State
State Representative, 142nd 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.
Bucks County: Lower Southampton Township; Langhorne, Langhorne Manor and Penndel boroughs; part of Middletown Township (Lower 1, Lower 2, Lower 13 and Upper 1 through Upper 9 precincts); and part of Northampton Township (Districts 9, 10 and 14).
Taxes & budget
Kristin EganDemocratic
- Calls for starting state budget negotiations earlier, with strict deadlines.
Joe HoganRepublican
- Calls for a gas tax holiday and an income tax cut to help families with costs.
- Sponsored a proposed youth activities tax credit for parents' extracurricular costs.
- Urged a House vote on SB 527 so Philadelphia wage tax paid by suburban residents returns to their towns.In office
Public safety
Kristin EganDemocratic
- Pledges to strengthen public safety and the services that support communities.
Joe HoganRepublican
No documented position found.
Education
Kristin EganDemocratic
- Calls for a school funding model that eases the burden on local property taxpayers.
Joe HoganRepublican
No documented position found.
Housing
Kristin EganDemocratic
- Names child care costs and housing affordability as cost-of-living problems she would address.
Joe HoganRepublican
No documented position found.
Economy & jobs
Kristin EganDemocratic
- Supports raising the minimum wage, according to WHYY's summary of her platform.
Joe HoganRepublican
No documented position found.
Roads & infrastructure
Kristin EganDemocratic
- Says state data center rules should not override municipal authority or raise local utility bills.
Joe HoganRepublican
- Supports data centers bringing their own power and repealing tax breaks for data center end users.
Environment & parks
Kristin EganDemocratic
No documented position found.
Joe HoganRepublican
- Supported repealing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
Health & human services
Kristin EganDemocratic
No documented position found.
Joe HoganRepublican
- Joined a package to ease child care regulations, which he says drive up costs.
- Co-proposed requiring insurers to cover annual ovarian cancer screening for high-risk women.In office
Government & transparency
Kristin EganDemocratic
- Supports early voting, mail ballots, more drop boxes and post-election audits.
Joe HoganRepublican
- Supports voter ID and says he would compromise on issues such as mail ballot pre-canvassing to get it.
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.