State Representative, 156th District · 2026 General Election

Kris R. Vollrath

Republican

Renovations business owner · West Goshen Township

The gist

Says overregulation, high taxes and anti-business policies drive employers out of Pennsylvania.
Supports ending sanctuary policies and cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Supports voter ID, stronger verification and timely ballot processing.
Calls for fiscal discipline and balanced budgets.
Opposes RGGI, which he says drives up electricity prices.
Supports law and order and policies that uphold the rule of law.

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Says overregulation, high taxes and anti-business policies drive employers out of Pennsylvania.
The Issues – Vollrath for PA Representative
Campaign website · Vollrath for PA Representative · Businesses and Jobs · vollrathforparep.com
“Overregulation, high taxes, and anti-business policies have made it harder for employers to survive and easier for them to leave”
Supports ending sanctuary policies and cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
The Issues – Vollrath for PA Representative
Campaign website · Vollrath for PA Representative · Public Safety and Immigration · vollrathforparep.com
“Kris supports ending sanctuary policies and removing barriers that prevent cooperation with federal authorities”
Supports voter ID, stronger verification and timely ballot processing.
The Issues – Vollrath for PA Representative
Campaign website · Vollrath for PA Representative · Election Integrity · vollrathforparep.com
“Kris supports commonsense election integrity reforms including stronger verification, timely ballot processing, voter ID, and clear, consistent election rules”
Calls for fiscal discipline and balanced budgets.
The Issues – Vollrath for PA Representative
Campaign website · Vollrath for PA Representative · Fiscal Responsibility · vollrathforparep.com
“Kris will fight for fiscal discipline, balanced budgets, and spending priorities that serve residents instead of political insiders”
Opposes RGGI, which he says drives up electricity prices.
The Issues – Vollrath for PA Representative
Campaign website · Vollrath for PA Representative · Energy · vollrathforparep.com
“Kris opposes policies like RGGI that drive up electricity prices and hurt Pennsylvania workers”
Supports law and order and policies that uphold the rule of law.
Vollrath for PA Representative
Campaign website · Vollrath for PA Representative · Public Safety · vollrathforparep.com
“Kris supports law and order, safe communities, and policies that protect citizens and uphold the rule of law”

Chris Pielli

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · West Goshen Township

The gist

Supports raising the minimum wage; cites House passage of HB 2189.
Proposes new revenue from legal marijuana, a skill-game tax and closing corporate tax loopholes.
Supports pre-canvassing mail ballots before Election Day and a later deadline for receiving them.
Supports state data center rules, such as HB 1834, that leave local ordinance authority intact.
Supports fair public school funding and public preschool.
Supports abortion rights and opposes Senate Bill 106, a proposed constitutional amendment.
Supports what he calls commonsense gun safety reforms.
Proposes requiring utilities to join a regional grid operator and ending the bonus paid for joining.In office
Sponsored Act 27 of 2026, letting older adults name someone to get delinquent property tax notices.In office
Sponsored a House-passed bill requiring disclosure of AI-generated content used to sell consumer goods.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Supports raising the minimum wage; cites House passage of HB 2189.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 156 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“again passed a bill to raise the minimum wage (HB2189) that the State Senate chooses to continually ignore”
Proposes new revenue from legal marijuana, a skill-game tax and closing corporate tax loopholes.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 156 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org
“supporting new revenue generating bills like legalizing marijuana, taxing skill games, closing corporate net income loopholes”
Supports pre-canvassing mail ballots before Election Day and a later deadline for receiving them.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 156 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Elections … Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support an earlier timeframe for mail in ballots to be pre-canvassed before election day … we need to extend the date by which mail in ballots can be accepted to match the same time frame as military and overseas ballots”
Supports state data center rules, such as HB 1834, that leave local ordinance authority intact.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 156 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The state should enact such laws without interfering with the authority of local municipalities to create their own ordinances”
Supports fair public school funding and public preschool.
Issues | Chris Pielli for PA State Representative 156th District
Campaign website · Friends of Chris Pielli · chrispielli.com
“I will continue to fight for fair funding for our excellent public education system and promote public preschool opportunities throughout our District”
Supports abortion rights and opposes Senate Bill 106, a proposed constitutional amendment.
Issues | Chris Pielli for PA State Representative 156th District
Campaign website · Friends of Chris Pielli · chrispielli.com
“I will vehemently oppose anti-abortion policy measures, such as PA Senate Bill 106”
Supports what he calls commonsense gun safety reforms.
Issues | Chris Pielli for PA State Representative 156th District
Campaign website · Friends of Chris Pielli · chrispielli.com
“I will fight for commonsense gun safety reforms on which the vast majority of us agree”
Proposes requiring utilities to join a regional grid operator and ending the bonus paid for joining.
Pielli and Fiedler introduce bill to end excess utility profits
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chris Pielli · Apr 20, 2026 · pahouse.com
“This legislation would update that policy by requiring utilities to join a regional transmission organization and eliminating the extra bonus payment”
Sponsored Act 27 of 2026, letting older adults name someone to get delinquent property tax notices.
Pielli bill to help seniors stay in their homes signed into law
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chris Pielli · Jul 13, 2026 · pahouse.com
“creates an option for older adults and incapacitated individuals to designate someone to receive notice when their property taxes are delinquent”
Sponsored a House-passed bill requiring disclosure of AI-generated content used to sell consumer goods.
Pielli's artificial intelligence content disclosure bill approved by Pa. House
Public statement · Office of Rep. Chris Pielli · Jun 17, 2026 · pahouse.com
“The premise of this bill is simple. If it's AI, it has to say it's AI”