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State Representative, 178th 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.

Bucks County: Upper Southampton, Warwick and Wrightstown townships, and most of Northampton Township (Districts 1-8, 11-13 and 15-18).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    • Supports "No Budget, No Pay" and posting budget bills publicly for 72 hours before a final vote.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    • Supports temporary tax holidays on items such as household energy and cell phone bills.
    • Proposes requiring school districts to use more of their fund balances before raising property taxes.In office

Public safety

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    • Sponsored House-passed HB 2474 requiring immediate police reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse images.In office

Education

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    • Calls for fair state school funding to reduce reliance on local property taxes.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    • Supports raising the minimum wage, which has been unchanged since 2009.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    • Supports requiring data centers to pay for their own grid upgrades while keeping local zoning control.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    • Supports placing data centers only in industrial areas and keeping them from raising residents' energy costs.

Environment & parks

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    • Proposes a statewide standard barring local bans on natural gas and other energy sources in buildings.In office

Health & human services

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    • Pledges to work to lower health care costs and protect access to care.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    • Proposes requiring insurers to cover annual ovarian cancer screening for high-risk women.In office

Government & transparency

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    • Backs mail ballot pre-processing and cybersecurity audits; opposes ID rules that charge voters for documents.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    • Supports voter ID and updating voter rolls, and reversing state changes to mail voting rules.

Courts & justice

  • Monica WeningerDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Kristin MarcellRepublican

    • Voted against HB 1042 on felony murder sentencing, citing public safety and victims' rights.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; 9 issues covered in this race.