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State Representative, 18th 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.

Bensalem Township and Hulmeville Borough.

Taxes & budget

  • Bryan AllenDemocratic

    • Supports legalizing recreational marijuana to fund schools and law enforcement, per his Beacon profile.
  • Kathleen KC TomlinsonRepublican

    • Proposed exempting all pet food from the state sales tax, part of a family sales-tax relief package.In office

Public safety

  • Bryan AllenDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Kathleen KC TomlinsonRepublican

    • Sponsored tougher street-racing penalties, including for organizers, signed into law as Act 103 of 2024.In office

Education

  • Bryan AllenDemocratic

    • Calls for fully funding public schools under the Basic Education Funding Commission's plan.
    • Proposes reforming charter school funding so tax dollars match services students use.
  • Kathleen KC TomlinsonRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Bryan AllenDemocratic

    • Proposes raising the minimum wage to $12 an hour, phased in and later indexed to inflation.
    • Calls for ending data center tax breaks, making data centers pay their energy costs and giving towns final say.
  • Kathleen KC TomlinsonRepublican

    • Signed an April 2026 letter urging PECO to withdraw its proposed electric and gas rate increases.In office

Environment & parks

  • Bryan AllenDemocratic

    • Supports lowering energy costs by expanding solar and wind and opposing utility rate hikes.
  • Kathleen KC TomlinsonRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Bryan AllenDemocratic

    • Supports protecting reproductive health care access and lowering prescription drug costs.
  • Kathleen KC TomlinsonRepublican

    • Supports keeping Pennsylvania's current abortion law, per her Bucks County Beacon profile.
    • Cosponsored HB 2339 requiring hospitals to post their standard charges publicly.In office

Government & transparency

  • Bryan AllenDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Kathleen KC TomlinsonRepublican

    • Cosponsored HB 771 to require voters to show identification at the polls.In office

Courts & justice

  • Bryan AllenDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Kathleen KC TomlinsonRepublican

    • Proposed a mandatory minimum of five years in prison for repeat stalking convictions.In office

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