Lindsay Powell
State representative · Pittsburgh (Troy Hill)
The gist
- Calls for investing in new and rehabilitated housing to expand supply and keep the city affordable.
- Supports raising the minimum wage and making it easier to start and grow businesses.
- Calls for addressing child care costs, health care reform and student debt for working families.
- Calls for more recreation centers, library resources, green spaces and infrastructure investment.
- Proposes raising the transfer-tax cap for the state's PHARE housing fund to $150 million a year.In office
- Sponsored a bill creating statewide rules for short-term rentals, including county registries.In office
- Co-sponsored a House-passed bill regulating shared equity home agreements like mortgages.In office
- Proposes waiving state ID renewal fees for seniors who give up their driver's license for medical reasons.In office
- Sponsored a bill letting counties and big cities use public-private partnerships for transportation projects.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Calls for investing in new and rehabilitated housing to expand supply and keep the city affordable.
Priorities — Lindsay Powell for State RepresentativeCampaign website · Friends of Lindsay Powell · Housing · lindsaypowellforpa.com
“We must invest in building new and rehabbing existing housing to expand the city's housing stock and create a city affordable to all.”
Supports raising the minimum wage and making it easier to start and grow businesses.
Priorities — Lindsay Powell for State RepresentativeCampaign website · Friends of Lindsay Powell · Jobs & the Economy · lindsaypowellforpa.com
“Pennsylvania needs to protect its workers by raising the minimum wage and making it easier to start and grow businesses in our district.”
Calls for addressing child care costs, health care reform and student debt for working families.
Priorities — Lindsay Powell for State RepresentativeCampaign website · Friends of Lindsay Powell · Working Families · lindsaypowellforpa.com
“without addressing rising childcare costs, healthcare reform and addressing student debt, we are failing families in our community”
Calls for more recreation centers, library resources, green spaces and infrastructure investment.
Priorities — Lindsay Powell for State RepresentativeCampaign website · Friends of Lindsay Powell · Community Assets · lindsaypowellforpa.com
“We need more active recreation centers, expanded resources for libraries, walkable green spaces, and investments in critical infrastructure.”
Proposes raising the transfer-tax cap for the state's PHARE housing fund to $150 million a year.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: PHARE Funding IncreaseGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Aug 17, 2026 · palegis.us
“increase the cap on Realty Transfer Tax revenues dedicated to the PHARE Fund to $150 million”
Sponsored a bill creating statewide rules for short-term rentals, including county registries.
Legislation to reform short-term rentals introduced in state HousePublic statement · Office of Rep. Lindsay Powell · Mar 19, 2026 · pahouse.com
“This bill strikes a necessary balance of protecting public safety, supporting responsible operators, and ensuring transparency for local officials and law enforcement.”
Co-sponsored a House-passed bill regulating shared equity home agreements like mortgages.
PA House passes bipartisan bill to protect homeownersPublic statement · Office of Rep. Lindsay Powell · Jun 2, 2026 · pahouse.com
“We need greater transparency so that our neighbors know what goes into signing onto one of these agreements.”
Proposes waiving state ID renewal fees for seniors who give up their driver's license for medical reasons.
Venkat and Powell to introduce legislation to create exemption for state ID renewal feesPublic statement · Office of Rep. Lindsay Powell · Mar 9, 2026 · pahouse.com
“we should not be charging them unreasonable fees that could go toward health care, groceries, transportation, or any other costs they may have”
Sponsored a bill letting counties and big cities use public-private partnerships for transportation projects.
Powell introduces bill to expand public-private transportation projectsPublic statement · Office of Rep. Lindsay Powell · Apr 29, 2026 · pahouse.com
“My legislation would allow counties to partner with private groups to deliver large-scale infrastructure projects more efficiently and cost-effectively.”