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State Representative, 203rd 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 Olney and Northeast Philadelphia (including Lawncrest, Lawndale, Castor Gardens and Oxford Circle): all of Ward 53 and parts of Wards 35 and 61. Uncontested: no Republican candidate is on the ballot.

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Anthony BellmonOfficial portrait — PA House Democratic Caucus

Anthony Bellmon

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative

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  • Announced state legislation responding to federal Medicaid cuts and urged federal guidance for states.In office
  • Sponsored a House-passed resolution urging Congress to extend Pennie health insurance tax credits.In office
  • Sponsored a House-passed bill letting Philadelphia offer tax abatements for sprinkler retrofits in older high-rises.In office
  • Proposes requiring gun dealers to send records of sale to the state police electronically.In office
  • Co-sponsored a House-passed bill counting time youths wait for treatment beds toward their sentences.In office
  • Proposes a state grant program to pay for teachers' classroom supplies.In office
  • Proposes making Philadelphia's city-owned bridges eligible for state county-bridge funding.In office
  • Sponsored a House-passed bill letting Delaware River pilots handle deeper-draft vessels.In office

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

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  1. Announced state legislation responding to federal Medicaid cuts and urged federal guidance for states.

    Pa. Rep. Bellmon, Congressman Boyle announce legislation fighting back against healthcare cuts in Pennsylvania

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Anthony Bellmon · May 6, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “They both are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to work with states to issue operational guidance on the impending Medicaid cuts.”
  2. Sponsored a House-passed resolution urging Congress to extend Pennie health insurance tax credits.

    PA House urges Congress to lower health insurance costs

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Anthony Bellmon · Dec 17, 2025 · pahouse.com

    “Only Congress can stop the bleed and keep people covered by extending these credits.”
  3. Sponsored a House-passed bill letting Philadelphia offer tax abatements for sprinkler retrofits in older high-rises.

    House passes Bellmon bill incentivizing fire sprinkler systems in Philadelphia high-rises

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Anthony Bellmon · Jul 8, 2025 · pahouse.com

    “permit Philadelphia to establish a property tax abatement program for the retrofitting of fire sprinkler systems in residential high-rises”
  4. Proposes requiring gun dealers to send records of sale to the state police electronically.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Modernizing Records of Firearm Sales

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 26, 2025 · palegis.us

    “require all licensed firearm importers, manufacturers, and dealers to submit their records of sale to the state police electronically, rather than by mail”
  5. Co-sponsored a House-passed bill counting time youths wait for treatment beds toward their sentences.

    Bellmon, Carroll bill to provide fair sentences for juvenile youth passes PA House

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Anthony Bellmon · Feb 4, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “This practice is cruel, unjust, and unacceptable. Our bill will fix this, providing real justice while keeping our communities safe.”
  6. Proposes a state grant program to pay for teachers' classroom supplies.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: School Supplies for Educators Grant Program

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jul 21, 2025 · palegis.us

    “create a state grant program to provide money to educators and eligible support staff to be used for the purchase of classroom supplies”
  7. Proposes making Philadelphia's city-owned bridges eligible for state county-bridge funding.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Supplemental Bridge Funding for Philadelphia County

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jul 2, 2025 · palegis.us

    “I am introducing legislation that will make bridges owned by the City of Philadelphia eligible for this supplemental funding”
  8. Sponsored a House-passed bill letting Delaware River pilots handle deeper-draft vessels.

    Bellmon bill to help Delaware River maritime pilots passes PA House

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Anthony Bellmon · May 7, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “that would allow larger draft vessels to access the Delaware River”

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