter schools, and full funding of special education.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    • 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

Housing

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Proposes a state framework for community land trusts to keep housing permanently affordable.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Calls for countering corporate food consolidation and connecting Pennsylvania farms to schools and communities.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    • 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

Roads & infrastructure

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    • Announced $3.4 million in state rail freight funding for a Susquehanna County rail bridge.In office

Environment & parks

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Calls for more state protections to help small towns fight data center projects.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    • Proposes ending outside groups' ability to petition DEP and the Environmental Quality Board for new rules.In office

Health & human services

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Supports expanding Medicaid eligibility and moving toward a public option or universal coverage.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Calls for banning corporate PAC donations and legislator stock trading and closing dark-money loopholes.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    No documented position found.

Courts & justice

  • Kyle DevlinDemocratic

    • Supports legalizing adult-use cannabis and expunging possession convictions.

  • Jonathan FritzRepublican

    No documented position found.

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; 10 issues covered in this race.