State Representative, 24th District · 2026 General Election

La'Tasha D. Mayes

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · Pittsburgh

The gist

Pledges to defend Medicaid coverage for families.
Supports funding to improve Black maternal health and reduce preventable maternal deaths.
Supports abortion rights, Medicaid coverage of abortion and a state constitutional reproductive rights amendment.
Calls for free or low-cost child care and higher pay for child care workers.
Supports family-sustaining wages and paid family leave.
Supports workplace protections including union rights and a ban on hair-based race discrimination.
Supports investment in small businesses, local entrepreneurs and nonprofits.
Proposes removing the expense cap on the state child care tax credit for children under 7.In office

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

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Pledges to defend Medicaid coverage for families.
Platform | La'Tasha for PA
Campaign website · La'Tasha D. Mayes for State Representative · Healthcare That Puts Families First · latashaforpa.com
“Defend Medicaid so families can get the care they need”
Supports funding to improve Black maternal health and reduce preventable maternal deaths.
Platform | La'Tasha for PA
Campaign website · La'Tasha D. Mayes for State Representative · Healthcare That Puts Families First · latashaforpa.com
“Advance Black maternal health and reduce preventable death”
PA Black Maternal Health Caucus chairs applaud over $38 million in maternal health investments incorporated in PA 2026-27 budget
Public statement · Office of Rep. La'Tasha D. Mayes · Jul 21, 2026 · pahouse.com
“I remain deeply committed to ensuring all Pennsylvania moms have a healthy, safe, and joyful birth and postpartum period”
Supports abortion rights, Medicaid coverage of abortion and a state constitutional reproductive rights amendment.
Platform | La'Tasha for PA
Campaign website · La'Tasha D. Mayes for State Representative · Healthcare That Puts Families First · latashaforpa.com
“Protect reproductive liberty”
Statement from state Rep. La'Tasha D. Mayes on Medicaid coverage of abortion care in Pennsylvania
Public statement · Office of Rep. La'Tasha D. Mayes · Jul 24, 2026 · pahouse.com
“Abortion is healthcare. Reproductive autonomy is a constitutional right.”
Pa. House advances Reproductive Rights Amendment with bipartisan support
Public statement · Office of Rep. La'Tasha D. Mayes · Dec 17, 2025 · pahouse.com
“sponsored by state Reps. Danielle Friel Otten, D-Chester, Liz Hanbidge, D-Montgomery, and La'Tasha D. Mayes, D-Allegheny”
Calls for free or low-cost child care and higher pay for child care workers.
Platform | La'Tasha for PA
Campaign website · La'Tasha D. Mayes for State Representative · Affordable Childcare for Working Families … Affordable Childcare for Working Families · latashaforpa.com
“Free or low-cost, quality childcare for families … Higher wages and benefits for childcare workers”
Supports family-sustaining wages and paid family leave.
Platform | La'Tasha for PA
Campaign website · La'Tasha D. Mayes for State Representative · An Economy for Working People · latashaforpa.com
“Jobs with family-sustaining wages and paid family leave”
Supports workplace protections including union rights and a ban on hair-based race discrimination.
Platform | La'Tasha for PA
Campaign website · La'Tasha D. Mayes for State Representative · An Economy for Working People · latashaforpa.com
“Workplace protections, i.e. the right to organize a union, pregnancy accommodations, and the PA CROWN Act to end discrimination”
Governor Shapiro signs Mayes' PA CROWN Act into Law
Public statement · Office of Rep. La'Tasha D. Mayes · Nov 25, 2025 · pahouse.com
“Today, natural hair is protected under the law -- every coil, every kink, every curl”
Supports investment in small businesses, local entrepreneurs and nonprofits.
Platform | La'Tasha for PA
Campaign website · La'Tasha D. Mayes for State Representative · An Economy for Working People · latashaforpa.com
“Investments in small businesses, local entrepreneurs, and non-profit organizations”
Proposes removing the expense cap on the state child care tax credit for children under 7.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Expanding the Child Care Tax Credit for PA Families
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jul 1, 2026 · palegis.us
“Our legislation removes the outdated cap on eligible child care expenses for families with children under age seven”