Jessica McClay
Workers' compensation claims adjuster; Wilkes-Barre City Council chair · Wilkes-Barre (North End)
The gist
- Supports raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour.
- Supports taxing skill games and legalizing marijuana to raise state revenue.
- Calls for fully funding public schools, hiring more teachers and reducing class sizes.
- Opposes utility price increases and tax breaks for data centers, and efforts to weaken local zoning control.
- Supports requiring insurers to cover preventive care and extending Medicaid benefits.
- Supports a state constitutional amendment protecting abortion access.
- Supports a nonpartisan redistricting board and a gift ban for state legislators.
- Supports background-check gun safety legislation.
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Supports raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour.
Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower CostsCampaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Create Jobs & Increase Revenue · mcclayforpa.com
“Raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour to make sure our talented workers stay in Pennsylvania.”
Supports taxing skill games and legalizing marijuana to raise state revenue.
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“legalizing recreational marijuana use to raise tax revenues”
Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower CostsCampaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Create Jobs & Increase Revenue · mcclayforpa.com
“Create new jobs and revenue through methods like taxing skill games and legalizing marijuana.”
Calls for fully funding public schools, hiring more teachers and reducing class sizes.
Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower CostsCampaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Invest in Our Public Schools … Invest in Our Public Schools · mcclayforpa.com
“Fully fund our public schools to their constitutionally mandated levels. … Fight to hire more teachers and reduce classroom sizes.”
Opposes utility price increases and tax breaks for data centers, and efforts to weaken local zoning control.
Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower CostsCampaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Data Centers … Data Centers … Data Centers … In the News: Sept. 3, 2026 release on Bear Creek Township · mcclayforpa.com
“Oppose any increase in utility prices for a proposed Data Center … Oppose tax credits, subsidies, or incentives for any proposed Data Center … Oppose any efforts to weaken local zoning laws or local control over proposed data center developments … I will vote to rein in the data center expansion that hurts our environment”
Supports requiring insurers to cover preventive care and extending Medicaid benefits.
Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower CostsCampaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Affordable & Accessible Health Care · mcclayforpa.com
“mandating that insurance companies cover preventative healthcare procedures and extending Medicaid benefits”
Supports a state constitutional amendment protecting abortion access.
Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower CostsCampaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Reproductive Rights · mcclayforpa.com
“Pass a State Constitutional Amendment to protect reproductive rights and access to abortion.”
Supports a nonpartisan redistricting board and a gift ban for state legislators.
Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower CostsCampaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · End Gerrymandering & Protect Our Right to Vote … Anti-Corruption · mcclayforpa.com
“Create a non-partisan redistricting board to draw fair voting maps across the board. … Pass the Gift ban on all members of the state legislature”
Supports background-check gun safety legislation.
Jessica McClay for State Representative | Join the Movement for Lower CostsCampaign website · Jessica McClay for PA · Support First Responders & Public Safety · mcclayforpa.com
“Promote common-sense gun safety reform through background checks to keep firearms away from criminals.”