State

State Representative, 112th 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.

Lackawanna County only: the City of Carbondale; Archbald, Blakely, Dunmore, Jermyn, Jessup, Mayfield, Olyphant, Throop and Vandling boroughs; and Carbondale, Fell and Jefferson townships.

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Joseph J Sabia Jr

Republican

Business owner; retired U.S. Navy veteran · Archbald

The gist

Calls for a statewide pause on data center development until towns are protected.
Supports local control over data centers and extra fees on data center companies.
Calls for abolishing property taxes through a state constitutional amendment.
Signed a pledge not to vote for any net tax or fee increase or any budget that expands government.
Supports voter ID, voter-list maintenance, paper ballots and full audits; calls no-excuse mail voting problematic.
Pledged to vote to expand "education freedom" and for individual medical freedom and privacy.
Pledges to focus on the state constitution's environmental rights amendment (Article I, Section 27).

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Calls for a statewide pause on data center development until towns are protected.
Data Center Invasion
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Sabia · sabiaforstate.com
“all while standing proudly for a statewide pause until our towns are protected”
Archbald residents appeal data center zoning ordinance
News coverage · The Times-Tribune (Scranton), via Yahoo News · Jan 8, 2026 · yahoo.com
“Eight Archbald residents are taking their borough council to court over data centers.”
Supports local control over data centers and extra fees on data center companies.
Data Center Invasion
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Sabia · sabiaforstate.com
“When elected, I'll continue to fight the invasion, to preserve and protect local governance, to ensure these companies pay extra fees”
Calls for abolishing property taxes through a state constitutional amendment.
School and Property Tax
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Sabia · sabiaforstate.com
“to abolish property taxes by advocating for an amendment to our constitution … increasing sales tax on non-essentials and revoking the tax-exempt status on entities, like non-profits, universities and hospitals”
Signed a pledge not to vote for any net tax or fee increase or any budget that expands government.
Joseph J. Sabia Jr. Signs "THE PLEDGE" As The First Campaign Commitment To The Residents Of The 112th Legislative District in PA.
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Sabia · Mar 28, 2026 · sabiaforstate.com
“vote for any net tax or fee increase nor vote for any budget or spending bill that expands government”
Supports voter ID, voter-list maintenance, paper ballots and full audits; calls no-excuse mail voting problematic.
Elections
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Sabia · sabiaforstate.com
“I will champion and stand up for voter ID, clean voter lists, paper ballots, and full audits so every vote counts. … no-excuse mail-in ballots are problematic”
Pledged to vote to expand "education freedom" and for individual medical freedom and privacy.
Joseph J. Sabia Jr. Signs "THE PLEDGE" As The First Campaign Commitment To The Residents Of The 112th Legislative District in PA.
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Sabia · Mar 28, 2026 · sabiaforstate.com
“When elected, I promise to vote for individual medical freedom and privacy, to strengthen election integrity, to expand education freedom”
Pledges to focus on the state constitution's environmental rights amendment (Article I, Section 27).
Joseph J. Sabia Jr. for State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Sabia · sabiaforstate.com
“paying special attention to Article I, Section 27”

Kyle J Mullins

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · Blakely

The gist

Calls for property tax solutions for families and especially seniors.
Supports a smaller legislature, ending gerrymandering and stopping per diem payments to legislators.
Calls for improving veterans' services, helping people with opioid addiction and strengthening senior programs.
Sponsored H.B. 2150, requiring data centers to report their energy and water use each year.In office
Co-sponsored House-passed H.B. 2496 letting municipalities pause data center applications for up to 180 days.In office
Backs state funding for ALS and neurodegenerative disease research, kept at $5 million in the 2026-27 budget.In office
Sponsored House-passed Keystone Saves bill giving workers without an employer plan access to retirement accounts.In office

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

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Calls for property tax solutions for families and especially seniors.
PRIORITIES — VOTE MULLINS
Campaign website · Friends of Kyle Mullins · Strengthen Our communities and create jobs · votemullins.com
“it's critical that we develop real property tax solutions for our families and especially for our seniors”
Supports a smaller legislature, ending gerrymandering and stopping per diem payments to legislators.
PRIORITIES — VOTE MULLINS
Campaign website · Friends of Kyle Mullins · Reform government · votemullins.com
“I support a reduction in the size of the legislature, ending political gerrymandering of districts, and stopping per diems paid to Harrisburg politicians.”
Calls for improving veterans' services, helping people with opioid addiction and strengthening senior programs.
PRIORITIES — VOTE MULLINS
Campaign website · Friends of Kyle Mullins · Protect hardworking families · votemullins.com
“We must work to improve veterans' services, help those battling opioid addiction, and we must strengthen the programs that protect our senior citizens.”
Sponsored H.B. 2150, requiring data centers to report their energy and water use each year.
House Energy Committee advances two bills strengthening transparency and community protections related to data centers
Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Mar 6, 2026 · pahouse.com
“If data centers truly want to be responsible and responsive neighbors, they must publicly report how much water and power they plan to use.”
Co-sponsored House-passed H.B. 2496 letting municipalities pause data center applications for up to 180 days.
New bill would create critical pause button for data center development in Pa.
Public statement · Office of Rep. Kyle Mullins · Jun 17, 2026 · pahouse.com
“House Bill 2496 gives our municipalities a vital 180-day window to catch their breath”
Pa. House passes Friel bill to create 'pause button' on data center rush
Public statement · Office of Rep. Kyle Mullins · Jun 24, 2026 · pahouse.com
“Large-scale data centers cannot be allowed to bypass community scrutiny”
Backs state funding for ALS and neurodegenerative disease research, kept at $5 million in the 2026-27 budget.
Mullins, Cutler, Laughlin applaud ALS, Neurodegenerative disease investments included in 2026-27 budget
Public statement · Office of Rep. Kyle Mullins · Jul 13, 2026 · pahouse.com
“I'm truly grateful for their unwavering support of this historic research funding to find treatments, cures”
Sponsored House-passed Keystone Saves bill giving workers without an employer plan access to retirement accounts.
Mullins, Gallagher celebrate House passage of Keystone Saves Program legislation
Public statement · Office of Rep. Kyle Mullins · May 16, 2025 · pahouse.com
“I was proud to introduce this legislation and continue the fight for a dignified retirement for our workers.”

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