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State Representative, 33rd District

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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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    • 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.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    • Supports qualified immunity for police officers.
    • Supports stand-your-ground laws, permitless carry and nationwide concealed-carry reciprocity.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    • 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.

Education

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    • 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.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    • Pledges to advocate for strong, reliable public school funding and workforce training programs.
    • 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

Economy & jobs

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    • Calls for lowering the regulatory cost of starting and running small businesses.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    • Backs the electrical workers' union in its contract talks with Duquesne Light, including opposing an AI call center.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    • Supports expanding nuclear, coal, gas and solar power; says data centers should supply their own power.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    • Sponsors House Bill 502 to create a central state siting authority for large-scale energy projects.In office

Environment & parks

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    • Sponsors House Bill 1811 to lift the $400-per-acre cap on Game Commission land purchases in larger counties.In office
    • Calls for fixing solar subsidies, restoring small-scale solar incentives and building grid-scale solar quickly.In office

Health & human services

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    • Pledges to advocate for women's rights, including the right to make decisions about their own bodies.

Government & transparency

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    • Supports an audit of all Pennsylvania welfare programs for fraud.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Courts & justice

  • Mike HammillRepublican

    • Supports ending cashless bail and expanding mandatory minimum sentences and three-strikes laws.

  • Mandy SteeleDemocratic

    No documented position found.

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; 9 issues covered in this race.