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State Representative, 124th 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.

Schuylkill County part: Auburn, Coaldale, Deer Lake, Landingville, New Ringgold, Orwigsburg, Port Clinton and Tamaqua boroughs, and Delano, East Brunswick, Rush, Ryan, Schuylkill, South Manheim, Walker, West Brunswick and West Penn townships. Berks County part: Hamburg, Kutztown and Lenhartsville boroughs, and Albany, Greenwich, Maxatawny, Tilden, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken and Windsor townships.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Tina BurnsDemocratic

    • Calls for eliminating property taxes for seniors and focusing on affordability.
    • Proposes a severance tax on fracking and closing corporate tax loopholes.

  • Jamie BartonRepublican

    • Backed the 2026-27 budget deal as affordable while saying its spending is still too high.In office
    • Calls for sending surplus state money back to taxpayers rather than new spending.In office

Education

  • Tina BurnsDemocratic

    • Opposed using public school funds for outside charter schools (2022 Q&A).

  • Jamie BartonRepublican

    • Supports the budget's $10 million for career and technical centers to address waitlists.In office

Housing

  • Tina BurnsDemocratic

    • Lists food, clean water, affordable housing and quality education as basic-needs priorities.

  • Jamie BartonRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Tina BurnsDemocratic

    • Lists small business support, living wages and job creation as priorities.

  • Jamie BartonRepublican

    • Co-sponsored legislation for accelerated DEP permits for data centers that meet federal standards.In office
    • Voted against HB 2650's data center tax-break standards; voted for HB 2496's local zoning pause.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Tina BurnsDemocratic

    • Lists transportation, utilities, broadband, public facilities and blighted properties as priorities.

  • Jamie BartonRepublican

    • Supports the budget's funding for rural road and bridge projects.In office

Environment & parks

  • Tina BurnsDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jamie BartonRepublican

    • Supported the 2025-26 budget deal that repealed Pennsylvania's entry into RGGI.In office

Health & human services

  • Tina BurnsDemocratic

    • Calls for more accessible and affordable health care, citing her work in healthcare compliance.

  • Jamie BartonRepublican

    • Supports added eligibility checks for Medicaid and SNAP recipients to guard against fraud.In office
    • Proposes, as a co-prime sponsor, clear state inspection requirements for child care providers.In office

Government & transparency

  • Tina BurnsDemocratic

    • Calls for more transparency on gifts and donations to elected officials from lobbyists and special interests.

  • Jamie BartonRepublican

    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; 8 issues covered in this race.