Biographical Information
COUNTY
Chester
OCCUPATION
Museum Guide
EDUCATION
M. Ed - Widener University, Chester, PA, B. S. Management and Business - Penn State University, State College, PA
QUALIFICATIONS

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Madelyn Alvarino earned a bachelor's degree in management and business from Penn State University and a master's degree in education from Widener University.

Pennsylvania State Representative District 13 - VOTE411.org

EDUCATION
M. Ed - Widener University, Chester, PA, B. S. Management and Business - Penn State University, State College, PA
QUALIFICATIONS
Buyer at Macy's Herald Square and QVC, Teacher, Home Health Aide
CAMPAIGN WEBSITE
http://madelynhd13.com/

## Meet Madelyn Alvarino

Madelyn Alvarino comes from a working-class family. Her parents fled communism in Cuba and built a better life in Pennsylvania. After graduating from Penn State University, Madelyn went on to work as a public school teacher, in-home care aide, and businesswoman. Having worked and paid taxes since age 15, she understands the value of hard work and what it means to make every dollar count.

Madelyn Alvarino for State Representative District 13 (homepage)

Madelyn Alvarino currently works as a museum guide. She previously worked as a buyer at Macy's Herald Square and QVC, a public school teacher, and a home health aide.

Madelyn currently works as a museum guide. She previously worked as a buyer at Macy's Herald Square and QVC, a public school teacher, and a home health aide.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

#### Affordability

  * Raise the minimum wage—no one working full-time should struggle to get by.
  * Fund public schools fairly so quality	6 education isn’t dependent on local taxes.
  * Lower healthcare costs & expand access, including hospital care, for everyone in District 13.

We must build stability by raising the minimum wage, reforming property-tax-reliant school funding, expanding access to healthcare, and investing in affordable housing options.

We also need to champion opportunity. We must eliminate barriers by expanding broadband, investing in public education, and backing the small businesses driving our economy.

Finally, we must protect our natural resources.

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 Pennsylvania budget must serve residents' needs and pass on time. Late budgets create uncertainty for schools, delay critical services, and stress families and local businesses. We need a people-centered budget prioritizing fair school funding, affordable healthcare, strong infrastructure, and economic opportunity.

Transparency is also essential; residents deserve to understand how their tax dollars are spent. My goal is a timely, transparent, results-driven budget process that keeps the needs of everyday Pennsylvanians at the center of every decision.

Advocates expanding broadband and supporting small businesses.

Calls for a timely, transparent state budget process centered on residents' needs.

- Advocates for raising the minimum wage.
- Advocates expanding broadband and supporting small businesses.
- Calls for a timely, transparent state budget process centered on residents' needs.

Economy

Supports lowering healthcare costs and expanding access to healthcare, including hospital care.

- Supports lowering healthcare costs and expanding access to healthcare, including hospital care.

Healthcare

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing residents of your district, and how would you address them?
Affordability is District 13’s top concern. Families struggle as wages trail the rising cost of living. We must build stability by raising the minimum wage, reforming property-tax-reliant school funding, expanding access to healthcare, and investing in affordable housing options.

We also need to champion opportunity.

Supports fair public-school funding that is not dependent on local property taxes.

- Supports fair public-school funding that is not dependent on local property taxes.

Education

#### Sustainabilty

  * Protect CWA & Octoraro Lake.2
  * Preserve Big Elk Creek.
  * Safeguard open space & working farms for District 13’s future.

Data centers consume massive amounts of energy and water, making state oversight essential. The legislature must enact standards to manage this consumption and protect resources like the Octoraro Reservoir, Big Elk Creek, and our farmland. To protect our local grid, the state should require these facilities to generate their own power.

However, state regulations must not strip municipalities of their authority under the Municipalities Planning Code. While the state regulates environmental impacts, local governments must retain full zoning control over where these facilities are built. This balanced approach ensures robust environmental protection without overriding local decision-making.

Supports protecting the Octoraro Reservoir, Big Elk Creek, open space, and working farms.

Calls for state standards to manage data centers' energy and water consumption and protect local natural resources.

Supports requiring data centers to generate their own power to protect the local electric grid.

Supports retaining local zoning control over where data centers are built.

- Supports protecting the Octoraro Reservoir, Big Elk Creek, open space, and working farms.
- Calls for state standards to manage data centers' energy and water consumption and protect local natural resources.
- Supports requiring data centers to generate their own power to protect the local electric grid.
- Supports retaining local zoning control over where data centers are built.

Energy & the Environment

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

Public Safety

What changes, if any, would you support to enable better access, ensure security, and support the processes of our elections?
Accessible and seamless voting for every eligible Pennsylvanian is a top priority. I strongly support secure mail-in voting, drop boxes, and early voting to remove barriers like work schedules and transportation. Security and access must go hand-in-hand.

Accessible and seamless voting for every eligible Pennsylvanian is a top priority. I strongly support secure mail-in voting, drop boxes, and early voting to remove barriers like work schedules and transportation. Security and access must go hand-in-hand. I am committed to maintaining election integrity and transparency without making it harder to vote. We must strengthen polling places with yearly poll worker training, multi-language signage, and constables to ensure safety. Voter education is also essential.

We must strengthen polling places with yearly poll worker training, multi-language signage, and constables to ensure safety. Voter education is also essential. By providing clear instructions in multiple formats and languages—including video interpreters at polling places—we increase participation. My approach balances access and security so every eligible voter's voice is heard.

Supports secure mail-in voting, drop boxes, and early voting.

Supports annual poll-worker training, multilingual signage, and constables at polling places.

Supports providing voting instructions in multiple formats and languages, including video interpreters at polling places.

- Supports secure mail-in voting, drop boxes, and early voting.
- Supports annual poll-worker training, multilingual signage, and constables at polling places.
- Supports providing voting instructions in multiple formats and languages, including video interpreters at polling places.

Voting & Elections

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