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State Representative, 99th District

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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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Ethan GabrickDemocratic

    • Supports stopping lawmakers' pay during budget impasses and moving to a two-year budget cycle.

  • Dave ZimmermanRepublican

    • Names rising property taxes and energy and food costs as the district's top concerns.
    • Proposes keeping lawmakers in session past the deadline until a budget passes, and requiring balanced budgets.

Public safety

  • Ethan GabrickDemocratic

    • Supports banning Flock cameras and similar automated license plate reader systems.

  • Dave ZimmermanRepublican

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Ethan GabrickDemocratic

    • Supports expanding universal pre-K and providing free school lunches to all students.

  • Dave ZimmermanRepublican

    • Supports school choice and parental rights along with fair funding for public schools.

Housing

  • Ethan GabrickDemocratic

    • Supports capping rent increases for apartments and lot rent for manufactured homes, and expanding PHARE.

  • Dave ZimmermanRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Ethan GabrickDemocratic

    • Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.

  • Dave ZimmermanRepublican

    • Calls for rolling back regulations on businesses, farmers and property owners, removing two for every new one.

Environment & parks

  • Ethan GabrickDemocratic

    • Proposes an indefinite statewide moratorium on data centers using more than 20 megawatts.

  • Dave ZimmermanRepublican

    • Supports a state law on data centers' energy and water use to assist municipalities.

Health & human services

  • Ethan GabrickDemocratic

    • Proposes a single-payer health care system for Pennsylvania, with a rural hospital fund during the transition.

  • Dave ZimmermanRepublican

    • Supports medical freedom for patients and doctors and pro-life principles.

Government & transparency

Courts & justice

  • Ethan GabrickDemocratic

    • Supports barring state and local police from 287(g) agreements and from using state funds on immigration enforcement.

  • Dave ZimmermanRepublican

    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.