Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
State representative · Reading
The gist
- Lists lowering living costs, good-paying jobs, public schools and small businesses as her priorities.
- Supports protecting mail voting, more time for counties to process ballots and funding election workers.
- Supports state laws on data centers' water, energy and land use impacts.
- Sponsored House-passed natural gas safety bills after the 2023 R.M. Palmer factory explosion.In office
- Sponsored a House-passed bill letting the PUC share confidential safety records with federal investigators.In office
- Sponsored a House-passed bill to help businesses with repeated sales tax filing problems become compliant.In office
- Sponsored a House-passed bill creating a commission to make sure students who need glasses get them.In office
- Backs the 2026-27 budget, citing education funding, AI data center transparency and affordable housing.In office
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Lists lowering living costs, good-paying jobs, public schools and small businesses as her priorities.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 129Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will continue working to lower costs, create good-paying jobs, strengthen our public schools, support small businesses”
Supports protecting mail voting, more time for counties to process ballots and funding election workers.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 129Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“protect mail voting, give counties more time to process ballots, fund election workers, provide language accessibility”
Supports state laws on data centers' water, energy and land use impacts.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 129Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Yes the state legislature should enact laws concerning the impacts on water, energy or land use from the development and operation of data center.”
Sponsored House-passed natural gas safety bills after the 2023 R.M. Palmer factory explosion.
PA House passes third natural gas safety bill after R.M. Palmer factory tragedyPublic statement · Office of Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · Apr 15, 2026 · pahouse.com
“would require the installation of natural gas alarms in businesses, residences and other buildings that use natural gas”
Sponsored a House-passed bill letting the PUC share confidential safety records with federal investigators.
Pennsylvania House passes bill to provide transparency in PUC recordsPublic statement · Office of Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · Jun 3, 2026 · pahouse.com
“would authorize the PUC to share records containing such confidential information with federal agencies investigating safety issues”
Sponsored a House-passed bill to help businesses with repeated sales tax filing problems become compliant.
House passes Cepeda-Freytiz bill to help businesses become sales tax compliantPublic statement · Office of Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · Jun 8, 2026 · pahouse.com
“helping businesses with repeated sales tax filing issues become compliant and avoid falling deeper into tax delinquency”
Sponsored a House-passed bill creating a commission to make sure students who need glasses get them.
Bill to ensure student access to eyeglasses passed by State HousePublic statement · Office of Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · May 4, 2026 · pahouse.com
“establish a Commission on Children's Vision to ensure that all students have access to eyeglasses”
Backs the 2026-27 budget, citing education funding, AI data center transparency and affordable housing.
Cepeda-Freytiz celebrates passage of state budget, calls for greater action moving forwardPublic statement · Office of Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · Jul 14, 2026 · pahouse.com
“From education funding increases and requiring transparency around AI data centers to increasing affordable housing and putting money back in Pennsylvanians' wallets”