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State Representative, 200th 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 Northwest Philadelphia (including Mount Airy, West Oak Lane, Blue Bell Hill and part of Chestnut Hill): all of Wards 22 and 50 and parts of Wards 9, 10 and 21. Open seat: Rep. Chris Rabb is running for Congress. Uncontested: no Republican candidate is on the ballot.

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Chris JohnsonCampaign photo — Chris Johnson for PA (chrisjohnsonpa.com)

Chris Johnson

Democratic

Director of state and federal government relations, School District of Philadelphia · Mount Airy, Philadelphia

The gist

  • Calls for funding to modernize school buildings and for expanded career and technical education.
  • Supports the Transit For All PA package for sustained transit funding.
  • Supports raising the state minimum wage to a livable wage.
  • Calls for holding energy companies and data center operators accountable to lower energy costs.
  • Supports stronger tenant protections and funding for repairs to aging homes.
  • Supports reducing reliance on fossil fuels and expanding Solar for Schools.
  • Supports withholding legislators' pay until a budget passes and state coverage of interest on impasse loans.
  • Supports keeping automatic and online voter registration and expanding early voting.
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  1. Calls for funding to modernize school buildings and for expanded career and technical education.

    THE PLATFORM | Chris Johnson for PA House 200

    Campaign website · Chris Johnson for PA · Invest in Public Schools … Invest in Public Schools · chrisjohnsonpa.com

    “Fight for funding to modernize our school buildings … Invest in career and technical education programs to ensure all students have pathways to good-paying jobs and careers.”
  2. Supports the Transit For All PA package for sustained transit funding.

    THE PLATFORM | Chris Johnson for PA House 200

    Campaign website · Chris Johnson for PA · Public Transit & Infrastructure · chrisjohnsonpa.com

    “Support the Transit For All PA funding package to provide sustained funding to transit agencies”
  3. Supports raising the state minimum wage to a livable wage.

    Home | Chris Johnson for PA House 200

    Campaign website · Chris Johnson for PA · chrisjohnsonpa.com

    “Chris will fight to finally raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania to a livable wage.”
  4. Calls for holding energy companies and data center operators accountable to lower energy costs.

    THE PLATFORM | Chris Johnson for PA House 200

    Campaign website · Chris Johnson for PA · Make Pennsylvania More Affordable · chrisjohnsonpa.com

    “Lower energy costs by holding energy operators and Big Tech data center providers accountable.”
  5. Supports stronger tenant protections and funding for repairs to aging homes.

    THE PLATFORM | Chris Johnson for PA House 200

    Campaign website · Chris Johnson for PA · Housing … Housing · chrisjohnsonpa.com

    “Strengthen tenant protections to eliminate unnecessary barriers to rental units and prevent unjust evictions. … Fight to preserve aging homes by providing funding for critical repairs, energy efficiency upgrades, and safety improvements.”
  6. Supports reducing reliance on fossil fuels and expanding Solar for Schools.

    THE PLATFORM | Chris Johnson for PA House 200

    Campaign website · Chris Johnson for PA · Environmental Justice … Environmental Justice · chrisjohnsonpa.com

    “Work to end our overreliance on fossil fuels and make bold investments in cleaner energy sources. … Bolster the state's Solar for Schools programs to reduce energy costs and energy pollution for public schools.”
  7. Supports withholding legislators' pay until a budget passes and state coverage of interest on impasse loans.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 200 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “One way to help ensure the budget is passed on time is to withhold legislators' pay until an agreement is reached. … if local organizations are forced to borrow funds during an impasse, the state should cover the cost of the interest incurred”
  8. Supports keeping automatic and online voter registration and expanding early voting.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 200 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will support efforts to preserve automatic and online voter registration and expand early voting in my state.”

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