State
State Representative, 147th 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.
Montgomery County: Douglass, Lower Frederick, Lower Salford, New Hanover, Upper Frederick, Upper Pottsgrove and Upper Salford townships, and most of Franconia Township (precincts 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7).
Taxes & budget
Margaret BurkeDemocratic
- Supports continuing the prior year's spending automatically when a state budget is late.
Donna M ScheurenRepublican
- Opposes broad-based tax increases and calls for on-time budgets with stronger fraud oversight.
- Proposes rounding sales tax to the nearest nickel, with the added revenue going to the school pension fund.In office
Public safety
Margaret BurkeDemocratic
No documented position found.
Donna M ScheurenRepublican
- Proposes "Erika's Law" to raise penalties for strangulation, including attacks by strangers.In office
Education
Margaret BurkeDemocratic
- Calls for more public school funding, especially for students with special needs.
Donna M ScheurenRepublican
- Supports legislation to keep girls' school sports limited to female athletes.In office
Economy & jobs
Margaret BurkeDemocratic
- Supports raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage, calling it a day-one priority.
- Lists paid family and medical leave as a day-one priority.
Donna M ScheurenRepublican
No documented position found.
Environment & parks
Margaret BurkeDemocratic
- Supports requiring data centers to supply their own clean power and shielding households from rate increases.
Donna M ScheurenRepublican
- Says municipalities, not the state, should have the final say on data center siting through local zoning.
- Calls open space and farmland preservation one of her top priorities; announced state-funded farm easements.In office
Health & human services
Margaret BurkeDemocratic
- Supports writing Affordable Care Act protections into state law and strengthening Medicaid and Medicare.
- Supports legislation to stop corporations from buying hospitals and then closing or cutting services.
Donna M ScheurenRepublican
No documented position found.
Government & transparency
Margaret BurkeDemocratic
- Supports early in-person voting at county offices and counting mail-in ballots before Election Day.
Donna M ScheurenRepublican
- Supports voter ID requirements with safeguards so every eligible voter can take part.
Courts & justice
Margaret BurkeDemocratic
No documented position found.
Donna M ScheurenRepublican
- Urged the House to pass Senate Bill 1400, a new second-degree murder sentencing framework, after a court ruling.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; 8 issues covered in this race.