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State Representative, 132nd 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.

Lehigh County: South Whitehall Township; part of Upper Macungie Township (districts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6); and part of Allentown (wards 17 and 18, 8th Ward divisions 4 and 7, 11th Ward divisions 4-7, and 13th Ward division 4).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Caren LowreyRepublican

    • Proposes cutting Pennsylvania's gas tax and shielding families and small businesses from rising electricity costs.
    • Calls for earlier public budget talks and for legislators to stay in session until a budget passes.

  • Mike SchlossbergDemocratic

    • Proposes taxing skill games and legalizing adult-use marijuana to raise revenue; backs a higher minimum wage.

Education

  • Caren LowreyRepublican

    • Pledges more support for teachers and career pathways for students.

  • Mike SchlossbergDemocratic

    • Backed the 2026-27 budget's school funding increases, citing gains for Allentown and Parkland schools.In office
    • Voted to extend EITC scholarship tax credits to child care while adding reporting and audit requirements.In office

Housing

  • Caren LowreyRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Mike SchlossbergDemocratic

    • Calls for making it easier to build housing and cutting unneeded regulations to lower housing costs.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Caren LowreyRepublican

    • Says developers of large projects such as data centers should pay the infrastructure costs they create.

  • Mike SchlossbergDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

  • Caren LowreyRepublican

    • Supports a temporary statewide moratorium on new large-scale data centers until safeguards are in place.

  • Mike SchlossbergDemocratic

    • Supports state limits on data centers, including bans on nondisclosure deals and temporary local moratoriums.

Health & human services

  • Caren LowreyRepublican

    • Proposes expanding substance-use and mental-health prevention programs for students.

  • Mike SchlossbergDemocratic

    • Proposes overhauling the Mental Health Procedures Act, including the standard for involuntary 302 commitments.In office
    • Joined a proposal requiring parents seeking school vaccine exemptions to get annual counseling from a provider.In office

Government & transparency

  • Caren LowreyRepublican

    • Opposes any state board or policy that could override local zoning to place a data center.
    • Supports uniform election rules across counties, audits, and letting unaffiliated voters vote in primaries.

  • Mike SchlossbergDemocratic

    • Supports in-person early voting, automatic and same-day registration, and open primaries.

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.