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State Representative, 39th 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.

In Allegheny County: Elizabeth, Forward and South Park townships and the boroughs of Elizabeth, Jefferson Hills, Pleasant Hills and West Elizabeth. The district also includes Union Township, part of Carroll Township, Finleyville, New Eagle and Monongahela in Washington County.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Proposes freezing property taxes for working people and seniors 65+ earning under $75,000 a year.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    • Introduced HB 1437 to create a weeklong back-to-school sales tax holiday each August.In office

Public safety

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Supports expanding background checks and closing private-sale loopholes for firearms.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    • Sponsored HB 377 to outlaw tianeptine ("gas station heroin"); the House passed it in June 2026.In office

Education

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Calls for fully implementing fair school funding and raising wages for school support staff.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    No documented position found.

Housing

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Supports expanding the state Housing Trust Fund and incentives for mixed-income and workforce housing.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    • Proposes letting municipalities skip asbestos remediation under certain conditions when razing blighted buildings.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Supports cutting red tape for small businesses and workforce development programs.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Wants data centers regulated so they do not shift costs onto ratepayers; opposes utility rate hikes.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Supports strong environmental protections, holding polluters accountable and a transition to clean energy.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    • Proposes moving air-quality permitting from county health departments to the state DEP.In office

Health & human services

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Pledges to expand mental and behavioral health services for children and adolescents.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    • Co-leads a bill to ban insurers' "copay accumulator" policies on prescription drug assistance.In office
    • Co-sponsored HB 79 to create a state program relieving medical debt for low-income residents.In office

Government & transparency

  • Dylan AltemaraDemocratic

    • Supports banning outside employment for state representatives and senators.
    • Supports banning lobbyist gifts over $50 and pledges not to take dark money and to disclose donors.

  • Andrew KuzmaRepublican

    • Proposes letting voters in first-class townships eliminate wards by referendum and elect commissioners at large.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; 9 issues covered in this race.