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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.