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State Representative, 61st 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.

Montgomery County: North Wales borough, Lower Gwynedd, Towamencin and Upper Gwynedd townships, and most of Whitpain Township (precincts 1-7 and 12).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Public safety

  • Angela IllingworthRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Liz HanbidgeDemocratic

    • Sponsored H.B. 2018 to create a statewide review program for domestic violence deaths.In office

Education

  • Angela IllingworthRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Liz HanbidgeDemocratic

    • Calls for charter school funding and accountability reform, citing cyber charter costs.

Economy & jobs

  • Angela IllingworthRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Liz HanbidgeDemocratic

    • Co-sponsored H.B. 2748 to raise the employer child care contribution tax credit, from 30% to 100% of costs.In office

Environment & parks

  • Angela IllingworthRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Liz HanbidgeDemocratic

    • Sponsored H.B. 1239, passed by the House, barring homeowners' associations from unreasonably restricting rooftop solar.In office

Health & human services

  • Angela IllingworthRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Liz HanbidgeDemocratic

    • Co-sponsored a proposed state constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights, which passed the House 102-101.In office
    • Plans a bill requiring insurers to cover preeclampsia biomarker testing during pregnancy.In office

Government & transparency

  • Angela IllingworthRepublican

    • Called for transparency and fiscal discipline in local government in her 2025 township supervisor campaign.

  • Liz HanbidgeDemocratic

    • Co-sponsored H.B. 2758 to make explicit that law enforcement officers must stay 100 feet from polling places.In office

Courts & justice

  • Angela IllingworthRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Liz HanbidgeDemocratic

    • Supports reforming cash bail and sentencing, with rehabilitation as a goal of the justice system.

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; 7 issues covered in this race.