Nancy is married to her husband Steve, with whom she has a son.

Nancy previously served in the Army as an analyst and German translator. 

Nancy Guenst is a state representative for District 152. She was elected in 2020 and is serving her second term. She previously served 2 terms on the Hatboro Borough Council, and was elected as Mayor of Hatboro in 2017. 

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As mayor, passed a Responsible Contractor Ordinance requiring union labor for projects over $250,000.

- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- As mayor, passed a Responsible Contractor Ordinance requiring union labor for projects over $250,000.

Economy

Supports regulating the private healthcare market to ensure universal health insurance access in Pennsylvania, advocating for Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance options, and plans to cap co-pays and oversee medication costs.

Supports regulating the private healthcare market to ensure health insurance access and plans to cap co-pays and oversee medication costs.

Supports regulating private insurance to remove lifetime limits, mandate coverage of essential benefits, and prevent denial due to pre-existing conditions.

Supports regulating private insurance to remove lifetime and annual limits on health benefits, mandate coverage of essential benefits, and prevent denial due to pre-existing conditions.

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports regulating the private healthcare market to ensure health insurance access and plans to cap co-pays and oversee medication costs.
- Supports regulating private insurance to remove lifetime and annual limits on health benefits, mandate coverage of essential benefits, and prevent denial due to pre-existing conditions.

Healthcare

Supports reforms such as overseeing charter schools, aligning state school funding with district enrollment, and decoupling district funding from local property tax revenue.

Supports reforms such as oversight of charter schools, adjusting state contributions to public schools based on district enrollment, and eliminating dependency of district funding on local school districts' ability to raise property taxes.

Supports adjusting state contributions to public schools based on district enrollment and ensuring that district funding is not dependent on local school districts' property taxes. 

- Advocates for charter school oversight. 
- Supports adjusting state contributions to public schools based on district enrollment and ensuring that district funding is not dependent on local school districts' property taxes. 

Education

Supports investing in clean cars and transit systems.

Believes in providing tools for all people, including construction workers and marginalized communities, to adapt to climate change.

Believes in providing tools for everyone to adapt to climate change.

Supports investing in energy efficiency and job creation in the renewable energy sector.

Supports investing in job creation in the renewable energy sector.

Supports reducing the carbon footprint, increasing research into renewable energy, and finding sustainable ways to live.

Supports increasing research into renewable energy.

- Supports investing in clean cars and transit systems.
- Believes in providing tools for everyone to adapt to climate change.
- Supports investing in job creation in the renewable energy sector.
- Supports increasing research into renewable energy.

Energy & the Environment

Supports "common sense" gun reform, including strengthening background checks, banning assault-style weapons, and closing 3D-printed firearm loopholes.

Public Safety

Supports eliminating voting restrictions for individuals with felony convictions.

Supports redistricting Pennsylvania to ensure fair representation and overturns Citizens United for equitable elections.

Supports redistricting Pennsylvania to ensure fair representation and preventing money from influencing elections.

- Supports eliminating voting restrictions for individuals with felony convictions.
- Supports redistricting Pennsylvania to ensure fair representation and preventing money from influencing elections.

Voting & Elections

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Nancy Guenst

Nancy is married to her husband Steve and they have 1 son.

Nancy Guenst currently serves as the State Representative for State Assembly District 152. She was first elected in 2020 and is in her 2nd term. She previously served 2 terms on the Hatboro Borough Council and was elected as Mayor of Hatboro in 2017. 

Believes extreme weather events are becoming more common.

Believes in working for legislation and oversight based on "facts and science, not politics."

Supports universal paid sick leave, calling it a "human right" that protects low-income essential workers.

Believes in urgent economic reforms to address current global challenges.

Supports paid sick leave, citing a Connecticut survey showing minimal employer cost increases and minor administrative burdens.

Supports increasing building efficiency standards.

Believes in ensuring a healthy world by listening to science.

Supports paid sick leave, saying it "eases pressure on emergency rooms, improves preventative care, and leads to higher morale, reduced turnover, and higher productivity."

Believes early screening and intervention are crucial for helping individuals acquire necessary skills and education.

Believes Americans face exorbitant drug prices, with costs rising faster than inflation and a third of the population skipping prescriptions due to high costs.

Believes supporting individuals with autism and their families is a priority.

Believes people should control their health decisions.

Supports education and literacy, and recommends "Harlem Summer" by Walter Dean Myers.

Supports early screening for children, especially those from underserved backgrounds.

Provides resources for parents to help their children understand COVID-19.

Supports encouraging reading through book suggestions.

Believes charter schools should have public oversight and accountability to ensure appropriate spending and high educational standards for children.

Supports controlling short-lived climate pollutants.

Supports increasing targets for requiring renewable energy.

Supports advocating for reparations for the Black community.

Believes in the need to establish a safe environment for current and future generations.

Believes that in addition to addressing social and political turmoil, we must also focus on the "current turmoil happening in the environment."

Plans to hold monthly workshops to help veterans and their families navigate the system of applying for available benefits.

Believes in examining past policies to understand their impact and create better solutions for the future.

Believes the U.S. has a high rate of imprisonment, with about 700 people incarcerated per 100,000 population.

Believes it is "long past time" to address public safety issues.

Believes the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, highlighting the need for criminal justice reform.

Supports voting rights and fair election practices.

Supports voting rights and fair elections.

Believes the first engagement with local youth should not be when asking for their service or vote.

Believes ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) is not truly bipartisan, noting that "most of its legislators are Republicans."

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring fair elections, and opposes political interference in the electoral process.

Believes in adapting campaign strategies to ensure public safety during a pandemic, and supports measures that protect voting rights and election integrity.

- Supports adjusting state contributions to public schools based on district enrollment and ensuring that district funding is not dependent on local school districts' property taxes. 

- Supports investing in clean cars and transit systems.
- Believes in providing tools for everyone to adapt to climate change.
- Supports increasing research into renewable energy.

As of October 1, 2024, Nancy Guenst’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Nancy Guenst is currently serving as a State Representative. She previously served as the Mayor of Hatboro and was a two-term Council Person. She is also an Army veteran, having served as a communications analyst and German linguist.

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