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State Representative, 168th 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.

Delaware County: Edgmont, Newtown and Radnor townships, and the northern part of Middletown Township (District 2 precinct 3 and Districts 3 and 4).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Kathryn BuckleyRepublican

    • Calls for required on-time budgets, with the prior year's budget taking effect if a new one is late.
    • Pledges to oppose tax increases and to work to eliminate unfunded mandates.

  • Lisa A. BorowskiDemocratic

    • Supports improving communication and accountability in Harrisburg to pass a balanced budget on time.

Public safety

  • Kathryn BuckleyRepublican

    • Supports full funding for police and opposes efforts to defund police.
    • Opposes sanctuary policies and supports legislation to overturn sanctuary status statewide.

  • Lisa A. BorowskiDemocratic

    • Supports HB 2394 to provide free annual cancer screenings for volunteer and professional firefighters.In office

Education

  • Kathryn BuckleyRepublican

    • Supports both public and school-choice programs and reducing standardized testing.

  • Lisa A. BorowskiDemocratic

    • Says she is working on legislation to lower school nurse-to-student ratios and fund more school nurses.

Housing

  • Kathryn BuckleyRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Lisa A. BorowskiDemocratic

    • Sponsored HB 72, passed by the House, letting domestic violence victims end a lease early or change the locks.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Kathryn BuckleyRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Lisa A. BorowskiDemocratic

    • Co-sponsored HB 2162, passed by the House, letting drug and device makers seek a state license during FDA review.In office

Environment & parks

  • Kathryn BuckleyRepublican

    • Suggests protecting ratepayers from subsidizing data centers and limiting them to industrial areas.

  • Lisa A. BorowskiDemocratic

    • Backs limits on data centers' power use so residents don't pay, and a local option to pause data center applications.

Health & human services

  • Kathryn BuckleyRepublican

    • Calls for health insurance competition, telemedicine and recruiting doctors to lower costs and widen access.

  • Lisa A. BorowskiDemocratic

    • Supports bills giving the attorney general more oversight of private equity health care mergers and acquisitions.

Government & transparency

  • Kathryn BuckleyRepublican

    • Calls for clean voter rolls, strong oversight of mail-in voting and faster counting of votes.

  • Lisa A. BorowskiDemocratic

    • Supported legislation for in-person early voting, more time to process mail ballots and required drop boxes.

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; 8 issues covered in this race.