2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Margaret Burke

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Margaret values compassion, common sense and evidence-based policy. She has a BS in Biology from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from SUNY Stony Brook and an MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell. She lives in Harleysville with her husband, their adult twins, and two rescue dogs. She wants to bring community-centered leadership to the 147th District and serve all constituents – regardless of their political affiliation.

Margaret Burke for Pennsylvania House District 147

Margaret Burke has a bachelor's degree in biology from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, an MBA from Cornell’s Johnson School of Management, and a Ph.D. in cellular and molecular pathology from SUNY Stony Brook. She lives in Harleysville with her husband and their twins.

About Margaret Burke

Margaret is a Lower Salford resident, mom, former business professional and a scientist running for State Representative in Pennsylvania’s 147th District. Margaret stepped away from her career in the pharmaceutical business sector in 2004 to care and advocate for her son with disabilities. Over the past two decades, she has become a determined voice for families navigating special-education services, healthcare challenges, and the transition to adulthood for people with disabilities.

Margaret Burke is a former business professional and scientist who worked in the pharmaceutical sector.

Margaret will fight to make life more affordable for Pennsylvanians. She will fight for good jobs with fair wages and good benefits and she will fight to stem the tide of increasing costs in energy bills, housing, insurance, child care and groceries.

Priorities | Margaret Burke for Pennsylvania House District 147

DAY 1 PRIORITIES INCLUDE:
Raising the minimum wage from $7.25/hour
Providing paid family and medical leave
Holding "Big Tech" accountable

-Adopt people-first AI policies




-Prohibit businesses from using your personal digital data to jack up your prices




-Institute guardrails for Data Centers to protect residential electric rate payers, our water supply, open spaces and our environment

Economy

HEALTHCARE ACCESS

Margaret will fight to protect Pennsylvanian’s access to health services and facilities, to life-saving vaccines and medicines and to affordable health insurance including Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans, Medicare and Medicaid.

This is due in part to reduced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. This problem is sure to become worse as 1.5 Trillion dollars in cuts to these programs kick in over the next 10 years courtesy of the federal government’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”. Margaret supports legislation which aims to prevent corporations from acquiring hospitals or health systems and then closing or limiting health care services against public interest.

Margaret will fight to codify the protections provided under the ACA into Pennsylvania law as the federal government attempts to dismantle them and she will fight to bolster Medicaid and Medicare plans for the elderly and the disabled.

Healthcare

EDUCATION

Margaret will work to increase funding for public schools especially for students with special needs. She will fight to deliver on the Pennsylvania constitution’s guarantee of a free and appropriate education for all students regardless of their zip code.

Education

-Prohibit businesses from using your personal digital data to jack up your prices




-Institute guardrails for Data Centers to protect residential electric rate payers, our water supply, open spaces and our environment

Energy & the Environment

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

Public Safety

Pledges to co-sponsor, vote for, and defend a resolution for an Article V convention solely to enact congressional term limits.

Margaret Burke Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits
Posted May 13, 2026 by Donna Velasco in Pledge Press Releases

For immediate release
May 13, 2026

Gilbertsville, PA – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Pennsylvania state house candidate, Margaret Burke (district 147), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the term limits convention pledge.

The U.S. Term Limits pledge is provided to candidates and members of state legislatures. It reads, “I pledge that, as a member of the state legislature, I will cosponsor, vote for, and defend the resolution applying for an Article V convention for the sole purpose of enacting term limits on Congress.”

Margaret Burke Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

Voting & Elections

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