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State Representative, 42nd District

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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: Mt. Lebanon, Baldwin Township, Castle Shannon, Dormont and part of Upper St. Clair (wards 1 and 2, Ward 3 district 3 and Ward 4 district 1). Uncontested: Democrat Jen Mazzocco is the only candidate.

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Jen MazzoccoOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Jen Mazzocco

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; former teacher · Dormont

The gist

  • Prime sponsor of HB 2550, a tax credit for small businesses that help pay employees' health premiums.In office
  • Sponsors HB 2455 giving Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators the right to collectively bargain.In office
  • Plans a bill with Rep. Emily Kinkead requiring every county to reassess property on a 10-year cycle.In office
  • Supports building starter homes near transit so workers can live near their jobs.In office
  • Sponsored HB 2473 repealing obsolete insurance laws and completed study mandates; the House passed it 202-0.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Jen
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  1. Prime sponsor of HB 2550, a tax credit for small businesses that help pay employees' health premiums.

    Mazzocco legislation establishing small business healthcare tax credit passes House

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jen Mazzocco · Jun 10, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “allowing small business owners to claim a tax credit for contributing to their employees' health insurance premiums”
    Legislators pushing for healthcare coverage respond to new PENNIE enrollment numbers

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jen Mazzocco · Sep 10, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “I will continue to work alongside my colleagues to make quality affordable healthcare accessible to all”
  2. Sponsors HB 2455 giving Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators the right to collectively bargain.

    Mazzocco legislation for Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators advances through Labor & Industry Committee

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jen Mazzocco · Jun 9, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “to give school administrators at Pittsburgh Public Schools the right to collectively bargain”
  3. Plans a bill with Rep. Emily Kinkead requiring every county to reassess property on a 10-year cycle.

    Kinkead, Mazzocco to introduce bill requiring regular property assessments

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jen Mazzocco · Aug 18, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “We are in dire need of a better system that is transparent and more predictable, and that means requiring regular reassessments for all 67 counties.”
  4. Supports building starter homes near transit so workers can live near their jobs.

    Building starter homes near transit provides greater opportunities

    Public statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Jul 22, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “Building location-efficient housing not only unites our neighborhoods but also makes our communities stronger and more economically resilient.”
  5. Sponsored HB 2473 repealing obsolete insurance laws and completed study mandates; the House passed it 202-0.

    Mazzocco bill repealing obsolete insurance laws unanimously moves through House

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jen Mazzocco · Jun 22, 2026 · pahouse.com

    “Removing obsolete laws and completed mandates helps ensure state agencies can focus on the work that matters most to Pennsylvanians today.”

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