State Representative, 167th District · 2026 General Election

Joe Lewis

Republican

Small business owner · Charlestown Township

The gist

Supports a moratorium on new data center development until guardrails are in place.
Proposes focusing the state budget on education, public safety, jobs and economic growth.
Says parents should have a say in choosing the right education path for their child.
Calls for keeping quality care, hospitals and local doctors within reach for families.
Pledges to bring residents and law enforcement closer together.
Says he would stand up to party leaders on both sides of the aisle.

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Supports a moratorium on new data center development until guardrails are in place.
Joe Lewis for State Representative | PA House District 167
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Lewis · votejoelewis.com
“Joe supports a moratorium on new data center development until real guardrails are in place”
Proposes focusing the state budget on education, public safety, jobs and economic growth.
Joe Lewis for State Representative | PA House District 167
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Lewis · votejoelewis.com
“Joe will focus the state budget on our shared priorities: education, public safety, job creation, and economic growth”
Says parents should have a say in choosing the right education path for their child.
Joe Lewis for State Representative | PA House District 167
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Lewis · votejoelewis.com
“every parent to have the say they deserve in choosing the right path for their child”
Calls for keeping quality care, hospitals and local doctors within reach for families.
Joe Lewis for State Representative | PA House District 167
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Lewis · votejoelewis.com
“keep quality care, hospitals, and local doctors within reach for Pennsylvania families”
Pledges to bring residents and law enforcement closer together.
Joe Lewis for State Representative | PA House District 167
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Lewis · votejoelewis.com
“he'll work to bring residents and law enforcement closer together”
Says he would stand up to party leaders on both sides of the aisle.
Joe Lewis for State Representative | PA House District 167
Campaign website · Friends of Joe Lewis · Stop the Political Fighting · votejoelewis.com
“standing up to party bosses on both sides of the aisle”

Kristine Howard

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · Malvern area (East Whiteland Township)

The gist

Supports a tax on fracking.
Co-sponsors a bill requiring Department of Health approval before a hospital can be sold.In office
Proposes repealing the Abortion Control Act and replacing it with a new law.In office
Proposes state bankruptcy exemptions protecting home equity and personal property.In office
Sponsors HB 2700, requiring job listings to summarize the benefits offered.In office
Sponsors HB 2720, a tax credit for green stormwater infrastructure such as rain gardens.In office
Proposes limiting retail sales of nitrous oxide to medical, culinary and industrial uses.In office
Sponsored a bill to speed up divorces, with most finished within a year.In office

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

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Supports a tax on fracking.
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Campaign website · Kristine Howard for State Representative · Protecting the Environment & Our Natural Resources · kristinehoward.com
“she strongly supports taxing fracking”
Co-sponsors a bill requiring Department of Health approval before a hospital can be sold.
Chester County lawmakers to introduce bill that would require approval from the Department of Health before hospital purchases
Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Apr 9, 2025 · pahouse.com
“We cannot allow our health to be dictated by business interests”
Proposes repealing the Abortion Control Act and replacing it with a new law.
Powell, Howard, Daley & Shusterman advocate for reproductive rights in Harrisburg
Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Apr 7, 2025 · pahouse.com
“would eliminate this law and replace it with a much more perfect statutory scheme”
Proposes state bankruptcy exemptions protecting home equity and personal property.
Howard and Pielli to introduce bankruptcy protection expansion bill
Public statement · Office of Rep. Kristine Howard · Feb 10, 2026 · pahouse.com
“By providing additional protections for average working citizens, we can help ensure Pennsylvanians do not lose everything”
Sponsors HB 2700, requiring job listings to summarize the benefits offered.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Explain the Benefits
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jul 13, 2026 · palegis.us
“I will, therefore, introduce legislation to require summaries of these benefits in job listings”
Sponsors HB 2720, a tax credit for green stormwater infrastructure such as rain gardens.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Green Infrastructure Tax Credit
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jul 20, 2026 · palegis.us
“I want to establish a Green Infrastructure Tax Credit”
Proposes limiting retail sales of nitrous oxide to medical, culinary and industrial uses.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Restricting Retail Sales of Nitrous Oxide to Prevent Illicit Use
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · May 28, 2026 · palegis.us
“My bill would restrict the retail sale of nitrous oxide (N2O) to prevent its illicit recreational use”
Sponsored a bill to speed up divorces, with most finished within a year.
Howard, Shusterman amplify calls to change Pennsylvania's Divorce Law
Public statement · Office of Rep. Kristine Howard · Oct 2, 2024 · H.B. 2303 (2023-24 session) · pahouse.com
“This bill would make the divorce process more efficient, ensuring that few divorces would take more than a year to become final”