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State Representative, 181st 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.

Philadelphia only, in North Philadelphia (including Yorktown, Cecil B. Moore, Poplar and part of Kensington): all of Wards 14, 20 and 47 and parts of Wards 8, 15, 18 and 37. Uncontested: no Republican candidate is on the ballot.

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Malcolm KenyattaOfficial portrait — PA House Democratic Caucus

Malcolm Kenyatta

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · Philadelphia (North Philadelphia)

The gist

  • Sponsored a bill making explicit that law enforcement officers may not be within 100 feet of polling places.In office
  • Proposes barring elected officials and public employees from working for lobbying firms or trade associations.In office
  • Supported the 2026 repeal of Pennsylvania's HIV-status felony enhancements.In office
  • Added Fairness Act protections for sexual orientation and gender identity to a House-passed anti-discrimination bill.In office
  • Voted for the Return on Equity Act to limit utility shareholder returns built into electric bills.In office
  • Proposes banning automated license plate reader (Flock) cameras, except turnpike toll cameras.In office
  • Proposes a Cybersecurity Coordination Board to set cybersecurity standards across state agencies.In office
  • Voted for SEPTA transit funding in 2025 and urged the state Senate to pass it.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored a bill making explicit that law enforcement officers may not be within 100 feet of polling places.

    House Judiciary Committee approves voter intimidation protection bill

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta · Sep 24, 2026 · News release, Sept. 24, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “clarify and make explicit that law enforcement officers are prohibited from being within 100 feet of a polling location on Election Day”
  2. Proposes barring elected officials and public employees from working for lobbying firms or trade associations.

    Kenyatta bill would prohibit public officials and employees from lobbying

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta · Jan 20, 2026 · News release, Jan. 20, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “prohibiting elected officials and public employees from working for lobbying firms or trade associations”
  3. Supported the 2026 repeal of Pennsylvania's HIV-status felony enhancements.

    Waxman, Kenyatta celebrate passage of bill modernizing Pennsylvania HIV law

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta · Jul 13, 2026 · News release, July 13, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “we have formally repealed the criminalization of HIV in the commonwealth”
  4. Added Fairness Act protections for sexual orientation and gender identity to a House-passed anti-discrimination bill.

    Legislation to prevent white nationalist housing communities in Pa., including Fairness Act protections, passes Pa. House and heads to Senate

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta · Apr 28, 2026 · News release, April 28, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “The amendment would explicitly add protections against discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression in employment, housing and public accommodations.”
  5. Voted for the Return on Equity Act to limit utility shareholder returns built into electric bills.

    Kenyatta votes 'yes' on historic $1.7 billion tax cut for Pennsylvanians

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta · Jun 25, 2026 · News release, June 25, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “most people don't realize that up to 20% of their electric bill goes right to shareholders”
  6. Proposes banning automated license plate reader (Flock) cameras, except turnpike toll cameras.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Banning Flock Camera Surveillance

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 15, 2026 · Co-sponsorship memo, Sept. 15, 2026 · palegis.us

    “we plan on introducing legislation that would ban the use of ALPRs in Pennsylvania”
  7. Proposes a Cybersecurity Coordination Board to set cybersecurity standards across state agencies.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Cybersecurity Coordination Board

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jun 23, 2026 · Co-sponsorship memo, June 23, 2026 · palegis.us

    “I will be reintroducing former House Bill 1139 to establish a Cybersecurity Coordination Board”
  8. Voted for SEPTA transit funding in 2025 and urged the state Senate to pass it.

    Kenyatta: Senate must move budget, critical bills to keep PA afloat

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta · Jul 15, 2025 · Statement, July 15, 2025 · pahouse.com

    “Even though I have voted for SEPTA funding, the bill languishes in the state Senate.”

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