Cory L Toner
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Rockledge
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State Representative, 153rd District
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What this office does: A state representative votes on Pennsylvania laws and the state budget in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Montgomery County: Rockledge borough, most of Abington Township (every precinct except 5-1, 5-2, 8-1, 8-2, 10-2, 14-1 and 15-2) and part of Upper Dublin Township (wards 1, 4 and 5, precinct 2-2 and part of 2-1).
Ben Sanchez
DemocraticIncumbent
State representative; attorney · Abington Township
The gist
- Supports more funding for election administration; says Pennsylvania's elections are safe and secure.
- Supports baseline payments so schools and agencies keep receiving funds during late state budgets.
- Supports state data center rules that strengthen rather than override local land-use control.
- Sponsored HB 1553, passed by the House, capping bank overdraft and NSF fees at $15 or the actual cost.In office
- Proposes a 72-hour waiting period for all gun transfers and a ban on future assault-weapon sales.In office
- Sponsored HB 350, the Uniform Parentage Act, setting rules for legal parentage including via surrogacy.In office
- Sponsored HB 446, passed by the House, letting patients take home unfinished multidose medications.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Supports more funding for election administration; says Pennsylvania's elections are safe and secure.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 153Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Elections answer … Elections answer · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would, as I have in the past, support increased funding for the administration of elections. … I do believe elections are safe and secure, especially in Pennsylvania and Montgomery County.”
Supports baseline payments so schools and agencies keep receiving funds during late state budgets.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 153Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · State budget answer · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support measures like baseline payments where school districts and agencies receive funding to continue operations without having to borrow during delays.”
Supports state data center rules that strengthen rather than override local land-use control.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 153Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Data centers answer · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support state regulation that would enable, support and empower reasonable and constitutional local land use regulations under the MPC”
Sponsored HB 1553, passed by the House, capping bank overdraft and NSF fees at $15 or the actual cost.
Sanchez's bill to curb excessive overdraft and non-sufficient fees passes HousePublic statement · Office of Rep. Ben Sanchez · Jul 1, 2025 · pahouse.com
“would cap overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees at $15 or the actual cost of processing a transaction, whichever is lower”
Proposes a 72-hour waiting period for all gun transfers and a ban on future assault-weapon sales.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Establishing a 72-Hour Waiting Period for Firearm PurchasesGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Nov 18, 2025 · palegis.us
“I will be introducing legislation to establish a 72-hour waiting period for all firearm transfers in the state of Pennsylvania.”
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Banning Future Sales of Assault Weapons (HB 2043)Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Mar 25, 2025 · palegis.us
“we will be introducing legislation that would ban assault weapons.”
Sponsored HB 350, the Uniform Parentage Act, setting rules for legal parentage including via surrogacy.
Sanchez bill modernizing Pennsylvania's parentage laws passes HousePublic statement · Office of Rep. Ben Sanchez · Jun 23, 2025 · pahouse.com
“Children need a secure and legal parent-child relationship for so many aspects of their overall well-being”
Sponsored HB 446, passed by the House, letting patients take home unfinished multidose medications.
Sanchez bill that helps medical patients passes HousePublic statement · Office of Rep. Ben Sanchez · Oct 27, 2025 · pahouse.com
“House Bill 446 ensures that patients can take home the medication for which they have already paid.”
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