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State Representative, 57th 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.

Entirely in Westmoreland County: the city of Greensburg, Hempfield Township, and the boroughs of Adamsburg, Arona, New Stanton, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg and Youngwood.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Rob FrancisDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Eric NelsonRepublican

    • Supports eliminating Pennsylvania's inheritance tax.
    • Opposes broad-based tax increases and calls for a timely budget that lives within the state's means.In office

Public safety

  • Rob FrancisDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Eric NelsonRepublican

    • Leads a Westmoreland delegation bill to revise the state program for juvenile sex offenders at Torrance State Hospital.In office

Education

  • Rob FrancisDemocratic

    • Supports higher teacher pay and equitable school funding.

  • Eric NelsonRepublican

    • Calls for funding reading programs so that fourth graders learn to read.

Housing

  • Rob FrancisDemocratic

    • Supports capping rent increases unless tenants get a benefit such as property improvements.

  • Eric NelsonRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Rob FrancisDemocratic

    • Calls for an immediate increase in the $7.25 state minimum wage.

  • Eric NelsonRepublican

    • Proposes fast-track state permits for data center developers who meet or exceed environmental design standards.In office

Environment & parks

  • Rob FrancisDemocratic

    • Supports environmental protection policies.

  • Eric NelsonRepublican

    • Supports charging other states a grid maintenance fee for Pennsylvania power to lower residents' bills.

Health & human services

  • Rob FrancisDemocratic

    • Supports the proposed Pennsylvania Universal Healthcare Act and coverage for all Pennsylvanians.
    • Supports abortion rights and leaving reproductive health decisions to patients and doctors.

  • Eric NelsonRepublican

    • Calls for addressing medical liability costs that he says push hospitals out of maternity care.
    • Sponsored House-passed HB 1108 so parents who get a raise can keep child care aid with a higher copay.In office

Courts & justice

  • Rob FrancisDemocratic

    • Wants to review mandatory sentencing guidelines for disproportionate effects on people of color.
    • Supports policies to legalize adult recreational cannabis.

  • Eric NelsonRepublican

    No documented position found.

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