2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Christian Bartulovich

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He holds a Master of Business Administration from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Arts from Thomas Edison State University, and has built a career in the medical device industry at Olympus America, where he serves as Regional Solutions Manager.

About Christian Bartulovich - PA State Representative

Outside of work and the township, Christian coaches youth soccer teams and serves as Vice President of the Jim Thorpe Youth Soccer Association. He spends his evenings and weekends with the same kids whose futures depend on the schools, jobs, and opportunities this campaign is about.

Christian Bartulovich earned a Bachelor of Arts from Thomas Edison State University and a Master of Business Administration from Liberty University. He coaches youth soccer teams and serves as vice president of the Jim Thorpe Youth Soccer Association.

Before Christian ever sat on a township board, he ran 911 calls and critical care transports as a paramedic - working both urban and rural systems, handling the full spectrum of what happens when healthcare infrastructure fails the people who need it most. He left that profession over a decade ago, but it shaped how he thinks about rural healthcare access, volunteer EMS, and why the numbers in his platform aren't abstractions.

Christian Bartulovich currently works as a regional solutions manager at Olympus America in the medical device industry. He previously worked as a paramedic.

  * Vice-Chairman, Penn Forest Township Board of Supervisors Elected supervisor in 2020, elected Vice-Chairman the same year. Oversees the largest municipality in Carbon County, serving over 10,000 residents.

Christian was elected to the Penn Forest Township Board of Supervisors in 2020.

### My position

I support full elimination of school property taxes. Not a rebate, not a freeze, not a relief check that covers a sliver of the increase. The replacement should be a reformed, broad-based consumption tax paired with a universal essentials credit, so that necessities are protected and the change does not fall hardest on the people who can least afford it. This is a replacement, not a reduction.

Platform | Christian Bartulovich for PA State Rep, District 122

I support full elimination of school property taxes. Not a rebate, not a freeze, not a relief check that covers a sliver of the increase. The replacement should be a reformed, broad-based consumption tax paired with a universal essentials credit, so that necessities are protected and the change does not fall hardest on the people who can least afford it. This is a replacement, not a reduction.

I will push to reinvest in the skilled trades and vocational education, the paths that built this county and still go short-handed, so a young person can earn a good living without a four-year degree or a move to the city. I want to attract employers who hire locally rather than import workers from elsewhere, and I want development to happen on our terms, strengthening the community instead of consuming it. An economy built for the cities alone leaves Carbon County behind.

### My position

I will work to move single-family housing back toward family ownership. That means giving families and current residents the opportunity to buy their home before corporate investors do. It means real penalties for homes left vacant and land banked, and policy that makes the rental business less attractive to large corporations and more attractive to local individuals.

I will work to move single-family housing back toward family ownership. That means giving families and current residents the opportunity to buy their home before corporate investors do. It means real penalties for homes left vacant and land banked, and policy that makes the rental business less attractive to large corporations and more attractive to local individuals.

We can support first-time buyers in part by taxing corporate-owned housing, and we can give municipalities broader authority to regulate the short-term rentals that hollow out neighborhoods.
Working families, farmers, and small property owners are the backbone of this county. They should own their piece of it, and the law should be on their side, not on the side of the largest bidder.

Supports eliminating school property taxes and replacing them with a broad-based consumption tax and universal essentials credit.

Wants to attract employers that hire locally and pursue development on terms set by local communities.

Plans to give families and current residents an opportunity to buy single-family homes before corporate investors.

Supports penalties for vacant and land-banked homes and policies favoring local rather than large corporate rental ownership.

Supports taxing corporate-owned housing to assist first-time buyers and giving municipalities broader authority over short-term rentals.

- Supports eliminating school property taxes and replacing them with a broad-based consumption tax and universal essentials credit.
- Wants to attract employers that hire locally and pursue development on terms set by local communities.
- Plans to give families and current residents an opportunity to buy single-family homes before corporate investors.
- Supports penalties for vacant and land-banked homes and policies favoring local rather than large corporate rental ownership.
- Supports taxing corporate-owned housing to assist first-time buyers and giving municipalities broader authority over short-term rentals.

Economy

Sources: Pennsylvania Department of Health; Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
I want care you can actually reach. That means letting nurse practitioners and physician assistants practice to the full extent of their training where doctors are scarce, treating telehealth and the broadband it depends on as essential healthcare infrastructure, and protecting the local clinics and hospitals that keep care close to home.

### Veterans

Carbon County has carried the highest veteran suicide rate in Pennsylvania. The programs meant to help largely already exist. The failure is in coordination and follow-through. I will push for accountability: connect the programs we already fund, track outcomes, and report them publicly, so the people who served are not left to navigate a maze alone.

Supports allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to practice fully where doctors are scarce, expanding telehealth infrastructure, and protecting local clinics and hospitals.

Plans to improve coordination, outcome tracking, and public reporting for programs serving veterans.

- Supports allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to practice fully where doctors are scarce, expanding telehealth infrastructure, and protecting local clinics and hospitals.
- Plans to improve coordination, outcome tracking, and public reporting for programs serving veterans.

Healthcare

Pension reform belongs in the same conversation. A district freed from property tax dependence but still carrying enormous pension debt has not been fully rescued. The goal is straightforward: fund our schools fairly, and let people keep the homes they have already paid for.

### My position

I will push to reinvest in the skilled trades and vocational education, the paths that built this county and still go short-handed, so a young person can earn a good living without a four-year degree or a move to the city. I want to attract employers who hire locally rather than import workers from elsewhere, and I want development to happen on our terms, strengthening the community instead of consuming it. An economy built for the cities alone leaves Carbon County behind.

Supports pension reform alongside changes to school property taxes and says schools should be funded fairly.

Plans to reinvest in skilled trades and vocational education.

- Supports pension reform alongside changes to school property taxes and says schools should be funded fairly.
- Plans to reinvest in skilled trades and vocational education.

Education

I will defend the right of our townships and boroughs to control their own zoning and land use under the Municipalities Planning Code, and I will oppose preemption bills that move those decisions to Harrisburg. I am pro-growth and pro-development, on terms our communities choose for themselves. The closer a decision is made to home, the more it answers to you.

Brought zoning enforcement in house to save taxpayers money
Led the adoption of stronger environmental standards for new development
Brought lasting transparency to township government, keeping public meetings on Zoom with live public comment long after COVID

Christian Bartulovich for Pennsylvania State Representative, District 122

Supports local control of zoning and land use under the Municipalities Planning Code and opposes state preemption of those decisions.

As a township official, led the adoption of stronger environmental standards for new development.

- Supports local control of zoning and land use under the Municipalities Planning Code and opposes state preemption of those decisions.
- As a township official, led the adoption of stronger environmental standards for new development.

Energy & the Environment

This does not require a new spending program for every problem. It means real recruitment and retention tools: tax credits for active volunteers, state reimbursement of certification costs, high school and college credit for training and service, and regional planning support so departments can decide their own future.

Safe communities rest on two things: the local police, fire, and EMS who show up when something goes wrong, and a justice system that protects law-abiding people instead of treating them as suspects. I will make sure the people who keep us safe have the backing, the training, and the resources to do the job well.

Supports tax credits, reimbursement for certification costs, education credit, and regional planning to recruit and retain volunteer emergency-service personnel.

Plans to provide police, fire, and emergency medical services with training, resources, and support.

- Supports tax credits, reimbursement for certification costs, education credit, and regional planning to recruit and retain volunteer emergency-service personnel.
- Plans to provide police, fire, and emergency medical services with training, resources, and support.

Public Safety

Led the adoption of stronger environmental standards for new development
Brought lasting transparency to township government, keeping public meetings on Zoom with live public comment long after COVID

As a township official, continued holding public meetings on Zoom with live public comment after COVID.

- As a township official, continued holding public meetings on Zoom with live public comment after COVID.

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