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State Representative, 139th 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.

Most of Pike County (Blooming Grove, Dingman, Greene, Lackawaxen, Milford, Palmyra, Shohola and Westfall townships and Matamoras and Milford boroughs) and southern Wayne County (Cherry Ridge, Dreher, Lake, Lehigh, Palmyra, Paupack, Salem, South Canaan and Sterling townships and Hawley borough).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    • Proposes lowering the state sales tax, a severance tax on oil companies and legal, taxed marijuana.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    • Voted for the $50.8B 2026-27 budget; said it is too high but avoided tax hikes and Rainy Day Fund use.In office

Public safety

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    • Pledges to back first responders, defend "the rights of the unborn" and protect the Second Amendment.In office

Education

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    • Supports added budget money for career and technology center waitlists.In office

Housing

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    • Proposes expanding affordable housing and supporting first-time homebuyers.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    • Sponsored HB 2153 to direct new data center school tax revenue to homestead property tax relief.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    • Supports raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    • Welcomed that the budget left out corporate tax combined reporting and recreational marijuana legalization.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    • Proposes expanding broadband and infrastructure to support remote work and new employers.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    • Opposes the proposed Shawnee-Walker transmission line as it stands and the use of eminent domain for it.In office
    • Sponsored HB 2080 so PennDOT must first offer road millings free to the municipality they come from.In office

Environment & parks

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    • Calls for strict regulation of data centers and protection of waterways, forests and public lands.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    • Calls for bringing primary care and a hospital to the district and expanding mental health access.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    No documented position found.

Government & transparency

  • Dominique AzzolliniDemocratic

    • Supports campaign contribution caps, term limits and an independent redistricting commission.

  • Jeff OlsommerRepublican

    • Proposes extending the Right-to-Know Law's initial agency response deadline from five to 10 business days.In office

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; 9 issues covered in this race.