State

State Representative, 192nd 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.

Philadelphia only, in West Philadelphia north and west of Market Street (including Overbrook, Overbrook Park, Wynnefield and Carroll Park): all of Ward 34 and parts of Wards 4 and 52.

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Tiffany Vann Brown

Republican

Media company founder

The gist

Supports harsher penalties for repeat violent offenders, better street lighting and reuse of vacant lots.
Calls for alternative revenue sources to lower property taxes and for fairer property assessments.
Supports expanding property tax relief for seniors, low-income residents and longtime homeowners.
Supports paid family and medical leave.
Proposes stronger overtime protections and limits on misclassifying workers.
Supports small-business funding, faster permits and simpler licensing.
Calls for adequate school funding and accountability for how school budgets are spent.

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Supports harsher penalties for repeat violent offenders, better street lighting and reuse of vacant lots.
Priorities – Tiffany Vann for Pennsylvania State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Tiffany Vann · Tackle Crime / Improve Public Safety … Tackle Crime / Improve Public Safety · tiffanyforstaterep.com
“Support stronger laws with harsher consequences for repeat violent offenders. … Improve street lighting, public spaces, and neighborhood infrastructure to help create safer communities”
Calls for alternative revenue sources to lower property taxes and for fairer property assessments.
Priorities – Tiffany Vann for Pennsylvania State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Tiffany Vann · Protecting Homeowners from Rising Property Taxes … Protecting Homeowners from Rising Property Taxes · tiffanyforstaterep.com
“Fight for alternative revenue sources to reduce the property tax burden on homeowners … Demand fair and accurate property assessments”
Supports expanding property tax relief for seniors, low-income residents and longtime homeowners.
Priorities – Tiffany Vann for Pennsylvania State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Tiffany Vann · Protecting Homeowners from Rising Property Taxes · tiffanyforstaterep.com
“Expand access to property tax relief programs for seniors, low-income residents, and longtime homeowners”
Supports paid family and medical leave.
Priorities – Tiffany Vann for Pennsylvania State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Tiffany Vann · Fair Wages & Worker Protections · tiffanyforstaterep.com
“Push for paid family and medical leave so no one has to choose between caring for a sick child and losing a paycheck”
Proposes stronger overtime protections and limits on misclassifying workers.
Priorities – Tiffany Vann for Pennsylvania State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Tiffany Vann · Fair Wages & Worker Protections · tiffanyforstaterep.com
“Introduce legislation to strengthen overtime protections and close loopholes that let employers misclassify workers”
Supports small-business funding, faster permits and simpler licensing.
Priorities – Tiffany Vann for Pennsylvania State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Tiffany Vann · tiffanyforstaterep.com
“Provide accessible funding opportunities for startups and struggling small businesses. … Reduce permit delays and simplify licensing processes.”
Calls for adequate school funding and accountability for how school budgets are spent.
Priorities – Tiffany Vann for Pennsylvania State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Tiffany Vann · Every Child Deserves a Real Education · tiffanyforstaterep.com
“Demand accountability for how school budgets are spent—every dollar should reach the classroom”
West Philadelphia Native Tiffany Vann Announces Campaign for State Representative
Campaign website · Friends of Tiffany Vann · Dec 26, 2025 · tiffanyforstaterep.com
“Demanding adequate funding, accountability for how school budgets are spent, and safe, healthy learning environments”

Morgan Cephas

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · West Philadelphia

The gist

Supports early in-person voting, clearer mail-ballot rules and automatic voter registration at 18.
Supports withholding legislators' pay when the state budget is late.
Supports raising the minimum wage and requiring data centers to pay the full cost of their grid infrastructure.
Proposes a public database of state-financed affordable housing and when its affordability protections expire.In office
Sponsored a bill raising the employer child care tax credit from 30% to 100% of eligible costs.In office
Proposes capping Uber and Lyft surge pricing during large events at 20% above what the driver is paid.In office
Supports transit funding and proposes free transit passes for community college and state university students.In office
Calls for continued legislation to reduce preventable pregnancy-related deaths among Black mothers.In office

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

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Supports early in-person voting, clearer mail-ballot rules and automatic voter registration at 18.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 192 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would support commonsense updates like early in-person voting, clearer, more consistent rules for mail-in ballots and automatic voter registration”
Supports withholding legislators' pay when the state budget is late.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 192 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“withholding the pay of elected officials if a budget is not passed by the deadline”
Supports raising the minimum wage and requiring data centers to pay the full cost of their grid infrastructure.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 192 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“ensuring workers earn fair wages which includes increasing the minimum wage … force data centers to pay the full cost of the infrastructure needed to serve them”
Proposes a public database of state-financed affordable housing and when its affordability protections expire.
Rep. Cephas introducing legislation to create public affordable housing database
Public statement · Office of Rep. Morgan Cephas · Jun 17, 2026 · pahouse.com
“This database would provide transparency and timely information regarding expiring affordability protections.”
Sponsored a bill raising the employer child care tax credit from 30% to 100% of eligible costs.
Cephas, Hanbidge introduce legislation to upgrade Employer Child Care Contribution Tax Credit
Public statement · Office of Rep. Morgan Cephas · Aug 26, 2026 · pahouse.com
“This bill would increase the tax credit amount that employers can receive from 30% to 100% of their employees' eligible childcare costs.”
Proposes capping Uber and Lyft surge pricing during large events at 20% above what the driver is paid.
Cephas introducing legislation to stop surge pricing for Uber, Lyft rides during large events
Public statement · Office of Rep. Morgan Cephas · Jun 5, 2026 · pahouse.com
“The legislation would limit surge prices set by TNCs to 20% above what a driver is paid for that trip.”
Supports transit funding and proposes free transit passes for community college and state university students.
Cephas calls for continued funding of mass transit programs
Public statement · Office of Rep. Morgan Cephas · Mar 6, 2026 · pahouse.com
“her legislation that would provide free transit passes to community college and Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education students”
Calls for continued legislation to reduce preventable pregnancy-related deaths among Black mothers.
PA Black Maternal Health Caucus chairs reflect on 10 years of the Black maternal health movement
Public statement · Office of Rep. Morgan Cephas · Sep 15, 2026 · pahouse.com
“we need to continue fighting to ensure more Black mothers survive pregnancy, receive the care they deserve and come home to their families”

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