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State Representative, 78th District

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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 Bedford County and all of Fulton County. Only one candidate is on the ballot.

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Jesse TopperOfficial portrait — PA House of Representatives

Jesse Topper

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative · Bedford County

The gist

  • Says the governor's 2026-27 budget plan spends too much and relies on unsustainable revenue.In office
  • Calls for reducing the size and scope of state government.In office
  • Backed House Bill 2224 to eliminate the gross receipts tax on utility bills.In office
  • Backs 2026-27 budget funding to cut career and technical center waitlists and expand Grow PA.In office
  • Says the 2026-27 budget funds shovel-ready road and bridge projects.In office
  • Calls for legislation to regulate skill-game machines after the state Supreme Court ruling.In office
  • Calls on the Shapiro administration to withdraw proposed Health Department disease-control rules.In office
  • Co-authored a plan requiring PennDOT to check license holders' immigration status monthly with DHS.In office

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

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  1. Says the governor's 2026-27 budget plan spends too much and relies on unsustainable revenue.

    House Republican Leaders Respond to Shapiro Budget Proposal

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jesse Topper · Feb 3, 2026 · reptopper.com

    “the product unveiled today spends too much, grows government too much and relies too much on unsustainable sources of revenue”
  2. Calls for reducing the size and scope of state government.

    House Republican Leaders Respond to Shapiro Budget Proposal

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jesse Topper · Feb 3, 2026 · reptopper.com

    “We also must begin—right now—the hard work of reducing the size and scope of government”
  3. Backed House Bill 2224 to eliminate the gross receipts tax on utility bills.

    Putting Affordability First, House Republicans Position Largest Tax Cut in Pennsylvania History

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jesse Topper · Jun 22, 2026 · reptopper.com

    “Our tax cut proposal, included in House Bill 2224, will eliminate a significant tax paid by Pennsylvanians for using the utility services”
  4. Backs 2026-27 budget funding to cut career and technical center waitlists and expand Grow PA.

    FY 2026-27 State Budget Passes, Topper Says

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jesse Topper · Jul 12, 2026 · reptopper.com

    “combatting the ongoing issue of growing waitlists at career and technical centers, expanding the successful GROW PA program”
  5. Says the 2026-27 budget funds shovel-ready road and bridge projects.

    FY 2026-27 State Budget Passes, Topper Says

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jesse Topper · Jul 12, 2026 · reptopper.com

    “makes critical investments in our transportation infrastructure so we can move ahead shovel-ready road and bridge projects”
  6. Calls for legislation to regulate skill-game machines after the state Supreme Court ruling.

    Topper Comments on Skills Games Opinion

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jesse Topper · Jun 16, 2026 · reptopper.com

    “It is long past time we enact meaningful reform to strengthen the entire industry”
  7. Calls on the Shapiro administration to withdraw proposed Health Department disease-control rules.

    Topper Calls on Shapiro Administration to Withdraw Oppressive Lockdown-Era Regulations

    Public statement · Office of Rep. Jesse Topper · Aug 26, 2026 · reptopper.com

    “I call on the Shapiro administration to immediately withdraw these proposed regulations and work collaboratively with the legislature”
  8. Co-authored a plan requiring PennDOT to check license holders' immigration status monthly with DHS.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Requiring PennDOT to verify the immigration status of immigrants holding Pennsylvania driver's licenses and photo identification cards

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Nov 24, 2025 · palegis.us

    “requiring PennDOT to directly verify with DHS the legal immigration status of every non-citizen holding a driver's license”

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