2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Donahue graduated from Bishop Hannan High School and Temple University.

Biography | Rep. Kyle T. Donahue

He and his wife Mary Kate have two daughters, Maggie and Clare. They round out their family with their goldendoodle Beau.

Donahue is a member of the St. Patrick’s Parade Association of Lackawanna County and Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Lackawanna County.

Kyle T. Donahue graduated from Bishop Hannan High School and Temple University. He and his wife, Mary Kate, have two daughters. He is a member of the St. Patrick’s Parade Association of Lackawanna County and Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Lackawanna County.

Rep. Kyle T. Donahue - Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus

Professional Experience
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, State Representative - District 113 (2022 - Present)
Political Consultant (2011 - Present)
Scranton City, Councilmember

Kyle T. Donahue - BallotReady

Kyle currently works as a political consultant.

Kyle T. Donahue knows the people of Lackawanna County well, having been president of Scranton City Council before being elected state representative for the 113th Legislative District in November 2022.

HARRISBURG, Jan. 3 – Building on his previous years of public service, state Rep. Kyle T. Donahue today was sworn in to begin his first term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Donahue sworn in to begin first term | PA House Democratic Caucus

Kyle was elected state representative for the 113th Legislative District in November 2022 and began his first term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing residents of your district, and how would you address them?
The most pressing issue facing 113th District is affordability; whether a paycheck covers rent/mortgage, childcare or groceries. We need a comprehensive plan that lowers costs and raises paychecks: a phased path to $15/hour, expanded career education and workforce training. Make housing affordable through targeted production, rental assistance/property tax relief, and preservation of affordable units. Reduce family costs by expanding childcare and access to quality Pre‑K/K–12. Cut utility bills via energy efficiency, clean energy, and water/infrastructure upgrades; oppose monopoly rate hikes and prevent data center cost shifts to ratepayers. We need targeted investments that make life affordable now while building long-term opportunity.

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Donahue also is a strong proponent of raising the minimum wage, protecting the Prevailing Wage Act and supporting small businesses.

What are your thoughts on the state budget process? What changes, if any, would you support so that the budget is enacted in a timely manner?
The state budget is our most consequential duty; it reflects priorities and shapes the future. Timely budgets ensure continuity for schools, public safety, health care, infrastructure, and provide certainty for municipalities, employers, and families. Passing a budget requires compromise, clear deadlines, and sustained negotiation—challenges amplified in a split legislature. From my experience, delays often stem from a lack of urgency and good‑faith negotiation by Senate Republican leadership, which erodes trust and risks services. We must start negotiations earlier, commit to transparent timelines, realistic compromises, and regular substantive talks so government delivers results on time.

Proposes a phased path to a $15 hourly minimum wage and expanded career education and workforce training.

Proposes targeted housing production, rental assistance, property-tax relief, and preservation of affordable housing units.

Calls for earlier state-budget negotiations, transparent timelines, realistic compromises, and regular substantive talks to enact budgets on time.

- Proposes a phased path to a $15 hourly minimum wage and expanded career education and workforce training.
- Proposes targeted housing production, rental assistance, property-tax relief, and preservation of affordable housing units.
- Calls for earlier state-budget negotiations, transparent timelines, realistic compromises, and regular substantive talks to enact budgets on time.

Economy

He believes that every Pennsylvanian deserves affordable, accessible and quality health care. He will always stand up against insurance special interests that care more about profits than providing quality care. He will fight to guarantee that all women have the right to make health care decisions for themselves.

Believes every Pennsylvanian deserves affordable, accessible, quality health care.

Supports women making their own health care decisions.

- Believes every Pennsylvanian deserves affordable, accessible, quality health care.
- Supports women making their own health care decisions.

Healthcare

As a state representative, his priority is fair education funding for all school districts. He believes the state must provide teachers and children with the resources they require while providing property tax relief to senior citizens. He strongly supports universal Pre-K and an expansion of early childhood education.

Prioritizes fair education funding for all school districts and resources for teachers and students.

Supports universal pre-kindergarten, expanded early-childhood education, childcare, and access to quality education from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

- Prioritizes fair education funding for all school districts and resources for teachers and students.
- Supports universal pre-kindergarten, expanded early-childhood education, childcare, and access to quality education from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Education

Should the state legislature enact laws concerning the impacts on water, energy, or land use from the development and operation of data centers? Would state regulation of data center development and operation interfere with the authority of municipalities to establish ordinances under the MPC (Municipal Planning Code)?
I support strict energy and water rules. I co‑sponsored HB 1834 to give the PUC oversight to prevent cost‑shifting to ratepayers, require 25% renewable power for data centers, and fund LIHEAP and a local Energy Independence Account. I backed HB 2150, the Data Center Energy & Water Reporting Act, requiring annual DEP reporting on energy, water, waste heat, demand projections, and efficiency, with civil penalties for noncompliance. Local zoning ordinances are the best protection residents have so I introduced HB 2151 directing the Local Government Commission to produce an optional model zoning ordinance to give municipalities the proper tools to manage size, setbacks, noise, screening, water/energy use, emergency planning, and aesthetics.

Supports energy efficiency, clean energy, and water and infrastructure upgrades; opposes monopoly rate hikes and data-center costs shifted to ratepayers.

Co-sponsored House Bill 1834 to regulate data-center utility costs, require 25% renewable power, and fund energy-assistance programs.

Backed House Bill 2150, requiring annual data-center reporting on energy, water, waste heat, projected demand, and efficiency, with civil penalties for noncompliance.

Introduced House Bill 2151 to create an optional model local zoning ordinance for data-center development.

- Supports energy efficiency, clean energy, and water and infrastructure upgrades; opposes monopoly rate hikes and data-center costs shifted to ratepayers.
- Co-sponsored House Bill 1834 to regulate data-center utility costs, require 25% renewable power, and fund energy-assistance programs.
- Backed House Bill 2150, requiring annual data-center reporting on energy, water, waste heat, projected demand, and efficiency, with civil penalties for noncompliance.
- Introduced House Bill 2151 to create an optional model local zoning ordinance for data-center development.

Energy & the Environment

As of October 16, 2026, Kyle T Donahue did not have a website or any information online.

Public Safety

What changes, if any, would you support to enable better access, ensure security, and support the processes of our elections?
Guided by the principle that voting is a sacred right, we must make it easier, more secure, and more trustworthy. Expand access with convenient drop boxes, a 14‑day early voting site per county (more where needed), stronger vote‑by‑mail rules (eliminate needless envelope deadlines, allow in‑person cures). Protect integrity with 24/7 drop‑box monitoring, criminal penalties for interference, chain‑of‑custody rules, bipartisan post‑election audits, and pre‑election logic & accuracy tests. Require clear fraud standards, interstate voter‑roll cooperation with safe removal procedures, and statewide electronic pollbooks with uniform standards for all 67 counties.

He will work to protect the integrity of elections, enact comprehensive campaign finance reform, end political gerrymandering and expand ballot access for all Pennsylvanians.

Supports expanded voting access through drop boxes, early voting, and changes to vote-by-mail deadlines and ballot-curing procedures.

Supports drop-box monitoring, penalties for election interference, chain-of-custody rules, bipartisan audits, and pre-election testing.

Supports clear fraud standards, interstate voter-roll cooperation with safeguards, and statewide electronic pollbooks with uniform county standards.

Plans to protect election integrity, enact campaign-finance reform, end political gerrymandering, and expand ballot access.

- Supports expanded voting access through drop boxes, early voting, and changes to vote-by-mail deadlines and ballot-curing procedures.
- Supports drop-box monitoring, penalties for election interference, chain-of-custody rules, bipartisan audits, and pre-election testing.
- Supports clear fraud standards, interstate voter-roll cooperation with safeguards, and statewide electronic pollbooks with uniform county standards.
- Plans to protect election integrity, enact campaign-finance reform, end political gerrymandering, and expand ballot access.

Voting & Elections

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Lucas O'Brien is a Republican candidate running for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 113. A resident of Moscow in Lackawanna County, he declared his candidacy for the Republican primary election scheduled for May 19, 2026. O'Brien is seeking to unseat incumbent Democratic Representative Kyle Donahue, who currently holds the legislative seat. The general election for the office will take place on November 3, 2026.

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Lucas O'Brien lives in Moscow in Lackawanna County.

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