State

State Representative, 99th District

Vote for: 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.

Lancaster County part: Adamstown, Denver and Terre Hill boroughs; Brecknock, Caernarvon, East Cocalico, East Earl and West Cocalico townships; and the Cambridge district of Salisbury Township. Berks County part: Brecknock Township, Mohnton Borough, parts of Cumru and Spring townships, and the Berks County portion of Adamstown Borough.

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Ethan Gabrick

Democratic

Paraeducator · Cumru Township (Berks County)

The gist

Proposes a single-payer health care system for Pennsylvania, with a rural hospital fund during the transition.
Supports capping rent increases for apartments and lot rent for manufactured homes, and expanding PHARE.
Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
Supports expanding universal pre-K and providing free school lunches to all students.
Proposes an indefinite statewide moratorium on data centers using more than 20 megawatts.
Supports banning Flock cameras and similar automated license plate reader systems.
Supports barring state and local police from 287(g) agreements and from using state funds on immigration enforcement.
Supports stopping lawmakers' pay during budget impasses and moving to a two-year budget cycle.

More about Ethan

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Proposes a single-payer health care system for Pennsylvania, with a rural hospital fund during the transition.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues … Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Create a single-payer system for the entire state of PA. … Create a rural hospital fund during transition period.”
Supports capping rent increases for apartments and lot rent for manufactured homes, and expanding PHARE.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues … Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Support caps on lot rent increases for manufactured homes. … Further Fund and expand eligibility for PHARE.”
Ethan Gabrick Election Effort
Campaign website · Ethan Gabrick Election Effort · Affordable HOUSING · ethan4pa.com
“Cap rent increases for apartments (tie caps to CPI-U +3%)”
Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Increase minimum wage to at least $15.00/hour.”
Cumru Township Democrat running to represent 99th District
News coverage · Reading Eagle (via Yahoo News) · Apr 7, 2026 · yahoo.com
“he would support raising the minimum wage to $15”
Supports expanding universal pre-K and providing free school lunches to all students.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues … Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Expand eligibility for Universal Pre-K. Increase per-child funding/staffing. … Provide universal school lunches to all PA students.”
Proposes an indefinite statewide moratorium on data centers using more than 20 megawatts.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Create an indefinite statewide moratorium on data centers harnessing more than 20 megawatts of power in PA.”
Supports banning Flock cameras and similar automated license plate reader systems.
Ethan Gabrick Election Effort
Campaign website · Ethan Gabrick Election Effort · Preventing MASS SURVEILLANCE via FLOCK CAMERAS · ethan4pa.com
“Prohibit use of Flock cameras and similar ALPR systems in PA.”
Supports barring state and local police from 287(g) agreements and from using state funds on immigration enforcement.
Ethan Gabrick Election Effort
Campaign website · Ethan Gabrick Election Effort · PROTECT PA from ICE's Overreach … PROTECT PA from ICE's Overreach · ethan4pa.com
“Prohibit participation in 287(g) agreements … Prohibit state and local law enforcement from using state funds to enforce federal immigration laws”
Supports stopping lawmakers' pay during budget impasses and moving to a two-year budget cycle.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · State budget process … State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org
“A stoppage of lawmaker's pay during an impasse … Switching to a 2-year budget cycle”

Dave Zimmerman

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative · East Earl Township

The gist

Names rising property taxes and energy and food costs as the district's top concerns.
Calls for rolling back regulations on businesses, farmers and property owners, removing two for every new one.
Sponsored a constitutional amendment to require voter ID.
Proposes keeping lawmakers in session past the deadline until a budget passes, and requiring balanced budgets.
Supports a state law on data centers' energy and water use to assist municipalities.
Supports school choice and parental rights along with fair funding for public schools.
Supports medical freedom for patients and doctors and pro-life principles.

More about Dave

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Names rising property taxes and energy and food costs as the district's top concerns.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Ever Increasing property taxes, high cost of energy and food.”
Calls for rolling back regulations on businesses, farmers and property owners, removing two for every new one.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Overreaching regulations have especially stiffled the business owners, the farmers and property owners in the 99th district.”
Issues | Representative Dave Zimmerman
Campaign website · Friends of Dave Zimmerman · 6. Statewide Deregulation · davezimmerman.us
“remove two regulations for every new one”
Sponsored a constitutional amendment to require voter ID.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Voter Id would help restore trust in the system.”
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Constitutional Amendment: Providing for Voter Identification (Prior HB 554, 2023-2024)
Government record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jan 17, 2025 · Introduced as HB 1193 · palegis.us
“I plan to re-introduce legislation amending the Pennsylvania Constitution to require voters to provide valid identification in order to vote in an election.”
Proposes keeping lawmakers in session past the deadline until a budget passes, and requiring balanced budgets.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · State budget process … State budget process · onyourballot.vote411.org
“The House and Senate stay in session after the deadline until a budget is passed. … Require the legislature pass a balanced budget with no structural deficit each year going forward.”
Supports a state law on data centers' energy and water use to assist municipalities.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 99 - VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“the State legislature needs to pass some overarching law to address energy and water use in assisting our municipalities”
Supports school choice and parental rights along with fair funding for public schools.
Issues | Representative Dave Zimmerman
Campaign website · Friends of Dave Zimmerman · 2. School Choice · davezimmerman.us
“Support all school options, a thriving public school system, fair funding that prioritizes students, age-appropriate curriculum, and child-friendly libraries.”
Supports medical freedom for patients and doctors and pro-life principles.
Issues | Representative Dave Zimmerman
Campaign website · Friends of Dave Zimmerman · 1. Family Values · davezimmerman.us
“defend medical freedom for patients and doctors, uphold pro-life principles”

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