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State Representative, 95th 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.

The City of York, Spring Garden Township, and North York and West York boroughs.

Photo of Jasmine Rivera
Jasmine RiveraCampaign photo — Jasmine Rivera for PA

Jasmine Rivera

Republican

Auto mechanic; auto repair shop owner

The gist

  • Supports school choice, with state education money following students.
  • Proposes eliminating school property taxes.
  • Calls for drastically reducing the state's regulatory burden.
  • Supports criminal justice reform built on jobs, mentorship, job training and probation reform.
  • Supports allowing abortion up to three months, with later exceptions for the mother's life and unviable pregnancies.
  • Supports voter ID.
  • Proposes keeping the prior year's funding levels in place when the state budget is late.
  • Says municipalities must take charge of data centers to protect water and land.
More about Jasmine
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  1. Supports school choice, with state education money following students.

    Jasmine Rivera for Pa - On The Issues

    Campaign website · Jasmine Rivera for PA · Fight for School Choice and Parental Rights · jasmineriveraforpa.com

    “Education dollars should follow all Pennsylvania students to the school of their choice.”
  2. Proposes eliminating school property taxes.

    Jasmine Rivera for Pa - On The Issues

    Campaign website · Jasmine Rivera for PA · Eliminate School Property Taxes · jasmineriveraforpa.com

    “To put taxpayers first, Jasmine will work to eliminate school property taxes.”
  3. Calls for drastically reducing the state's regulatory burden.

    Jasmine Rivera for Pa - On The Issues

    Campaign website · Jasmine Rivera for PA · Support Small Business Growth · jasmineriveraforpa.com

    “An easy first step is to drastically reduce our regulatory burden.”
  4. Supports criminal justice reform built on jobs, mentorship, job training and probation reform.

    Jasmine Rivera for Pa - On The Issues

    Campaign website · Jasmine Rivera for PA · Promote Sensible Criminal Justice Reform · jasmineriveraforpa.com

    “She supports pragmatic criminal justice reform that addresses the revolving door of crime by promoting jobs, mentorships and job training, probation reform and personal accountability.”
  5. Supports allowing abortion up to three months, with later exceptions for the mother's life and unviable pregnancies.

    Jasmine Rivera for Pa - On The Issues

    Campaign website · Jasmine Rivera for PA · Offer Choice with a Conscience · jasmineriveraforpa.com

    “abortion should be allowed up to three months with exceptions beyond that only to protect the life of the mother and to address unviable pregnancies”
  6. Supports voter ID.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 95 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Voter ID is necessary to protect everyone”
  7. Proposes keeping the prior year's funding levels in place when the state budget is late.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 95 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “then it must distribute last years same dollar amount until a decision implementing new programs and cost have been decided on”
  8. Says municipalities must take charge of data centers to protect water and land.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 95 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “municipalities must take charge of their community. They must protect our water and land.”
Photo of Carol Hill-Evans
Carol Hill-EvansOfficial portrait — Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Carol Hill-Evans

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; retired human resources professional · York

The gist

  • Pledges to vote for a budget that makes education funding fairer.
  • Calls for keeping landlords from pricing tenants into homelessness and for helping seniors stay in their homes.
  • Supports raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage.
  • Supports voting by mail with more ballot drop boxes.
  • Supports state data center rules that do not override municipalities' authority.
  • Sponsored HB 2117 to let schools keep asthma rescue medication for students in respiratory distress.In office
  • Sponsored a bill letting imprisoned veterans with PTSD or TBI seek post-conviction review.In office
  • Proposes letting domestic violence victims leave shared phone plans without fees.In office
  • Sponsored HB 455 for job-training and GED grants for disconnected young people ages 16–24.In office

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

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  1. Pledges to vote for a budget that makes education funding fairer.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 95 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “will vote for a budget that makes education funding fairer across the commonwealth”
  2. Calls for keeping landlords from pricing tenants into homelessness and for helping seniors stay in their homes.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 95 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “assure landlords are not pricing tenants into homelessness; continue to help our seniors stay in their homes”
  3. Supports raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 95 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Minimum wage increase - we can no longer afford to ask people to work for $7.25”
  4. Supports voting by mail with more ballot drop boxes.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 95 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “allows voting by mail with increased ballot box availability”
  5. Supports state data center rules that do not override municipalities' authority.

    Pennsylvania State Representative District 95 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “it's completely possible for state regulations to be in place without usurping the authority of municipalities”
  6. Sponsored HB 2117 to let schools keep asthma rescue medication for students in respiratory distress.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Ensuring Lifesaving Asthma Medication is Available for Students

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Nov 17, 2025 · palegis.us

    “authorize Pennsylvania schools to maintain a supply of short-acting asthma medications, such as albuterol or a nebulizer”
  7. Sponsored a bill letting imprisoned veterans with PTSD or TBI seek post-conviction review.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Post-Conviction Review for Veterans with PTSD or TBI

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Dec 30, 2024 · palegis.us

    “allow incarcerated veterans diagnosed after imprisonment to apply to the court for post-conviction relief”
  8. Proposes letting domestic violence victims leave shared phone plans without fees.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Cancellation of Shared Telephone Contract for Victims of Domestic Violence

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 16, 2025 · palegis.us

    “require telecommunications service providers to waive fees associated with removing an abuser from a shared plan”
  9. Sponsored HB 455 for job-training and GED grants for disconnected young people ages 16–24.

    Co-Sponsorship Memo: Building a Better Future Grant Program

    Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 16, 2025 · palegis.us

    “award grants to organizations that offer education and workforce training to young Pennsylvanians (ages 16–24)”

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