JESSICA MCCLAY · 30+ YEARS IN THE NORTH END
A LIFE OF SERVICE
BORN HERE. RAISED HERE. Serving here.

Jessica McClay was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre. She graduated from James M. Coughlin High School and Bloomsburg University. She and her husband Robb have raised their three children in the North End for more than 30 years. She is now a proud grandmother.

Jessica McClay for PA

Jessica McClay was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre. She graduated from James M. Coughlin High School and Bloomsburg University. She and her husband, Robb, raised their three children in Wilkes-Barre's North End and she is a grandmother.

Already, two major-party candidates have emerged:

Jessica McClay
Jessica McClay, a Democratic candidate for the state 121st House District seat in the May 19 primary election.

Wilkes-Barre City Council Chairperson Jessica McClay, 41, a Democrat and a worker’s compensation claims adjuster for Sedgwick, a worldwide company. McClay, a lifelong city resident, is in her first council term, but served for more than a decade on city civil service, planning and traffic boards.

With Pashinski retiring, Republicans, Democrats gear up for stiff 121st House District battle in Luzerne County

Jessica currently works as a workers' compensation claims adjuster for Sedgwick.

With Pashinski retiring, Republicans, Democrats gear up for ... - WVIA

In 2024, voters elected Jessica to Wilkes-Barre City Council. In 2026, her colleagues elected her Chairwoman. She's worked with the Mayor and city administration to bring in grant funding instead of raising taxes — securing gear-washing equipment to protect firefighters from carcinogens and modernizing the Police Department's fleet with ten new vehicles. To save taxpayer money, Jessica declined to participate in the City Employee Pension Program.

Wilkes-Barre City Council Chairperson Jessica McClay, 41, a Democrat and a worker’s compensation claims adjuster for Sedgwick, a worldwide company. McClay, a lifelong city resident, is in her first council term, but served for more than a decade on city civil service, planning and traffic boards.

Jessica was elected to Wilkes-Barre City Council in 2024 and is serving her first term.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

AFFORDABILITY

Bring down energy, housing, and grocery costs for working families across the 121st.

Prevent energy price hikes by building new renewable energy projects and infrastructure to increase the supply of energy while lowering prices.
Address the housing shortage by investing money into new housing development and creating state policy to help current and future homeowners.
Reduce grocery prices by passing laws that make marketplaces more competitive.

CREATE JOBS & INCREASE REVENUE

Raise wages, support small business, defend unions, and unlock new revenue streams for PA.

Raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour to make sure our talented workers stay in Pennsylvania.
Support small businesses with funding opportunities and bring in new businesses with high-paying jobs for the district.
Support our unions that protect our workers and their benefits.
Create new jobs and revenue through methods like taxing skill games and legalizing marijuana.

Proposes investing in new housing development and state policies that help current and future homeowners.

Proposes laws intended to make marketplaces more competitive to reduce grocery prices.

Supports raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour.

Supports funding opportunities for small businesses and attracting businesses that create high-paying jobs in the district.

Supports unions and their role in protecting workers and benefits.

Supports taxing skill games and legalizing marijuana to create jobs and state revenue.

- Proposes investing in new housing development and state policies that help current and future homeowners.
- Proposes laws intended to make marketplaces more competitive to reduce grocery prices.
- Supports raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour.
- Supports funding opportunities for small businesses and attracting businesses that create high-paying jobs in the district.
- Supports unions and their role in protecting workers and benefits.
- Supports taxing skill games and legalizing marijuana to create jobs and state revenue.

Economy

AFFORDABLE & ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE

Expand access, protect healthcare workers, and stand up to monopolists driving prices through the roof.

Expand critical healthcare access to those who need it by mandating that insurance companies cover preventative healthcare procedures and extending Medicaid benefits.
Protect our front-line healthcare workers by establishing workplace protections for staff who are victims of violence on the job.
Stand up to bad actors who try to monopolize the healthcare system and price out Pennsylvanians.

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Protect a woman's right to choose — and write that right into Pennsylvania's Constitution.

Support a woman's right to choose and protect that right from attacks.
Pass a State Constitutional Amendment to protect reproductive rights and access to abortion.

Proposes requiring insurance coverage for preventive care and extending Medicaid benefits.

Proposes workplace protections for healthcare staff who experience workplace violence.

Proposes a state constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights and abortion access.

- Proposes requiring insurance coverage for preventive care and extending Medicaid benefits.
- Proposes workplace protections for healthcare staff who experience workplace violence.
- Proposes a state constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights and abortion access.

Healthcare

INVEST IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Fully fund schools to constitutional levels, raise teacher pay, shrink classes, and build the trades pipeline.

Fully fund our public schools to their constitutionally mandated levels.
Secure grants from the state for public schools to pay teachers higher wages and to fund music and art programs.
Fight to hire more teachers and reduce classroom sizes.
Create educational job training programs for the trades and VOTECH.
Support poverty reduction programs like eliminating school meal debt.

Supports fully funding public schools to the levels mandated by the state constitution.

Proposes state grants for higher teacher pay and public-school music and art programs.

Advocates hiring more teachers and reducing class sizes.

Proposes job-training programs for trades and vocational-technical education.

Supports poverty-reduction programs including eliminating school meal debt.

- Supports fully funding public schools to the levels mandated by the state constitution.
- Proposes state grants for higher teacher pay and public-school music and art programs.
- Advocates hiring more teachers and reducing class sizes.
- Proposes job-training programs for trades and vocational-technical education.
- Supports poverty-reduction programs including eliminating school meal debt.

Education

DATA CENTERS

Protect ratepayers, taxpayers, and local control as data center developers look at Northeast PA.

Oppose any increase in utility prices for a proposed Data Center
Oppose tax credits, subsidies, or incentives for any proposed Data Center
Oppose any efforts to weaken local zoning laws or local control over proposed data center developments

Proposes renewable-energy projects and infrastructure to increase the energy supply and prevent price increases.

Opposes utility-price increases associated with proposed data centers.

Opposes tax credits, subsidies, or incentives for proposed data centers.

Opposes weakening local zoning laws or local control over proposed data-center development.

- Proposes renewable-energy projects and infrastructure to increase the energy supply and prevent price increases.
- Opposes utility-price increases associated with proposed data centers.
- Opposes tax credits, subsidies, or incentives for proposed data centers.
- Opposes weakening local zoning laws or local control over proposed data-center development.

Energy & the Environment

SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS & PUBLIC SAFETY

Protect the people who protect us — and pass common-sense gun safety reform.

Protect our first responders from preventable on-the-job dangers.
Promote common-sense gun safety reform through background checks to keep firearms away from criminals.

Supports firearm background checks to keep firearms away from criminals.

- Supports firearm background checks to keep firearms away from criminals.

Public Safety

END GERRYMANDERING & PROTECT OUR RIGHT TO VOTE

Fair maps. Honest elections. Voters choosing politicians — not the other way around.

Create a non-partisan redistricting board to draw fair voting maps across the board.
Pass laws to prevent blatant gerrymandering so voters choose their politicians, not the other way around.
Protect mail-in ballots so our voters can access their full rights.

Proposes a nonpartisan redistricting board to draw voting maps.

- Proposes a nonpartisan redistricting board to draw voting maps.
- Supports protecting mail-in ballots.

Voting & Elections

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