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State Representative, 14th 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.

Covers northern Beaver County: the city of Beaver Falls; the townships of Chippewa, Darlington, Daugherty, Franklin, Marion, New Sewickley, North Sewickley, Patterson, Pulaski and White; and the boroughs of Big Beaver, Bridgewater, Darlington, Eastvale, Economy, Ellwood City (Beaver County portion), Fallston, Homewood, Koppel, New Brighton, New Galilee, Patterson Heights and West Mayfield.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Jake YoungDemocratic

    • Supports replacing school property taxes with broader state revenue, aiming to end homeowners' school tax bills.
    • Supports legalizing and regulating adult-use marijuana and creating a legal framework for skill games.

  • Roman KozakRepublican

    • Supported the 2026-27 budget deal for spending about $2.5 billion less than the governor proposed.In office

Public safety

  • Jake YoungDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Roman KozakRepublican

    • Proposes 'Josh's Law' to allow automated camera enforcement in highway work zones.In office

Education

  • Jake YoungDemocratic

    • Opposes expanding private-school tax credits at the expense of adequately funding public schools.

  • Roman KozakRepublican

    • Promotes a 'Defending Our Daughters' pledge for girls-only sports teams and locker rooms.In office
    • Proposes keeping classroom monitor permits available to schools as a staffing option.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Jake YoungDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Roman KozakRepublican

    • Proposes replacing the state's alternative energy mandates with an Affordable Energy Portfolio Standards Act.In office
    • Introduced a bill, with Rep. Kail, to end vehicle emissions inspections in Beaver County.In office

Environment & parks

  • Jake YoungDemocratic

    • Calls for data centers to pay their full power and infrastructure costs and disclose energy and water use.
    • Calls for Pennsylvania to develop non-emitting energy sources to meet growing electricity demand.

  • Roman KozakRepublican

    • Supported repealing the regulations that put Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).In office

Health & human services

  • Jake YoungDemocratic

    • Supports health care for everyone regardless of income or employment, and protecting Social Security and Medicare.

  • Roman KozakRepublican

    No documented position found.

Courts & justice

  • Jake YoungDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Roman KozakRepublican

    • Sponsored H.B. 808 to end the statute of limitations for serious crimes against nonverbal, care-dependent people.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; 7 issues covered in this race.