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State Representative, 68th 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.

Covers all of Tioga County and 24 municipalities in western Bradford County: Alba, Burlington, Canton, Monroe, Sylvania and Troy boroughs, and Armenia, Burlington, Canton, Columbia, Franklin, Granville, Leroy, Monroe, North Towanda, Overton, Ridgebury, Smithfield, South Creek, Springfield, Towanda, Troy, Wells and West Burlington townships.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    • Opposes LERTA and other long-term local tax breaks to attract data centers.
    • Proposes restricting or banning lobbyists to take money out of the state budget process.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    • Voted for the 2026-27 state budget, citing $50.8 billion in spending, no new taxes and an intact Rainy Day Fund.In office

Public safety

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    • Co-sponsors a bill requiring PennDOT to periodically verify the immigration status of non-citizen license holders.In office

Education

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    • Supports keeping the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program and funding career and technical schools.In office
    • Calls on the PIAA and school boards to adopt policies limiting girls' sports to biological females.In office

Housing

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    • Sponsored HB 2504 requiring DEP to waive a stormwater permit for small residential construction projects.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    • Calls for challenging foreign beef imports and for hauling allowances on I-99 for local farmers.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    • Welcomed dropping recreational marijuana legalization and a skill-game tax from the Governor's budget plan.In office

Roads & infrastructure

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    • Proposes letting PennDOT clear streams without permits to prevent flood damage, as New York allows.In office

Environment & parks

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    • Calls for a statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers so localities can pass zoning rules.
    • Supports state base standards for data centers, with municipalities free to set stricter rules.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    • Supports creating a Northern Tier NAMI affiliate to expand local mental health support.
    • Calls for a permanent doctor at the Wellsboro VA clinic and wider awareness of hospital charity care.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    • Describes himself as "a strong advocate for the unborn."In office

Government & transparency

  • Quentin GeeDemocratic

    • Supports keeping no-excuse mail-in and absentee voting and more poll worker training.

  • Clint OwlettRepublican

    No documented position found.

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; 9 issues covered in this race.