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State Representative, 131st District

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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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Meriam SabihDemocratic

    • Supports property tax relief aimed at seniors and families whose bills outpace their pay.

  • Milou MackenzieRepublican

    • Supports sales tax holidays on items such as cell phones and household energy.
    • Supports protecting the state's Rainy Day Fund.
    • Calls for agency budgets built on historical data and accountability when agencies overspend.

Public safety

  • Meriam SabihDemocratic

    • Supports universal background checks, red flag laws and rules for untraceable ghost guns.

  • Milou MackenzieRepublican

    • Voted to increase state police funding for officers, tools and training.

Education

  • Meriam SabihDemocratic

    • 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.

  • Milou MackenzieRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

Environment & parks

  • Meriam SabihDemocratic

    • Supports House Bills 1834 and 2150 on data center energy and water reporting and utility-bill protections.
    • Opposes drilling on public land and supports saving working farms.

  • Milou MackenzieRepublican

    • Says residents should decide on data centers and supports limiting them to industrial areas.

Health & human services

  • Meriam SabihDemocratic

    • Supports protecting Medicaid, lowering drug prices and helping families with medical debt.
    • Supports keeping abortion, birth control and IVF decisions between patients and doctors.

  • Milou MackenzieRepublican

    • Describes herself as personally pro-life and supports exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.

Government & transparency

  • Meriam SabihDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Milou MackenzieRepublican

    • Supports a voter ID system, up-to-date voter rolls and eliminating unsecured ballot drop boxes.

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; 7 issues covered in this race.