State Representative, 6th District · 2026 General Election

Michael Walker

Democratic

Business owner (co-owner, Blissful Meads winery and restaurant) · Meadville area, Crawford County

The gist

Calls for more state investment in bridges and in water and power systems.
Supports tax cuts and grants for Pennsylvania-based businesses and agriculture.
Calls for lower prescription drug costs, price transparency, and protecting rural hospitals and health centers.
Calls for less emphasis on standardized testing and adequate tax funding of public education.
Supports stricter enforcement of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance.

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Calls for more state investment in bridges and in water and power systems.
Platform - Campaign to Elect Michael Walker
Campaign website · Campaign to Elect Michael Walker · Continued investment in infrastructure · michaelwalkerpa.com
“Bridges are rusting and crumbling, water and power systems are outdated and failing. We need to invest more resources into fixing these issues”
Supports tax cuts and grants for Pennsylvania-based businesses and agriculture.
Platform - Campaign to Elect Michael Walker
Campaign website · Campaign to Elect Michael Walker · Platform heading · michaelwalkerpa.com
“Tax cuts and grants for PA based businesses and agriculture”
Calls for lower prescription drug costs, price transparency, and protecting rural hospitals and health centers.
Platform - Campaign to Elect Michael Walker
Campaign website · Campaign to Elect Michael Walker · Healthcare and prescription drugs … Healthcare and prescription drugs · michaelwalkerpa.com
“We need to lower prescription drug costs and enhance transparency in pricing. … protect access to community health centers and rural hospitals.”
Calls for less emphasis on standardized testing and adequate tax funding of public education.
Platform - Campaign to Elect Michael Walker
Campaign website · Campaign to Elect Michael Walker · Strengthen education · michaelwalkerpa.com
“We need to shift away from standardized testing and go back to teaching critical thinking, and make sure taxes are appropriately funding public education.”
Supports stricter enforcement of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance.
Platform - Campaign to Elect Michael Walker
Campaign website · Campaign to Elect Michael Walker · Platform heading · michaelwalkerpa.com
“Pushing for stronger adherence to ADA compliance”

Brad Roae

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative · East Mead Township, Crawford County

The gist

Opposes the governor's proposed $53.26 billion 2026-27 budget, saying deficit spending will lead to a tax increase.In office
Opposes the enacted 2026-27 budget's deferred Medicaid payments and its pension cost-of-living increase for retirees.In office
Opposed the House-amended second-degree murder sentencing bill (HB 1042), including its added medical parole language.In office
Opposes abortion after fetal viability.In office
Opposed House Bill 1396's election code changes, including a permanent mail-in ballot list and new county mandates.In office
Calls for transit agencies to raise fares by $1 rather than rely on more state funding; opposed HB 1788.In office
Supports legislative oversight of the PIAA, the state's interscholastic athletic association.In office

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

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Opposes the governor's proposed $53.26 billion 2026-27 budget, saying deficit spending will lead to a tax increase.
State Budget Spends Too Much, Future Tax Increase Incoming, Roae Says
Public statement · Office of Rep. Brad Roae · Feb 3, 2026 · reproae.com
“I cannot support this budget proposal that spends 6.2% more than the $50.1 billion budget we just passed back in November. … A massive tax increase is coming if we keep spending several billion dollars a year more than is coming in.”
Opposes the enacted 2026-27 budget's deferred Medicaid payments and its pension cost-of-living increase for retirees.
Roae Calls Out Accounting Gimmicks in Final State Budget
Public statement · Office of Rep. Brad Roae · Jul 12, 2026 · reproae.com
“The budget retroactively defers paying $1.3 billion of medical assistance bills in the 2025-26 budget. … this budget gives an almost $1.5 billion cost-of-living adjustment for long-term teacher and state worker retirees.”
Opposed the House-amended second-degree murder sentencing bill (HB 1042), including its added medical parole language.
Roae Calls Out House Democrats for Delay Tactics, Removing Accountability for Convicted Murders
Public statement · Office of Rep. Brad Roae · Jul 23, 2026 · reproae.com
“The language as amended by the House Democrats today could result in no jail time at all for people convicted of second-degree murder.”
Opposes abortion after fetal viability.
Roae Shocked House Colleagues Support Abortion Up to Birth
Public statement · Office of Rep. Brad Roae · Dec 17, 2025 · reproae.com
“Aborting a child that has reached the point of viability outside the womb is murder.”
Opposed House Bill 1396's election code changes, including a permanent mail-in ballot list and new county mandates.
Roae Voices Opposition to House Major, Expensive Election Code Changes
Public statement · Office of Rep. Brad Roae · May 13, 2025 · reproae.com
“I am very concerned with the permanent mail-in ballot list provision in the bill … House Bill 1396 would require counties to do many costly things that could lead to tax increases”
Calls for transit agencies to raise fares by $1 rather than rely on more state funding; opposed HB 1788.
Bill Hurts Non-Transit Users, Roae Says
Public statement · Office of Rep. Brad Roae · Aug 11, 2025 · reproae.com
“Mass transit agencies need to raise their fares by a dollar. … It's time for transit riders to pay their fair share.”
Supports legislative oversight of the PIAA, the state's interscholastic athletic association.
Roae Eagerly Awaits PIAA Study by Legislative Agency
Public statement · Office of Rep. Brad Roae · Mar 12, 2025 · reproae.com
“reiterated his support for a Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) study of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA)”