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State Senator, 46th District

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on Pennsylvania laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.

Covers all of Washington and Greene counties, plus Frankfort Springs Borough and Hanover and Independence townships in Beaver County.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Jodi BorelloIndependent Party

    • Proposes a state tax break for first responders and frontline workers instead of corporate subsidies.

  • Camera BartolottaRepublican

    • Voted for the $50.8 billion 2026-27 state budget, which included no new taxes.In office
    • Voted for H.B. 1667 to eliminate the gross receipts tax on electric bills.In office

Public safety

  • Jodi BorelloIndependent Party

    No documented position found.

  • Camera BartolottaRepublican

    • Sponsored a bill extending line-of-duty death benefits to first responders who die by suicide due to PTSI.In office
    • Sponsored Senate-passed S.B. 1273 letting the Turnpike share tolling data with police during Amber Alerts.In office

Education

  • Jodi BorelloIndependent Party

    • Lists supporting public schools among her positions, along with raising the minimum wage and taxing large corporations.

  • Camera BartolottaRepublican

    • Voted for S.B. 1014 requiring public schools to bar student cellphone use during the school day.In office
    • Calls for tying additional state school funding to improvements in student achievement.In office
    • Supports S.B. 1293 requiring school and college sports teams to be designated by biological sex.In office

Economy & jobs

  • Jodi BorelloIndependent Party

    • Calls for raising baseline pay and cutting utility costs for workers in the district.
    • Calls for ending subsidies and tax breaks for large corporations and ensuring worker protections.
    • Supports family-sustaining jobs, strong local labor and affordable energy.

  • Camera BartolottaRepublican

    • Proposed legislation to accelerate state environmental permitting for data center projects.In office

Environment & parks

  • Jodi BorelloIndependent Party

    • Calls for a statewide moratorium on data center development.

  • Camera BartolottaRepublican

    • Supported S.B. 1068, which passed the Senate 33-17, to repeal Pennsylvania's participation in RGGI.In office

Health & human services

  • Jodi BorelloIndependent Party

    • Calls for expanding health care coverage.

  • Camera BartolottaRepublican

    • Calls for state support for in-home caregivers of people with physical disabilities.In office

Government & transparency

  • Jodi BorelloIndependent Party

    • Pledges to put constituents ahead of billionaires, data center developers and large corporations.

  • Camera BartolottaRepublican

    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; 7 issues covered in this race.