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State Representative, 32nd District

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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.

Allegheny County only: Penn Hills, Oakmont and Verona, and part of Plum (districts 1-3, 7 and 17-21). The Republican nominee was nominated by write-in votes in the May primary.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Gary MotorRepublican

    • Says the state budget should pass on time and legislators should be held accountable when it does not.
    • Says lawmakers should treat the state budget like a household budget and make sure it can be paid for.

  • Joe McAndrewDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Gary MotorRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Joe McAndrewDemocratic

    • Sponsors a bill waiving state filing fees for volunteer fire companies registering as nonprofits.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Gary MotorRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Joe McAndrewDemocratic

    • Proposes closing legal loopholes used by unlicensed online sweepstakes 'social casinos.'In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Gary MotorRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Joe McAndrewDemocratic

    • Supports new state funding for public transit to prevent service cuts at Pittsburgh Regional Transit and other systems.In office
    • Sponsors a bill limiting ticketing and fee practices of privatized parking authorities.In office

Environment & parks

  • Gary MotorRepublican

    • Supports sensible, not excessive, state laws on data centers' water, energy and land-use impacts.

  • Joe McAndrewDemocratic

    • Co-sponsored the new law lowering state fees for small modular nuclear reactors.In office

Government & transparency

  • Gary MotorRepublican

    • Supports voter ID, provided every eligible voter is able to obtain the required ID.
    • Says representatives should listen to constituents without bias and govern for all residents.

  • Joe McAndrewDemocratic

    • Sponsored a resolution urging Congress to adopt permanent, year-round daylight saving time.In office
    • Proposes barring employers from firing or refusing to hire workers over political activity outside work hours.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.