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State Representative, 53rd 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.

Lansdale, Hatfield, Souderton and Telford boroughs, Hatfield Township, part of Franconia Township (precincts 2, 5 and 8) and part of Montgomery Township (precincts 1-3).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Yanni LambrosRepublican

    • Supports a larger state share of school funding to ease local property taxes, and senior tax relief.

  • Steve MalagariDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Yanni LambrosRepublican

    • Supports Second Amendment rights and focusing enforcement on violent criminals rather than gun owners.

  • Steve MalagariDemocratic

    • Supports universal background checks, lost-and-stolen gun reporting, safe storage and extreme risk protection orders.

Education

  • Yanni LambrosRepublican

    • Supports policies to preserve fair competition in women's and girls' sports and privacy in locker rooms.

  • Steve MalagariDemocratic

    • Supported increased basic education funding and co-sponsored raising the minimum teacher salary.

Economy & jobs

  • Yanni LambrosRepublican

    • Wants to cut regulations and simplify state requirements for small businesses.

  • Steve MalagariDemocratic

    • Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and lowering dependence on property taxes.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Yanni LambrosRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Steve MalagariDemocratic

    • Says improving roads and public transportation is vital to the local economy.

Environment & parks

  • Yanni LambrosRepublican

    • Opposes large-scale data centers that are incompatible with surrounding communities.

  • Steve MalagariDemocratic

    • Supports a standardized state regulatory framework for data centers' resource use, power and zoning.

Health & human services

  • Yanni LambrosRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Steve MalagariDemocratic

    • Supports access to reproductive care, including family planning, IVF and abortion, as a fundamental right.

Government & transparency

  • Yanni LambrosRepublican

    • Pledges to explain his major votes publicly and to support government transparency.

  • Steve MalagariDemocratic

    • Supports same-day registration, early voting and an independent redistricting commission.

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; 8 issues covered in this race.