2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Joe Ciresi

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CIRESI, Joseph P., a Representative from Montgomery County; born, September 15, 1970 in Long Island, NY; graduated, Northport High School, NY, 1988; B.M. music management, University of Miami, 1992; senior account manager, Playbill (1993-2002); advertising director, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (2002-2018); elected, school board, Springs-Ford School District (2003-2015); board member, Trappe Community Music School; board member, Western Montgomery Career and Technical Center (11 years); board president, Petra Community Housing; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2018; reelected to the House in 2020, 2022 and 2024; appointed, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2019-present); appointed, Special Education Funding Commission (2021).

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In 1994, Joe married his college sweetheart, Pam. Together, they welcomed their son, Danny, in 1998, and in 2001, they made Limerick Township their home.

Meet Joe Ciresi

Joe Ciresi earned a bachelor's degree in music management from the University of Miami. He married Pam in 1994, and they have one son.

senior account manager, Playbill (1993-2002); advertising director, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (2002-2018); elected, school board, Springs-Ford School District (2003-2015); board member, Trappe Community Music School; board member, Western Montgomery Career and Technical Center (11 years); board president, Petra Community Housing; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2018; reelected to the House in 2020, 2022 and 2024; appointed, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2019-present); appointed, Special Education Funding Commission (2021).

B.M. music management, University of Miami, 1992; senior account manager, Playbill (1993-2002); advertising director, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (2002-2018); elected, school board, Springs-Ford School District (2003-2015); board member, Trappe Community Music School; board member, Western Montgomery Career and Technical Center (11 years); board president, Petra Community Housing; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2018; reelected to the House in 2020, 2022 and 2024; appointed, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2019-present); appointed, Special Education Funding Commission (2021).

Joe Ciresi previously worked as an advertising director at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and as a senior account manager at Playbill.

advertising director, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (2002-2018); elected, school board, Springs-Ford School District (2003-2015); board member, Trappe Community Music School; board member, Western Montgomery Career and Technical Center (11 years); board president, Petra Community Housing; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2018; reelected to the House in 2020, 2022 and 2024; appointed, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2019-present); appointed, Special Education Funding Commission (2021).

board president, Petra Community Housing; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2018; reelected to the House in 2020, 2022 and 2024; appointed, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2019-present); appointed, Special Education Funding Commission (2021).

elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2018; reelected to the House in 2020, 2022 and 2024; appointed, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (2019-present); appointed, Special Education Funding Commission (2021).

Joe currently serves in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2020, 2022, and 2024. He previously served on the Springs-Ford School District school board from 2003 to 2015.

### Property tax reform

Joe will continue to push for a combination of fair funding for education and reducing expenses through educational mandate reform to achieve meaningful tax relief for our property owners.

Vote Joe Ciresi for PA 146

Advocates fair education funding and educational-mandate reform to provide property-tax relief.

- Advocates fair education funding and educational-mandate reform to provide property-tax relief.

Economy

Representative Joe Ciresi voted to make prescription drugs more affordable for Pennsylvania seniors and families. He wrote the bill that made it easier for Pennsylvanians to get their prescriptions. And Joe will continue to fight for healthcare access for everyone in PA 146.

### Prioritize Mental Health

Joe supports comprehensive mental health resources for all ages.

Says he wrote legislation intended to make prescriptions easier to obtain and supports healthcare access.

Supports comprehensive mental-health resources for people of all ages.

- Says he wrote legislation intended to make prescriptions easier to obtain and supports healthcare access.
- Supports comprehensive mental-health resources for people of all ages.

Healthcare

### Fair funding for education

Joe fights for a fair funding formula that would result in millions of dollars more to every local school district, reducing property taxes and improving educational outcomes for our children.

Advocates a fair school-funding formula to direct more money to local school districts.

- Advocates a fair school-funding formula to direct more money to local school districts.

Education

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing residents of your district, and how would you address them? Data centers is a hot topic in my district. I stand with my community and we need to have better oversight on everything that happens in our community especially when it comes to the data center issues.

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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)? Yes, I have already sponsored and supported a bill to address all of this.

Supports laws overseeing data centers' water, energy, and land-use impacts, and says he has sponsored a bill addressing those impacts.

- Supports laws overseeing data centers' water, energy, and land-use impacts, and says he has sponsored a bill addressing those impacts.

Energy & the Environment

As of October 16, 2026, Joe Ciresi’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? Our elections are safe and secure; we need to make sure we continue to make them more accessible to those who vote, either by mail, or in person.

Says elections are safe and secure and supports making voting more accessible by mail and in person.

- Says elections are safe and secure and supports making voting more accessible by mail and in person.

Voting & Elections

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