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State Representative, 199th 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.

Cumberland County only: Carlisle, Newburg and Newville boroughs; Hopewell, Lower Frankford, Lower Mifflin, Middlesex, North Middleton, North Newton, Upper Frankford, Upper Mifflin and West Pennsboro townships; and South Middleton Township precincts 3, 4 and 5.

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Tawanda Hunter Stallworth

Democratic

Program manager, Penn State Dickinson Law's Antiracist Development Institute · Carlisle

The gist

Calls for fully and fairly funding public schools and supporting educators.
Proposes expanding workforce development and investing in skilled trades, apprenticeships and small businesses.
Calls for pressing the state Senate to bring the minimum wage bill up for a vote.
Supports investing in infrastructure and public transportation, citing sidewalks, bus routes and broadband gaps.
Proposes justice reforms that favor rehabilitation over punishment and support reentry programs.
Supports a moratorium on data centers and more public notice before major zoning decisions.
Calls for working across the aisle and with the Senate on a plan to improve access to health care.
Says she would have voted for the 2025-26 state budget deal, which included leaving RGGI.

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Calls for fully and fairly funding public schools and supporting educators.
Issues | Stallworth for PA
Campaign website · Stallworth for PA · Education & Youth Empowerment · stallworthforpa.com
“TaWanda will fight to ensure our schools are fully funded, our educators are supported, and our students are prepared for success”
Democratic candidates vying for Gleim's seat talk local issues at Carlisle forum
News coverage · The Sentinel · Apr 10, 2026 · Education and charter schools · cumberlink.com
“We need to fund our public schools fairly”
Proposes expanding workforce development and investing in skilled trades, apprenticeships and small businesses.
Issues | Stallworth for PA
Campaign website · Stallworth for PA · Jobs, Wages & Workforce Development · stallworthforpa.com
“She’ll champion investment in skilled trades, small businesses, and local entrepreneurship”
Primary Preview: Carlisle Democrats look to take on Rep. Gleim (candidate Q&A)
Candidate questionnaire · The Sentinel · Apr 10, 2026 · If elected, what are the issues you would like to address? · cumberlink.com
“I believe investing in skilled trades, apprenticeships and small businesses will help rebuild an economy that works for everyone.”
Calls for pressing the state Senate to bring the minimum wage bill up for a vote.
Democratic candidates vying for Gleim's seat talk local issues at Carlisle forum
News coverage · The Sentinel · Apr 10, 2026 · Affordability · cumberlink.com
“She believes representatives must pressure their colleagues in the state Senate to bring the minimum wage bill up for a vote”
Supports investing in infrastructure and public transportation, citing sidewalks, bus routes and broadband gaps.
Issues | Stallworth for PA
Campaign website · Stallworth for PA · Infrastructure & Access to Services · stallworthforpa.com
“From broken sidewalks to outdated public transportation and lack of broadband in some areas”
Primary Preview: Carlisle Democrats look to take on Rep. Gleim (candidate Q&A)
Candidate questionnaire · The Sentinel · Apr 10, 2026 · If elected, what are the issues you would like to address? · cumberlink.com
“I will advocate for meaningful investments in infrastructure and public transportation to better connect people to opportunity.”
Proposes justice reforms that favor rehabilitation over punishment and support reentry programs.
Issues | Stallworth for PA
Campaign website · Stallworth for PA · Justice, Safety & Second Chances · stallworthforpa.com
“She will work to reform Pennsylvania’s justice system to prioritize rehabilitation over punishment, support reentry programs”
Supports a moratorium on data centers and more public notice before major zoning decisions.
Reclaiming Freedom, Community, and Democracy in Pennsylvania's 199th District
Campaign website · Stallworth for PA · Jul 3, 2026 · stallworthforpa.com
“asking serious questions when farmland is being considered for data centers and warehouses, especially when those decisions could affect water supplies”
Democratic candidates vying for Gleim's seat talk local issues at Carlisle forum
News coverage · The Sentinel · Apr 10, 2026 · Data centers … Data centers (Middlesex Township zoning change) · cumberlink.com
“Both candidates supported a moratorium on data centers. … The residents should have known”
Calls for working across the aisle and with the Senate on a plan to improve access to health care.
Democratic candidates vying for Gleim's seat talk local issues at Carlisle forum
News coverage · The Sentinel · Apr 10, 2026 · Health care · cumberlink.com
“we need to work with our colleagues across the aisle and in the Senate to develop a plan to address the crisis”
Says she would have voted for the 2025-26 state budget deal, which included leaving RGGI.
Democratic candidates vying for Gleim's seat talk local issues at Carlisle forum
News coverage · The Sentinel · Apr 10, 2026 · State budget impasse … State budget impasse · cumberlink.com
“she said she would have voted to approve the budget … The budget needed to get passed”

Barb Gleim

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative; co-owner of Hayman Farms

The gist

Voted against the $50.1 billion 2025-26 state budget, citing shrinking reserves and a risk of future tax increases.
Favors free-market approaches over new taxes, regulations and bureaucracy to address affordability and growth.
Proposes the PISA Act to fund schools by each student's needs, with direct funding for career and technical education.In office
Sponsored HB 2594 to ease Act 47 of 2025 limits on truant students enrolling in public cyber charter schools.In office
Pushes for House votes on HB 158, HB 1849 and SB 9 to keep athletes born male out of women's and girls' sports.In office
Opposes Gov. Shapiro's proposed $53.26 billion 2026-27 budget, saying it leads to a structural deficit.In office
Calls for checking Chesapeake Bay stormwater computer models against actual water measurements.In office
Sponsored HR 549 urging Congress to revisit federal child labor rules to widen youth training and job options.In office

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

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Voted against the $50.1 billion 2025-26 state budget, citing shrinking reserves and a risk of future tax increases.
What Cumberland County legislators said about the budget
News coverage · The Sentinel · Nov 13, 2025 · Rep. Barb Gleim · cumberlink.com
“puts the Commonwealth on a dangerous path toward a negative fund balance and future tax increases”
Favors free-market approaches over new taxes, regulations and bureaucracy to address affordability and growth.
Gleim announces reelection campaign for House seat
News coverage · The Sentinel · Jan 12, 2026 · cumberlink.com
“I recognize that the answer to these problems is not bloated bureaucracy, but free market activity guided by common sense and local control. … Harmful taxes, regulations and government overreach have negatively impacted common sense growth.”
Proposes the PISA Act to fund schools by each student's needs, with direct funding for career and technical education.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Pennsylvania Investment in Student Achievement Act (PISA Act)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 13, 2026 · palegis.us
“The legislation seeks to provide school funding that is student-centered, flexible, and structured, focusing on funding, rather than spending, by school districts.”
Sponsored HB 2594 to ease Act 47 of 2025 limits on truant students enrolling in public cyber charter schools.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Public School Choice: Restoring Parents' Rights (HB 2594)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · May 5, 2026 · palegis.us
“No parent in Pennsylvania should be denied their right to decide which public K-12 educational option is best for their child.”
Pushes for House votes on HB 158, HB 1849 and SB 9 to keep athletes born male out of women's and girls' sports.
House Democrats Continue Disregard for Safety of Pennsylvania's Female Athletes
Public statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Jun 17, 2026 · repgleim.com
“Female athletes should not be forced to sacrifice opportunities that countless women have fought to secure”
Defending Our Daughters: Make the Promise, Says Gleim
Public statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Jan 7, 2026 · repgleim.com
“prevention of genetic males from competing in women’s sports”
Opposes Gov. Shapiro's proposed $53.26 billion 2026-27 budget, saying it leads to a structural deficit.
Gleim: Shapiro Slowly Bankrupting the State Using Your Tax Dollars
Public statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Feb 3, 2026 · repgleim.com
“he is going down an unaffordable state budget landslide into a structural deficit that you and your children will be paying for years to come”
Calls for checking Chesapeake Bay stormwater computer models against actual water measurements.
Gleim Calls for State Compliance in Federal Stormwater Policy
Public statement · Office of Rep. Barb Gleim · Sep 23, 2026 · repgleim.com
“we should compare the computer models against what we are measuring in the water”
Sponsored HR 549 urging Congress to revisit federal child labor rules to widen youth training and job options.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Memorializing Congress to Expand Training, Apprenticeship, and Employment Opportunities for Youth Workers (HR 549)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Apr 30, 2026 · palegis.us
“urge Congress and the U.S. Secretary of Labor to review the child labor provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act”

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