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State Representative, 9th District

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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.

Lawrence County only: the City of New Castle; Hickory, Mahoning, Neshannock, North Beaver, Pulaski, Shenango, Taylor, Union and Wilmington townships; and Bessemer, New Wilmington and S.N.P.J. boroughs.

Taxes & budget

  • Shay MiccoDemocratic

    • Supports cutting the state gas tax.
  • Marla Gallo BrownRepublican

    • Proposed six-month sales tax holidays on prom purchases and on home gardening and lawn supplies.In office
    • Proposes requiring school districts to roll back bond-related property tax increases once the debt is repaid.In office

Public safety

  • Shay MiccoDemocratic

    • Calls Flock surveillance cameras, marketed to help police investigations, an invasion of privacy.
  • Marla Gallo BrownRepublican

    • Proposes requiring new driver's license applicants to pass an English proficiency exam.In office

Education

  • Shay MiccoDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Marla Gallo BrownRepublican

    • Proposes requiring shop class for students in grades six through 12.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Shay MiccoDemocratic

    • Wants more trade jobs in the district so students have options to stay after graduating.
  • Marla Gallo BrownRepublican

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Shay MiccoDemocratic

    • Supports more state and federal rules on data centers to protect residents' quality of life and privacy.
  • Marla Gallo BrownRepublican

    • Sponsored HB 2588 to bar data centers from prime farmland in active agricultural use.In office
    • Says data centers should pay their fair share and local communities should have a say in where they go.In office

Health & human services

  • Shay MiccoDemocratic

    • Supports a Medicare-for-all system and says healthcare needs new policies.
  • Marla Gallo BrownRepublican

    • Says she will not vote for a budget that legalizes recreational marijuana.In office
    • Sponsored HB 1962 directing state agencies to end all public funding for abortion.In office

Government & transparency

  • Shay MiccoDemocratic

    • Plans to hold town halls and says elected officials should be accountable for unethical or illegal conduct.
  • Marla Gallo BrownRepublican

    No documented position found.

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