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State Representative, 37th 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.

Lancaster County only: Lititz and Manheim boroughs and Clay, Elizabeth, Penn, Rapho and Warwick townships.

Taxes & budget

  • Chad GleisslDemocratic

    • Calls for a fiscally responsible state budget that helps taxpayers and businesses.
  • Mindy FeeRepublican

    • Voted for a digital advertising tax to fund property tax rebates for seniors.

Public safety

  • Chad GleisslDemocratic

    • Calls for more funding, resources and training for police, fire, EMS and mental health responders.
  • Mindy FeeRepublican

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Chad GleisslDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Mindy FeeRepublican

    • Voted against the House bill for a bell-to-bell student cellphone ban in schools.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Chad GleisslDemocratic

    • Supports raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage for the first time since 2009.
    • Proposes tax incentives tied to local hiring, wage growth and capital investment.
  • Mindy FeeRepublican

    • Voted against a House bill raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029.In office
    • Voted against a House bill requiring data centers to pay for grid upgrades and use some clean energy.In office
    • Proposed a yearly statewide auction of unsold restaurant liquor licenses to help small restaurants.In office

Environment & parks

  • Chad GleisslDemocratic

    • Says data center developers should pay grid and infrastructure costs so taxpayers and utility customers do not.
  • Mindy FeeRepublican

    • Co-sponsored a bill letting county farmland preservation programs preserve parcels under 10 acres.In office

Health & human services

  • Chad GleisslDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Mindy FeeRepublican

    • Co-sponsored a bill requiring insurers to cover rehabilitation after a moderate-to-severe brain injury.In office

Government & transparency

  • Chad GleisslDemocratic

    • Supports election security measures that serve a legitimate purpose without infringing on the right to vote.
  • Mindy FeeRepublican

    No documented position found.

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State Representative, 37th District · 2026 General Election · The Gist