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As of October 3, 2024, Cheryl Bonavita-Cressman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As of September 30, 2024, Cheryl Bonavita-Cressman’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports abortion only in cases of rape, incest, and protecting the life of the mother.

- Supports abortion only in cases of rape, incest, and protecting the life of the mother.

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Steven attended North Penn High School. He lives with his wife Rachel.

Steven is a former local beverage wholesaler.

Steven R. Malagari is a state representative in State Assembly District 53. He was first elected in 2018 and is in his 3rd term. He previously served on Lansdale’s Borough Council from 2011 to 2018. 

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Supports expanding property tax rebates for seniors.

Wants to reduce dependence on property taxes.

Supports investing in public transportation to help people get to work.

Supports investing in public transportation. 

As of September 30, 2024, Steven R Malagari’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports access to abortion and plans to oppose efforts to ban abortion in Pennsylvania.

Supports in vitro fertilization (IVF) and opposes legislation banning the procedure.

Supports access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Supports access to women's health clinics like Planned Parenthood to provide essential services beyond abortion, including care for miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.

Advocates for supporting women's health clinics like Planned Parenthood in providing essential services beyond abortion, including care for miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.

Supports lowering prescription drug costs and setting price limits on life-sustaining medications.

As a state representative, Malagari co-sponsored a bipartisan bill to reduce health care premiums by placing federal health care exchanges in the Commonwealth.

As a state representative, co-sponsored legislation to reduce health care premiums by placing federal health care exchanges in the hands of the state.

Supports expanding coverage for pre-existing conditions.

- Supports abortion access. 
- Supports access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).
- Advocates for supporting women's health clinics like Planned Parenthood in providing essential services beyond abortion, including care for miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.
- Supports lowering prescription drug costs and setting price limits on life-sustaining medications.
- As a state representative, co-sponsored legislation to reduce health care premiums by placing federal health care exchanges in the hands of the state.
- Supports expanding coverage for pre-existing conditions.

Supports increased funding for special education.

Supports increasing special education funding.

As a state representative, co-sponsored legislation to raise the minimum teacher salary.

Supports allocating $750 million towards basic education funding, which would decrease the amount of taxes local school boards would need to raise.

Supports expanding technical and trade school options for high school students and post-high school apprenticeship programs.

Co-sponsored the Pennsylvania GI Bill allowing families of National Guard members to attend college at reduced or no cost.

Co-sponsored legislation allowing families of National Guard members to attend college at reduced or no cost.

- Supports increasing special education funding.
- As a state representative, co-sponsored legislation to raise the minimum teacher salary.
- Supports allocating $750 million towards basic education funding, which would decrease the amount of taxes local school boards would need to raise.
- Supports expanding technical and trade school options for high school students and post-high school apprenticeship programs.
- Co-sponsored legislation allowing families of National Guard members to attend college at reduced or no cost.

Supports strengthening police departments as community-based forces.

Supports strengthening community-based police forces.

Supports allocating $50 million for gun violence investigation and prosecution and $75 million for violence intervention and prevention.

Supports increasing funding for law enforcement.

- Supports strengthening community-based police forces.
- Supports allocating $50 million for gun violence investigation and prosecution and $75 million for violence intervention and prevention.
- Supports gun control.
- Supports increasing funding for law enforcement.

Supports same-day voter registration, early voting, and absentee ballots.

Supports allowing curbside voting for people with disabilities.

Supports having an independent commission re-draw Congressional and legislative districts.

- Supports same-day voter registration, early voting, and absentee ballots.
- Supports allowing curbside voting for people with disabilities.
- Supports having an independent commission re-draw Congressional and legislative districts.

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- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws, including introducing tax bills. 
- State representatives and their staff respond to constituent concerns and questions through emails, phone calls, and website announcements. 
- State representatives oversee the executive branch and can vote to overrule a veto by the Governor.  
- They are elected to two-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase

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Pennsylvania State Representative, District 53

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