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State Representative, 164th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Pennsylvania laws and the state budget in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Delaware County: East Lansdowne, Lansdowne and Millbourne boroughs, and the eastern part of Upper Darby Township (District 3 precincts 6-7; District 4; District 5 precincts 1-3, 5, 7 and 10; Districts 6 and 7). No Republican is on the ballot.

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Gina H. CurryOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Gina H. Curry

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · Upper Darby Township

The gist

  • Supports creative financing, development grants and homeownership training to move families beyond affordable housing.
  • Calls for apprenticeships and school-business partnerships in the trades as a top district priority.
  • Sponsored Act 34 of 2026, adding midwives to who can complete fetal death paperwork after a midwife-led birth.In office
  • Sponsored HB 1251, passed by both chambers, letting nurse-midwives refer patients for pelvic floor therapy.In office
  • Sponsored House-passed HB 1752 to study using the SAT, ACT or similar tests in place of 11th-grade Keystone Exams.In office
  • Co-sponsored HB 434 to create an Ebony Alert System for missing Black and Brown youth.In office
  • Proposes barring doctors from denying medically necessary sterilization based on age, children or marital status.In office
  • Joined a proposal for grants and a tax credit to support birth centers in maternity care deserts.In office

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

More about Gina
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  1. Supports creative financing, development grants and homeownership training to move families beyond affordable housing.

    Affordable Housing, Secure Housing, and Community Based Gentrification | Gina H. Curry

    Campaign website · Gina H. Curry campaign · ginahcurry.com

    “through creative financing, real estate development grants, and home ownership preparatory training, affordable housing does not have to be life long”
  2. Calls for apprenticeships and school-business partnerships in the trades as a top district priority.

    Trade Education Opportunities | Gina H. Curry

    Campaign website · Gina H. Curry campaign · ginahcurry.com

    “Apprenticeship programs, partnerships with schools, corporations and small businesses continue to be Gina’s top priority in the district.”
  3. Sponsored Act 34 of 2026, adding midwives to who can complete fetal death paperwork after a midwife-led birth.

    Shapiro signs Curry bill streamlining post-stillbirth paperwork into law

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Gina H. Curry · Jul 23, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “streamline fetal death paperwork for families who experience loss during a midwife-led birth”
  4. Sponsored HB 1251, passed by both chambers, letting nurse-midwives refer patients for pelvic floor therapy.

    Bill allowing nurse-midwives to refer patients for pelvic floor therapy passes Pa. Senate, heads to governor's desk

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Gina H. Curry · Apr 22, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “allow nurse-midwives to refer their patients for pelvic floor therapy, streamlining the process for their patients”
  5. Sponsored House-passed HB 1752 to study using the SAT, ACT or similar tests in place of 11th-grade Keystone Exams.

    Bill directing state education secretary to assess Keystone Exams passes Pa. House

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Gina H. Curry · May 4, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “If schools had the flexibility to offer their students the SAT or ACT instead of Keystones, that’s a significant savings.”
  6. Co-sponsored HB 434 to create an Ebony Alert System for missing Black and Brown youth.

    Every missing child matters: New Ebony Alert System legislation seeks equal urgency for missing black and brown youth

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Gina H. Curry · Jun 3, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “would establish an Ebony Alert System in Pennsylvania dedicated to finding missing Black and Brown youth, including young women and girls”
  7. Proposes barring doctors from denying medically necessary sterilization based on age, children or marital status.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Right to Medically Necessary Sterilization

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 1, 2026 · palegis.us

    “prohibit a physician from denying a patient medically necessary sterilization on the basis of age, number of children, marital status, or fertility goals”
  8. Joined a proposal for grants and a tax credit to support birth centers in maternity care deserts.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Birthing Equity Act

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jun 23, 2026 · palegis.us

    “establish a grant program to assist birth centers with certain costs related to facility operations, as well as a tax credit as further incentive”

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