State

State Representative, 131st 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.

Lehigh County part: Lower Milford, Upper Milford and Upper Saucon townships, Coopersburg Borough and part of Salisbury Township (part of ward 3). Also Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County, and Marlborough, Salford and Upper Hanover townships and East Greenville, Green Lane, Pennsburg and Red Hill boroughs in Montgomery County.

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Meriam Sabih

Democratic

Freelance journalist

The gist

Supports House Bills 1834 and 2150 on data center energy and water reporting and utility-bill protections.
Calls for ongoing state aid to all five local school districts after the school funding court ruling.
Opposes using public funds for private school tuition; backs trade and technical training.
Supports protecting Medicaid, lowering drug prices and helping families with medical debt.
Supports keeping abortion, birth control and IVF decisions between patients and doctors.
Supports universal background checks, red flag laws and rules for untraceable ghost guns.
Opposes drilling on public land and supports saving working farms.
Supports property tax relief aimed at seniors and families whose bills outpace their pay.

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Supports House Bills 1834 and 2150 on data center energy and water reporting and utility-bill protections.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 131 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support the new legislation put forth by Democrats in the House such as (HB 1834) and (HB 2150)”
Data Centers | Meriam Sabih | PA House District 131
Campaign website · Meriam for PA · meriamforpa.com
“Data centers should pay for the new power lines and grid work they need.”
Calls for ongoing state aid to all five local school districts after the school funding court ruling.
Education | Meriam Sabih | PA House 131
Campaign website · Meriam for PA · meriamforpa.com
“Harrisburg must now send real aid to all five local districts, not another one-time grant.”
Opposes using public funds for private school tuition; backs trade and technical training.
Education | Meriam Sabih | PA House 131
Campaign website · Meriam for PA · meriamforpa.com
“Public money belongs in public schools. … Meriam backs hands-on training in welding, health care, building trades, and tech.”
Supports protecting Medicaid, lowering drug prices and helping families with medical debt.
Healthcare Access | Meriam Sabih | PA House 131
Campaign website · Meriam for PA · meriamforpa.com
“Protect Medicaid. Families, seniors, and people with a disability should know their care will be there when they need it. … Lower the cost of prescription drugs and helping families struggling with medical debt is a priority.”
Supports keeping abortion, birth control and IVF decisions between patients and doctors.
Healthcare Access | Meriam Sabih | PA House 131
Campaign website · Meriam for PA · meriamforpa.com
“Patients and doctors should make choices about abortion, birth control, IVF, and pregnancy care.”
Supports universal background checks, red flag laws and rules for untraceable ghost guns.
Gun Safety | Meriam Sabih | PA House 131
Campaign website · Meriam for PA · meriamforpa.com
“Background checks. Red flag laws. Rules for ghost guns.”
Opposes drilling on public land and supports saving working farms.
Environment | Meriam Sabih | PA House 131
Campaign website · Meriam for PA · meriamforpa.com
“Meriam will fight drilling on public land, save working farms, and make new growth pay its way.”
Supports property tax relief aimed at seniors and families whose bills outpace their pay.
Affordability & Cost of Living | Meriam Sabih | PA House District 131
Campaign website · Meriam for PA · meriamforpa.com
“Tax relief should reach seniors and families whose bills rise faster than their pay.”

Milou Mackenzie

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; interior designer and small business owner · Lower Saucon Township

The gist

Supports sales tax holidays on items such as cell phones and household energy.
Supports protecting the state's Rainy Day Fund.
Supports a voter ID system, up-to-date voter rolls and eliminating unsecured ballot drop boxes.
Says residents should decide on data centers and supports limiting them to industrial areas.
Calls for agency budgets built on historical data and accountability when agencies overspend.
Voted to reduce Pennsylvania's Corporate Net Income Tax.
Voted to increase state police funding for officers, tools and training.
Describes herself as personally pro-life and supports exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.

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Supports sales tax holidays on items such as cell phones and household energy.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 131 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“measures like "Tax Holidays" that temporarily eliminate taxes passed on to consumers for things like cell phones, household energy, and more.”
Supports protecting the state's Rainy Day Fund.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 131 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I am also protecting the state's Rainy Day Fund.”
Supports a voter ID system, up-to-date voter rolls and eliminating unsecured ballot drop boxes.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 131 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“making certain the voter rolls are up-to-date and only those eligible to vote can do so; and, implementing a fair voter id system”
Record | Milou Mackenzie for State Representative
Campaign website · Milou Mackenzie for State Representative · mac4rep.com
“Eliminate unsecured drop-boxes that offer opportunities for "ballot harvesting"”
Says residents should decide on data centers and supports limiting them to industrial areas.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 131 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“making certain data centers are placed only in industrial areas”
Mackenzie Says Local Communities Must Have Final Say on Data Centers
Public statement · Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus · Aug 20, 2026 · pahousegop.com
“Decisions about whether and where data centers are allowed to be built should rest with the citizens. Let the people decide.”
Calls for agency budgets built on historical data and accountability when agencies overspend.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 131 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org
“To produce real budgets, we need to use real numbers, developed using provable data, to best respect taxpayers.”
Voted to reduce Pennsylvania's Corporate Net Income Tax.
Record | Milou Mackenzie for State Representative
Campaign website · Milou Mackenzie for State Representative · mac4rep.com
“she voted for bipartisan legislation to reduce our state's highest-in-the-nation Corporate Net Income Tax”
Voted to increase state police funding for officers, tools and training.
Record | Milou Mackenzie for State Representative
Campaign website · Milou Mackenzie for State Representative · mac4rep.com
“she increased funding for state police to ensure they have the officers, tools, and training to do their jobs”
Describes herself as personally pro-life and supports exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.
Record | Milou Mackenzie for State Representative
Campaign website · Milou Mackenzie for State Representative · mac4rep.com
“Milou will always support exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother ; she is personally pro-life”

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