Joe Hamm
State representative · Cogan Station
The gist
- Voted against the 2026-27 state budget, saying it spends more than the state takes in and defers Medicaid payments.In office
- Calls for cutting costs by rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in human services programs.In office
- Opposed the Governor's 2026-27 budget plan, including legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana and skill games.In office
- Supports Educational Improvement Tax Credit school choice scholarships.In office
- Calls for a House vote on Fairness in Women's Sports bills, including House Bill 1849.In office
- Proposes charging juveniles accused of homicide by vehicle directly in adult court.In office
- Describes himself as a strong supporter of the Second Amendment; co-sponsors a bill to clarify firearm rights.In office
- Presses the Fish & Boat Commission to finish the Rose Valley Lake dam repair and restore the lake quickly.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Voted against the 2026-27 state budget, saying it spends more than the state takes in and defers Medicaid payments.
Hamm Votes 'No' on Late State BudgetPublic statement · Office of Rep. Joe Hamm · Jul 14, 2026 · repjoehamm.com
“The approved 2026-2027 budget spends billions more than the state will receive in revenue and defers Medicaid payments of over $1.3 Billion.”
Calls for cutting costs by rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in human services programs.
Hamm Votes 'No' on Late State BudgetPublic statement · Office of Rep. Joe Hamm · Jul 14, 2026 · repjoehamm.com
“focus on cutting costs like eliminating waste, fraud and abuse from our Human Services programs”
Opposed the Governor's 2026-27 budget plan, including legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana and skill games.
Rep. Hamm: Governor Shapiro Should Put Pennsylvanians First, Not HarrisburgPublic statement · Office of Rep. Joe Hamm · Feb 4, 2026 · repjoehamm.com
“This Tax and Spend proposal would legalize recreational marijuana and tax it, legalize skill games through statute and tax it”
Supports Educational Improvement Tax Credit school choice scholarships.
Hamm Votes 'No' on Late State BudgetPublic statement · Office of Rep. Joe Hamm · Jul 14, 2026 · repjoehamm.com
“Our work saved school choice scholarships for thousands of Pennsylvania students.”
Calls for a House vote on Fairness in Women's Sports bills, including House Bill 1849.
Dads Say Daughters Deserve BetterPublic statement · Office of Rep. Joe Hamm · Dec 16, 2025 · repjoehamm.com
“House Democrats refuse to vote on an issue that would protect the rights of women and girl athletes to compete on a level playing field”
Proposes charging juveniles accused of homicide by vehicle directly in adult court.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Homicide by Vehicle as a Direct File offense in Adult CourtGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Dec 10, 2025 · palegis.us
“add the offense of Homicide by Vehicle to Pennsylvania's direct file statute to ensure that juveniles charged with this serious offense are prosecuted as adults”
Describes himself as a strong supporter of the Second Amendment; co-sponsors a bill to clarify firearm rights.
Hamm to Host Gun Law SeminarsPublic statement · Office of Rep. Joe Hamm · Sep 2, 2026 · repjoehamm.com
“As a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, I know how important it is for our law-abiding gun owners”
Co-Sponsorship Memo: National Firearms ActGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Aug 20, 2026 · palegis.us
“intend to introduce legislation to clarify firearm rights for residents of this Commonwealth”
Presses the Fish & Boat Commission to finish the Rose Valley Lake dam repair and restore the lake quickly.
Rep. Hamm: PA Fish & Boat Commission Receives Permit to Proceed with Rose Valley Lake Dam ProjectPublic statement · Office of Rep. Joe Hamm · Aug 18, 2026 · repjoehamm.com
“I will continue to press the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission to complete this project in a timely manner”