2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Andre D Carroll

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The 201st Legislative District covers northwest Philadelphia and encompasses the neighborhoods of Germantown, Logan and West Oak Lane. Andre has spent his entire life in the district and was born and raised in Germantown.

Rep. Andre D. Carroll | Biography

CARROLL, Andre D., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, circa 1991; graduated, Germantown High School, 2009; B.A., Pierce College, 2017; employed, controller’s office, Philadelphia; constituent service advisor, Sen. Anthony H. Williams; field organizer, city council members Kendra Brooks and Nicholas O’Rourke, Philadelphia; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2022); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a Special Election on September 17, 2024; Sworn-In, September 30, 2024 to serve the remaining 2023 term; reelected to the House for the 2025 term.

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Prior to becoming a state representative, Andre has worked as an educator for the Philadelphia education system, worked at the Philadelphia Controller’s Office where he created a financial literacy program for high school students, and worked for PA State Senator Anthony H. Williams, helping connect constituents to resources.

Andre D. Carroll previously worked as an educator in the Philadelphia education system, worked in the Philadelphia Controller’s Office, served as a constituent service advisor for state Sen. Anthony H. Williams, and worked as a field organizer for City Council members Kendra Brooks and Nicholas O’Rourke.

## Rep. Andre D. Carroll's Biography

Andre D. Carroll was elected to serve as state representative for Pennsylvania’s 201st Legislative District in a special election held on September 17, 2024.

Andre serves as state representative for Pennsylvania’s 201st Legislative District. He was elected in a 2024 special election and reelected to the 2025 term. He previously ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2022 but did not win.

WHAT I SUPPORT

Increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15.00 and hour
Workers rights to unionize, fight for better working conditions, and fair contracts

Issues | Andre D. Carroll for PA

WHAT I SUPPORT

Increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15.00 and hour
Workers rights to unionize, fight for better working conditions, and fair contracts

Paid family leave

WHAT I SUPPORT

Making it so that criminal history wouldn’t be a factor in anyone’s attempt to secure housing.

Increased funding from federal and state subsidies for housing

WHAT I SUPPORT

Ensuring that public infrastructure remains publicly owned and operated, including public transit, roads, bridges, sidewalks and utility facilities.

WHAT I SUPPORT

Ensuring that public infrastructure remains publicly owned and operated, including public transit, roads, bridges, sidewalks and utility facilities.

The allocation of funds for a statewide low-income public transit fare program.

Increased funding from federal and state subsidies for housing

Making it so that landlords/property owners would not be able to evict without “just cause”.

Making it so that landlords/property owners would not be able to evict without “just cause”.

Sealing and evictions after 2 years.

Economy

WHAT I SUPPORT

The creation of a public healthcare option, which would ensure that every Pennsylvanian has access to quality healthcare regardless of their income level or employment status.

WHAT I SUPPORT

The creation of a public healthcare option, which would ensure that every Pennsylvanian has access to quality healthcare regardless of their income level or employment status.

Increased funding and resources for our mental health facilities and resources in our communities, with an emphasis on communities of color communities.

When hospitals are sold or there is a change in ownership, there needs to be job guarantees for the employees who work at these facilities. Additionally there needs to be measures of accountability, which include community hearings.

Granting free access to high quality, trauma informed, and culturally competent reproductive health and abortion services for working class communities across our commonwealth.

Statewide Anti- Discrimination Laws, which specifically define LGBTQIA+ folks as a protected class of citizens.

Creating an outright ban on gay and trans panic defense.

Creating an outright ban on gay and trans panic defense.

A statewide ban on conversion therapy, which is cruel, unusual, inhumane and outright wrong.

Healthcare

Education
The public high school I’ve graduated from has been shut down and is currently awaiting redevelopment. The plan is for the school to become luxury apartments, and there has not been a school built in its stead. This is all too common across the city where we’ve seen more than 20 schools shut down between 2012 and 2013. One of my major priorities is to make sure that education is fully funded in Pennsylvania, and in Philadelphia.

One of my major priorities is to make sure that education is fully funded in Pennsylvania, and in Philadelphia. This looks like remediating existing, and developing new public school buildings.

WHAT I SUPPORT

Increased funding for (CTE) and workforce development programs.

WHAT I SUPPORT

Increased funding for (CTE) and workforce development programs.

Free community college

WHAT I SUPPORT

Increased funding for (CTE) and workforce development programs.

Free community college

Universal Pre-K for all of our children. The most important years for a child's education are when they are between the ages of 0 and 8 years old.

Ending the criminalization of truancy, we can not continue to penalize students who are poor or who may be experiencing crises.

Education

WHAT I SUPPORT

The creation of a state law that incentives residents to install solar panels

WHAT I SUPPORT

The creation of a state law that incentives residents to install solar panels

Funding to combat flooding, which would include funds for waterproofing residents basements

Decriminalizing fare evasion.

Investment in a green transition of our existing public transit systems.

Energy & the Environment

Criminal Justice
We must put an end to mass incarceration in this State and in this country. Pennsylvania has the highest number of Juvenile lifers, which means we have the largest number of individuals sentenced to life when they were minors.

WHAT I SUPPORT

Ending the practice of juveniles being tried and sentenced as adults

Opposing mandatory minimum sentencing

Universal Parole.

PA is the only state where people convicted of 1st or 2nd degree murder are automatically sentenced to life. Anyone serving a life sentence in Pennsylvania is automatically ineligible for parole. Universal parole would make it so that no one in Pennsylvania would be ineligible for parole.

WHAT I SUPPORT

Ending the practice of juveniles being tried and sentenced as adults

Opposing mandatory minimum sentencing

Universal Parole.

PA is the only state where people convicted of 1st or 2nd degree murder are automatically sentenced to life. Anyone serving a life sentence in Pennsylvania is automatically ineligible for parole. Universal parole would make it so that no one in Pennsylvania would be ineligible for parole.

Presumptive Probation

When a person is sentenced we can predetermine when they would be eligible for probation or parole.

Extending the wrongful conviction appeal window indefinitely.

Extending the wrongful conviction appeal window indefinitely.

Legalization of marijuana, and the expungement of all marijuana related offenses.

- Calls for an end to mass incarceration.
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Public Safety

Voting Rights
We must stand against racist and discriminatory ID and voter suppression laws across this nation. Gerrymandering makes it so that none of our elections are fair elections, grouping people together, not by population, but in favor of certain classes or political parties.

WHAT I SUPPORT

Increasing the number of polling places

WHAT I SUPPORT

Increasing the number of polling places

Make Election Day a federal holiday.

Make Election Day a federal holiday.

Extend Registration Deadline + Vote By Mail Deadline.

Extend Registration Deadline + Vote By Mail Deadline.

Legislation which would allow for same day voter registration.

Legislation which would allow for same day voter registration.

Act 77, which allows for a person to request a “no excuse absentee ballot”.

Voting & Elections

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws, including introducing tax bills. 
- State representatives and their staff respond to constituent concerns and questions through emails, phone calls, and website announcements. 
- State representatives oversee the executive branch and can vote to overrule a veto by the Governor.  
- They are elected to two-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives