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State Representative, 43rd 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.

Lancaster County only: Akron, Ephrata and New Holland boroughs and Earl, Ephrata, Leacock, Upper Leacock and West Earl townships.

Photo of Bryan Peirson
Bryan PeirsonCampaign photo — submitted by the candidate to VOTE411

Bryan Peirson

Democratic

Carpenter

The gist

  • Wants to slow rising rent and mortgage costs to ease the cost of living.
  • Calls for focusing on local businesses and attractions to bring jobs and outside money to the district.
  • Supports open primaries if popular, encouraging mail voting, and counting mail ballots before Election Day.
  • Suggests starting budget work sooner and keeping legislators in Harrisburg until the budget passes.
  • Supports state laws on the water, energy and land-use impacts of data centers.
More about Bryan
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  1. Wants to slow rising rent and mortgage costs to ease the cost of living.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 43 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Work to try and have the rising cost of rent and mortgage prices to slow.”
  2. Calls for focusing on local businesses and attractions to bring jobs and outside money to the district.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 43 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Focus on local business and attractions to bring in more employment and money from outside the district”
  3. Supports open primaries if popular, encouraging mail voting, and counting mail ballots before Election Day.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 43 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Elections … Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I would like open primaries if that had a majority appeal but also encouraging vote by mail to increase voter turnout … being able to count mail in votes the day before the election”
  4. Suggests starting budget work sooner and keeping legislators in Harrisburg until the budget passes.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 43 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “working on it sooner or stopping members from leaving the capital/going on extended breaks until it is passed”
  5. Supports state laws on the water, energy and land-use impacts of data centers.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 43 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Yes, history shows that when large corporations come in and use natural resources freely is has negatively impacted local areas”
Photo of Keith J Greiner
Keith J GreinerOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Keith J Greiner

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative, certified public accountant · Upper Leacock Township

The gist

  • Voted against a $15 minimum wage, saying it would make it harder for young people to get a first job.
  • Wants businesses that already had skill games machines to be allowed to keep them under any new law.
  • Voted against the bell-to-bell school cellphone ban, saying local school boards should decide.
  • Says the 2026-27 state budget still spends too much and leaves a structural deficit of about $5 billion.In office
  • Sponsored House Bill 1703 to raise the SALT deduction cap for owners of pass-through businesses.In office
  • Urges Pennsylvania to adopt the federal rule letting companies immediately write off capital and research investment.In office
  • Sponsored a bill raising the maximum fine for a first littering offense from $300 to $2,000.In office

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

More about Keith
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  1. Voted against a $15 minimum wage, saying it would make it harder for young people to get a first job.

    Pa. House approves raising state minimum wage; here's how Lancaster County lawmakers voted

    News coverage · LNP | LancasterOnline · Mar 26, 2026 · lancasteronline.com

    “Keith Greiner, R-Upper Leacock, 43rd District: No. … argued a $15 minimum wage would hurt young people who are trying to get their first job”
  2. Wants businesses that already had skill games machines to be allowed to keep them under any new law.

    Lancaster County lawmakers weigh in on future of skill games after Supreme Court ruling

    News coverage · LNP | LancasterOnline · Jun 16, 2026 · lancasteronline.com

    “He said legislators should grandfather those entities into any law that’s passed so they don’t have to give up their machines.”
  3. Voted against the bell-to-bell school cellphone ban, saying local school boards should decide.

    Pa. House passes bell-to-bell cellphone ban; here's how Lancaster County lawmakers voted

    News coverage · LNP | LancasterOnline · Jun 1, 2026 · lancasteronline.com

    “Keith Greiner, R-Upper Leacock, 43rd District: No. … the most sound decisions are always made at the local level, not mandated by a higher level of government”
  4. Says the 2026-27 state budget still spends too much and leaves a structural deficit of about $5 billion.

    Greiner Comments on the Budget

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Keith J. Greiner · Jul 13, 2026 · repgreiner.com

    “In reality, our spending remains too high, and our structural deficit remains around $5 billion.”
  5. Sponsored House Bill 1703 to raise the SALT deduction cap for owners of pass-through businesses.

    Greiner Bill Aims to Keep, Attract Businesses in Pennsylvania

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Keith J. Greiner · Jul 10, 2025 · repgreiner.com

    “which would increase the state cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions for business owners in pass-through entities”
  6. Urges Pennsylvania to adopt the federal rule letting companies immediately write off capital and research investment.

    PA Should Reconsider Decision to Decouple from "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act to Spur Economic Growth

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Keith J. Greiner · Jun 17, 2026 · repgreiner.com

    “companies investing in capital intensive innovative jobs would be able to write off these investments immediately, rather than amortizing them over time”
  7. Sponsored a bill raising the maximum fine for a first littering offense from $300 to $2,000.

    Greiner Reintroduces Bill Targeting Litter, Increasing Penalties

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Keith J. Greiner · Mar 24, 2025 · repgreiner.com

    “A first offense would increase the maximum possible fine from $300 to $2,000.”

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