Rich lives in Pocono Summit with his wife, Beverly, and their two dogs, Daisy Mae and Chase. When he’s not working or performing, he enjoys spending time outdoors and appreciating the natural beauty of the Pocono Mountains.

Get To Know Rich

Born March 16, 1956, in Newark, New Jersey, Rich began playing trumpet at age nine and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He built a distinguished career performing with legendary artists including Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra.

Rich Szabo is from Newark, New Jersey. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He lives in Pocono Summit with his wife, Beverly.

Rich is also a co-founder of Zaja Musical Products a manufacturer of musical accessories for brass instruments and has owned Buck Hill Firearms LLC for more than a decade. As a small business owner in a highly regulated industry, he understands firsthand the impact of taxes, regulation, and state policy on working families and entrepreneurs.

Beyond the stage, he mentored young musicians and led his own jazz orchestra, teaching discipline, preparation, and accountability. He believes those same values — showing up prepared, doing your homework, and respecting different perspectives — are exactly what’s missing in too much of today’s politics.

Rich is a co-founder of Zaja Musical Products, a manufacturer of musical accessories for brass instruments, and owns Buck Hill Firearms LLC. He previously performed with Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra, and led his own jazz orchestra.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

As a small business owner, I understand how hard it is to meet payroll, manage regulations, and keep the doors open. Government shouldn’t make that harder. I will fight for lower taxes, predictable regulations, and responsible spending so families can keep more of what they earn. A strong economy doesn’t come from growing government — it comes from empowering workers, entrepreneurs, and local businesses to succeed.

Friends of Rich Szabo

Advocates for lower taxes, predictable regulations, and responsible spending to support workers, entrepreneurs, and local businesses.

- Advocates for lower taxes, predictable regulations, and responsible spending to support workers, entrepreneurs, and local businesses.

Economy

As of October 16, 2026, Rich Szabo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Education isn’t political to me — it’s personal. I believe parents should have a real voice in what their children are being taught. Our schools should focus on strong academic fundamentals, practical life skills, and preparing students for whatever path they choose — college, the trades, the military, or the workforce.

Education isn’t political to me — it’s personal. I believe parents should have a real voice in what their children are being taught. Our schools should focus on strong academic fundamentals, practical life skills, and preparing students for whatever path they choose — college, the trades, the military, or the workforce. We need to support our teachers, expand career and technical education, and make sure funding actually reaches the classroom. Our kids deserve opportunity, not bureaucracy.

Believes parents should have a voice in instruction and schools should emphasize academics, life skills, and preparation for college, trades, military service, or work.

Calls for supporting teachers, expanding career and technical education, and directing education funding to classrooms.

- Believes parents should have a voice in instruction and schools should emphasize academics, life skills, and preparation for college, trades, military service, or work.
- Calls for supporting teachers, expanding career and technical education, and directing education funding to classrooms.

Education

District 115 is facing serious pressure from data centers, warehouse expansion, and large-scale solar projects. Rich believes growth should not be rushed, rubber-stamped, or forced into places where it creates long-term problems for residents. Major projects must be judged by their impact on roads, water, stormwater, noise, emergency services, utility demand, property owners, and taxpayers. Development should fit the community, not force the community to fit the development.

Rich believes growth should not be rushed, rubber-stamped, or forced into places where it creates long-term problems for residents. Major projects must be judged by their impact on roads, water, stormwater, noise, emergency services, utility demand, property owners, and taxpayers. Development should fit the community, not force the community to fit the development. Rich will fight for local control, stronger public notice, full impact reviews, and enforceable standards that put residents first.

I believe in responsible stewardship that protects clean water and preserves our environment for the next generation. We can conserve our natural resources while still respecting property rights and supporting local jobs. Environmental policy should be practical, balanced, and rooted in common sense — not mandates that hurt working families.

Believes major development projects should be evaluated for impacts on infrastructure, water, noise, services, utility demand, property owners, and taxpayers.

Plans to advocate for local control, public notice, impact reviews, and enforceable standards for major development projects.

Supports protecting clean water and conserving natural resources while respecting property rights and supporting local jobs.

- Believes major development projects should be evaluated for impacts on infrastructure, water, noise, services, utility demand, property owners, and taxpayers.
- Plans to advocate for local control, public notice, impact reviews, and enforceable standards for major development projects.
- Supports protecting clean water and conserving natural resources while respecting property rights and supporting local jobs.

Energy & the Environment

As State Representative, Rich will fight to lower taxes, restore accountability in our schools, protect constitutional rights, support law enforcement, and put Pennsylvania families and local communities first.

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