State

State Representative, 183rd District

Vote for: 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.

Northwestern Northampton County: Allen, East Allen and Lehigh townships, part of Moore Township, and Bath, North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport boroughs. Also includes Lowhill and North Whitehall townships and Slatington in Lehigh County.

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Deirdre Kamber Todd

Democratic

Attorney and forensic document examiner · Schnecksville (Lehigh County)

The gist

Opposes AI data centers in residential areas; says state law should keep them in industrial zones.
Supports equitable funding for every public school in the district and support for teachers and staff.
Calls for holding health insurers responsible for undue denials and regulating telehealth.
Supports protecting mail-in ballot rights.
Proposes structured mediation and arbitration to end late state budgets.
Supports gun ownership rights along with limits on firearms she calls unnecessarily dangerous.
Pledges to push back on developers building ever-larger, more expensive homes.
Opposes government involvement in personal decisions about homes, bodies and medical care.

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Opposes AI data centers in residential areas; says state law should keep them in industrial zones.
Key Priorities | Deirdre Kamber Todd for PA House
Campaign website · DKamberTodd 4 PA · Keep AI Data Centers out of our Neighborhoods · dkt4pa.com
“Data centers do not belong in our residential neighborhoods.”
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 183
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Data centers question · onyourballot.vote411.org
“These facilities belong in established industrial zones already equipped for high utility loads, not in our neighborhoods.”
Supports equitable funding for every public school in the district and support for teachers and staff.
Key Priorities | Deirdre Kamber Todd for PA House
Campaign website · DKamberTodd 4 PA · Our Children are our Future · dkt4pa.com
“I will prioritize equitable funding for every public school in the district, support teachers and staff”
Calls for holding health insurers responsible for undue denials and regulating telehealth.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 183
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will seek to hold health insurers responsible for undue denials and regulate telehealth as an affordable and accessible option”
Supports protecting mail-in ballot rights.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 183
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Elections question · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We must protect mail-in ballot rights”
Proposes structured mediation and arbitration to end late state budgets.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Pennsylvania State Representative District 183
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · Budget process question · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we should adopt proven private-sector conflict resolution tools, such as structured mediation, arbitration”
Supports gun ownership rights along with limits on firearms she calls unnecessarily dangerous.
Key Priorities | Deirdre Kamber Todd for PA House
Campaign website · DKamberTodd 4 PA · Educated and Responsible Firearm Ownership · dkt4pa.com
“protect our personal rights to own firearms combined with an educated and knowledgeable approach toward firearms that are unnecessarily dangerous”
Pledges to push back on developers building ever-larger, more expensive homes.
Key Priorities | Deirdre Kamber Todd for PA House
Campaign website · DKamberTodd 4 PA · Affordable Housing and Food Access · dkt4pa.com
“We have to fight the big real estate developers who are building houses that are bigger and more expensive than the next.”
Opposes government involvement in personal decisions about homes, bodies and medical care.
Key Priorities | Deirdre Kamber Todd for PA House
Campaign website · DKamberTodd 4 PA · Stopping the Government's Overreach · dkt4pa.com
“The government does not belong in our homes, our bedrooms, our bodies and our doctors' offices.”

Zach Mako

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative · Walnutport

The gist

Opposes drawing down the Rainy Day Fund; voted against the 2025-26 appropriations bill over spending.In office
Supported Pennsylvania's exit from RGGI, citing energy jobs and utility bills.In office
Sponsored a bill allowing property taxes to be paid in up to 12 monthly installments.In office
Proposes senior property tax rebates up to $5,000, funded by a half-percent sales tax increase.In office
Sponsored a bill letting residents apply for concealed-carry permits at a closer county sheriff's office.In office
Sponsored a bill giving parents access to their minor children's medical records.In office
Proposes requiring third-party verification of income for public benefit applicants.In office
Proposed requiring enough emergency paper ballots at polling places that use ballot-marking machines.In office

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

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Opposes drawing down the Rainy Day Fund; voted against the 2025-26 appropriations bill over spending.
Mako Reacts to Governor's Budget Proposal
Public statement · Office of Rep. Zach Mako · Feb 3, 2026 · repmako.com
“The Rainy Day Fund needs to be preserved.”
Mako Supports Reforms Included in Budget Package
Public statement · Office of Rep. Zach Mako · Nov 12, 2025 · repmako.com
“While I voted against the General Appropriations bill due to its high spend level”
Supported Pennsylvania's exit from RGGI, citing energy jobs and utility bills.
Mako Supports Reforms Included in Budget Package
Public statement · Office of Rep. Zach Mako · Nov 12, 2025 · repmako.com
“Exiting from RGGI will help jumpstart the energy industry in Pennsylvania and prevent further hikes in utility bills for residents.”
Sponsored a bill allowing property taxes to be paid in up to 12 monthly installments.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Property Tax Installment Payments
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 16, 2025 · palegis.us
“increase this amount to 12 installments, thus giving individuals the ability to make monthly payments”
Proposes senior property tax rebates up to $5,000, funded by a half-percent sales tax increase.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Property Taxes - Senior Citizens
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Feb 14, 2025 · palegis.us
“expand upon the already existing Property Tax Rent Rebate (PTRR) Program to provide for a property tax rebate of up to $5,000 … my second piece of legislation would increase the Sales and Use Tax (SUT) by one-half percent”
Sponsored a bill letting residents apply for concealed-carry permits at a closer county sheriff's office.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Local Sheriff Offices for Gun Licenses
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Aug 18, 2025 · palegis.us
“can apply at a sheriff's office much closer to their primary residence”
Sponsored a bill giving parents access to their minor children's medical records.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Parental Access to Medical Records
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 23, 2025 · palegis.us
“allow parents and legal guardians to have access to their child's medical records”
Proposes requiring third-party verification of income for public benefit applicants.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Requiring Third-Party Verification
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jul 30, 2025 · palegis.us
“Requiring third-party verification of the data will confirm the applicant's eligibility, prevent fraud, and reduce processing errors.”
Proposed requiring enough emergency paper ballots at polling places that use ballot-marking machines.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Elections Package (Reps. Flood, Mako and Emrick)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 31, 2025 · palegis.us
“sufficient emergency ballots be supplied to each polling place for use if the machine is inoperable”

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