State

State Representative, 33rd District

Vote for: 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.

Entirely in Allegheny County: the boroughs of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Brackenridge, Cheswick, Fox Chapel, Sharpsburg, Springdale and Tarentum, and the townships of East Deer, Fawn, Frazer, Harmar, Harrison, Indiana, O'Hara and Springdale.

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Mike Hammill

Republican

O'Hara Township council member; healthcare professional · O'Hara Township

The gist

Proposes removing sales tax on home maintenance items and expanding insurance options for small-business employees.
Supports capping property tax increases at the inflation rate and lowering Allegheny County's sales tax.
Supports an audit of all Pennsylvania welfare programs to stop fraud.
Calls for lowering the regulatory cost of starting and running small businesses to bring jobs back to the valley.
Supports expanding nuclear, coal, gas and solar power; says data centers should supply their own power.
Supports ending cashless bail and expanding mandatory minimum sentences and three-strikes laws.
Supports qualified immunity for police officers.
Supports stand-your-ground laws, permitless carry and nationwide concealed-carry reciprocity.
Supports school-choice vouchers, curriculum transparency and more trades education.
Supports banning transgender girls from girls' sports and adult content from children's library sections.

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Proposes removing sales tax on home maintenance items and expanding insurance options for small-business employees.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Affordability · mikehammillforpa.com
“removing sales taxes on home maintenance items and expanding insurance options for employees at small businesses”
Supports capping property tax increases at the inflation rate and lowering Allegheny County's sales tax.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Jobs & Taxes … Jobs & Taxes · mikehammillforpa.com
“Mike will work to limit property tax increases to inflation rates … he supports lowering Allegheny County's sales tax to match our neighboring counties”
Supports an audit of all Pennsylvania welfare programs to stop fraud.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Jobs & Taxes · mikehammillforpa.com
“Mike supports an audit of all Pennsylvania welfare programs to stop fraud”
Calls for lowering the regulatory cost of starting and running small businesses to bring jobs back to the valley.
Michael Hammill - Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey, 2026)
Candidate questionnaire · Ballotpedia · Apr 1, 2026 · Survey: 3 key messages · ballotpedia.org
“Regulations make it hard to start up a small business. We need to lower the cost of doing business”
Supports expanding nuclear, coal, gas and solar power; says data centers should supply their own power.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Energy … Energy · mikehammillforpa.com
“Mike supports the expansion of power generation: nuclear, coal, natural gas, and solar across the commonwealth … Data centers need to provide their own power”
Michael Hammill - Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey, 2026)
Candidate questionnaire · Ballotpedia · Apr 1, 2026 · Survey: 3 key messages · ballotpedia.org
“We are going to upgrade and bury power lines to withstand storms”
Supports ending cashless bail and expanding mandatory minimum sentences and three-strikes laws.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Public Safety … Public Safety · mikehammillforpa.com
“end cashless bail … Mike supports expanding mandantory minimum sentences and three strike laws”
Supports qualified immunity for police officers.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Public Safety · mikehammillforpa.com
“Mike supports qualified immunity for our great law enforcement officers.”
Supports stand-your-ground laws, permitless carry and nationwide concealed-carry reciprocity.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Second Amendment · mikehammillforpa.com
“stand your ground laws, protection for those who have to use firearms to defend themselves, permitless carry, and nationwide reciprocity”
Supports school-choice vouchers, curriculum transparency and more trades education.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Education & Families … Education & Families · mikehammillforpa.com
“Mike believes in curriculum transparency … He supports expanded opportunities for education in the trades, voucher programs for school choice”
Supports banning transgender girls from girls' sports and adult content from children's library sections.
Mike Hammill | Republican Candidate for PA House District 33 | Allegheny Valley
Campaign website · Friends of Mike Hammill · Education & Families · mikehammillforpa.com
“a complete ban on boys playing in our girl's sports, and prohibitions on adult content in children's library books”

Mandy Steele

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative · Fox Chapel

The gist

Pledges to advocate for strong, reliable public school funding and workforce training programs.
Supports funding police along with prevention: fewer school suspensions and more mental health counselors.
Supports background checks and waiting periods for guns, and expanding Sunday hunting.
Pledges to advocate for women's rights, including the right to make decisions about their own bodies.
Sponsors House Bill 1814, which would bar public school students from using cell phones during the school day.In office
Sponsors House Bill 2218, requiring schools to plan so counselors are not pulled away to cover other duties.In office
Sponsors House Bill 1811 to lift the $400-per-acre cap on Game Commission land purchases in larger counties.In office
Calls for restoring small-scale solar incentives and building grid-scale solar to limit electricity costs.In office
Sponsors House Bill 502 to create a central state siting authority for large-scale energy projects.In office
Backs the electrical workers' union in its contract talks with Duquesne Light, including opposing an AI call center.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 advocate for strong, reliable public school funding and workforce training programs.
Our Platform - Mandy Steele for Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 33
Campaign website · Steele for PA · Safe & Strong Schools · steeleforpa.com
“I will advocate for strong and reliable funding for our schools, support job training and workforce programs aligned with today's economy”
Supports funding police along with prevention: fewer school suspensions and more mental health counselors.
Our Platform - Mandy Steele for Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 33
Campaign website · Steele for PA · Crime Prevention & Response … Crime Prevention & Response · steeleforpa.com
“reducing unnecessary school suspensions, expanding access to mental health counselors in schools and communities … while continuing to fully support and invest in our police departments”
Supports background checks and waiting periods for guns, and expanding Sunday hunting.
Our Platform - Mandy Steele for Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 33
Campaign website · Steele for PA · Gun Ownership … Gun Ownership · steeleforpa.com
“policies that promote public safety, including background checks and reasonable waiting periods … expanding Sunday hunting”
Pledges to advocate for women's rights, including the right to make decisions about their own bodies.
Our Platform - Mandy Steele for Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 33
Campaign website · Steele for PA · Women's Rights · steeleforpa.com
“to be able to make decisions about our bodies. As your state representative, I will be a strong advocate for women's rights.”
Sponsors House Bill 1814, which would bar public school students from using cell phones during the school day.
PA House approves bill to restrict cell phones in schools
Public statement · Office of Rep. Mandy Steele · Jun 1, 2026 · pahouse.com
“House Bill 1814 would prohibit students in public schools from using or possessing a cell phone during the school day. … Research shows that unfettered access to devices is harming our children”
Sponsors House Bill 2218, requiring schools to plan so counselors are not pulled away to cover other duties.
House approves Steele bill to strengthen school counseling services
Public statement · Office of Rep. Mandy Steele · Apr 29, 2026 · pahouse.com
“would require schools to have a written plan giving counselors enough time to provide students needed support”
Sponsors House Bill 1811 to lift the $400-per-acre cap on Game Commission land purchases in larger counties.
House approves Steele bill to help Game Commission conserve land
Public statement · Office of Rep. Mandy Steele · Nov 18, 2025 · pahouse.com
“My bill will allow the Game Commission to protect thousands of additional acres of land”
Calls for restoring small-scale solar incentives and building grid-scale solar to limit electricity costs.
AI, Crypto, and Pennsylvania's War on the Little Guy (op-ed)
Public statement · Office of Rep. Mandy Steele · Sep 19, 2025 · pahouse.com
“If Pennsylvania doesn't fix broken subsidies, restore small-scale solar incentives, and build grid-scale solar fast”
Sponsors House Bill 502 to create a central state siting authority for large-scale energy projects.
Roundtable examines race to build data centers in Pennsylvania
Public statement · PA House Democratic Caucus · Sep 3, 2025 · pahouse.com
“we are the only major energy provider state without a central siting authority to streamline large-scale projects … Steele's H.B. 502 would help deliver a more streamlined process.”
Backs the electrical workers' union in its contract talks with Duquesne Light, including opposing an AI call center.
Steele: Union workers deserve support in Duquesne Light negotiations
Public statement · Office of Rep. Mandy Steele · Sep 23, 2026 · pahouse.com
“we need real people manning our call centers, and we need more qualified line workers”

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