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State Representative, 160th 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.

Chester County: Birmingham, Pennsbury, Thornbury and Westtown townships. The district also includes part of Delaware County.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    • Calls for property tax relief to lower costs for families.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    • Says he passed budgets that did not raise taxes.
    • Supports eliminating the Gross Receipts Tax on utility bills, with matching cuts to the state budget.In office

Public safety

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    • Proposes letting people sue officials who disregard federal immigration detainers.In office
    • Sponsored bills making swatting (hoax emergency calls) a felony and requiring restitution.In office

Education

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    • Supports full public school funding and more accessible childcare.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    No documented position found.

Housing

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    • Proposes protecting renters from rent spikes and homes from what she calls predatory investors.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    • Opposes what he calls overdevelopment, citing the Ridge Road site on Route 202.

Economy & jobs

Roads & infrastructure

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    • Calls for transparency before utility rate hikes.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    • Sponsors HB 2372, requiring hyperscale data centers to pay grid costs and build their own power supply.In office

Environment & parks

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    • Opposes data centers she says threaten water, energy infrastructure and quality of life.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    • Proposes lower prescription drug costs and stopping private equity buyouts of hospitals.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    • Proposed a $200 million fund to help buy and reopen hospitals closed after private equity takeovers.In office

Government & transparency

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    • Supports expanded early in-person voting and processing mail ballots before Election Day.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    No documented position found.

Courts & justice

  • Elizabeth MoroDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Craig WilliamsRepublican

    • Opposed the House's 2026 felony-murder sentencing amendment that removed the mandatory minimum.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; 10 issues covered in this race.