I was born right here in District 45, raised here, and now I'm raising my kids here. I earned my education here, built my business here, and have spent a lifetime getting to know the communities and people that make this district home.

About James Julius | James Julius for State Representative

Party: Republican
Place of residence: Robinson Township
Education: B.S., Robert Morris University; M.S., Robert Morris University; M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon University

Pa. State House 45th District election: Bloam v. Julius | 90.5 WESA

Service close to home

As a father and Assistant Scoutmaster with Scouting America, James knows leadership begins with service, responsibility, and consistently showing up for the people who count on you.

James Julius was born and raised in District 45. He earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from Robert Morris University and a Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. He lives in Robinson Township, is a father, and serves as an assistant scoutmaster with Scouting America.

Education: B.S., Robert Morris University; M.S., Robert Morris University; M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon University
Current occupation: Founder and CEO of VISMO, a technology and artificial intelligence company

James Julius currently works as the founder and CEO of VISMO, a technology and artificial intelligence company.

A district native who is an active volunteer in Scouting America (previously known as the Boy Scouts), he said his priorities would include fostering economic growth, infrastructure improvements, and “accountable representation.” He ran unsuccessfully against state Rep. Anita Kulik in 2024 after clinching the Republican nomination through a write-in campaign, and he hopes to flip the seat now that it is open.

James previously ran unsuccessfully against state Representative Anita Kulik in 2024.

James previously ran unsuccessfully against for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 45 seat in 2024.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

WHAT HARRISBURG CAN DO

The Commonwealth can align workforce dollars with jobs employers are actually trying to fill, strengthen career and technical education, support apprenticeships and partnerships with the trades, simplify unnecessary licensing barriers, and make state programs easier for small businesses to navigate.

Local Agenda for District 45 | James Julius for State Representative

Supports aligning workforce funding with employer needs, expanding career and technical education and apprenticeships, reducing licensing barriers, and simplifying small-business programs.

- Supports aligning workforce funding with employer needs, expanding career and technical education and apprenticeships, reducing licensing barriers, and simplifying small-business programs.

Economy

WHAT HARRISBURG CAN DO

Pennsylvania lawmakers write and vote on the Commonwealth’s abortion laws. James will support legislation that provides preborn children equal protection under the law and oppose policies that deny them that protection.

There have been a number of legislative proposals that would increase revenue for the state, including marijuana legalization, a tax on digital advertisements, and the legalization/taxation of “skill games." Which, if any, of these do you favor, and why?
I support decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, but I oppose legalization and commercialization. People should not be saddled with criminal records for low-level possession. Pennsylvania also should not treat marijuana as a dependable revenue source. Other states collect taxes, but gross receipts do not account for regulatory, enforcement, public health, impaired-driving, and other costs.
I have not seen convincing evidence that those revenues justify creating a commercial intoxicant industry or that legalization leaves communities better off. Decriminalization is a fairer and more responsible approach.

Plans to support legislation granting preborn children equal legal protection and oppose policies that deny that protection.

Plans to support legislation granting "preborn children" equal legal protection and oppose policies that deny that protection.

Supports decriminalizing personal possession of small amounts of marijuana while opposing its legalization and commercialization.

- Plans to support legislation granting "preborn children" equal legal protection and oppose policies that deny that protection.
- Supports decriminalizing personal possession of small amounts of marijuana while opposing its legalization and commercialization.

Healthcare

Where do you fall on these questions, and on how the state should fund grade-school education generally?
Pennsylvania should fund public education fairly, direct dollars to classrooms, strengthen career and technical education, hold charter and cyber schools accountable, and reduce reliance on property taxes so a child’s opportunities are not determined by ZIP code.

Supports fair public-school funding, spending directed to classrooms, career and technical education, accountability for charter and online schools, and less reliance on property taxes.

- Supports fair public-school funding, spending directed to classrooms, career and technical education, accountability for charter and online schools, and less reliance on property taxes.

Education

The growth of data centers has attracted controversy across the state, yet lawmakers have so far struggled to devise legislation to address it. Are there legislative measures you support to address data center concerns, such as local or statewide construction moratoriums or efforts to require more transparency/limit resource use by the centers?
Developers must pay all related transmission, water, and infrastructure costs and disclose projected resource use, ownership, tax incentives, and utility agreements. Families should not bear higher energy costs without guaranteed, measurable benefits.

Pennsylvania should produce more reliable energy, move it efficiently, and make it easier for families and employers to benefit from the resources and expertise already here. James supports an all-of-the-above approach that values natural gas, nuclear power, renewables, storage, and the infrastructure needed to keep the grid dependable.

WHAT HARRISBURG CAN DO

State lawmakers can improve permitting without weakening safety standards, modernize transmission and generation policy, reject mandates that unnecessarily reduce reliable capacity, scrutinize taxes and fees that raise household costs, and create predictable rules for long-term energy investment.

Calls for data-center developers to cover related infrastructure costs and disclose resource use, ownership, tax incentives, and utility agreements.

Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach that includes natural gas, nuclear power, renewable energy, storage, and grid infrastructure.

Calls for streamlined energy permitting while maintaining safety standards, modernized grid policy, and scrutiny of taxes and fees that raise household energy costs.

- Calls for data-center developers to cover related infrastructure costs and disclose resource use, ownership, tax incentives, and utility agreements.
- Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach that includes natural gas, nuclear power, renewable energy, storage, and grid infrastructure.
- Calls for streamlined energy permitting while maintaining safety standards, modernized grid policy, and scrutiny of taxes and fees that raise household energy costs.

Energy & the Environment

Alina’s Law: stronger protection from domestic violence.

I support advancing Alina’s Law with a practical framework for court-ordered electronic monitoring, proximity alerts, and a coordinated response when someone subject to a Protection From Abuse order poses a continuing, substantial danger.

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Alina’s Law | James Julius for State Representative

Due process and privacy safeguards

The proposal requires notice and an opportunity to be heard, provides counsel for indigent defendants at monitoring hearings, and allows review as circumstances change. Location data would be limited, encrypted, subject to access restrictions, and deleted under retention standards. Monitoring orders would also prohibit firearm and ammunition purchase or possession for their duration.

WHAT HARRISBURG CAN DO

A representative can fight for fair transportation and infrastructure funding, help local governments identify competitive grants, support equipment and training for police, firefighters, and EMS, and use budget oversight to insist that state programs deliver value instead of waste.

Supports Alina’s Law, which would allow court-ordered electronic monitoring and proximity alerts for people under protection orders who pose an ongoing substantial danger.

Supports state funding for police, firefighter, and emergency medical services equipment and training.

- Supports Alina’s Law, which would allow court-ordered electronic monitoring and proximity alerts for people under protection orders who pose an ongoing substantial danger.
- Supports state funding for police, firefighter, and emergency medical services equipment and training.

Public Safety

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

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Proposes a unified infrastructure-grant application, need-based scoring, and lower local-match requirements for financially strained municipalities.

- Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach that includes natural gas, nuclear power, renewable energy, storage, and grid infrastructure.
- Calls for streamlined energy permitting while maintaining safety standards, modernized grid policy, and scrutiny of taxes and fees that raise household energy costs.

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What is the biggest LOCAL concern your district has that hasn't been met by action in Harrisburg, and what would you do about it if elected?
Our biggest unmet local concern is aging infrastructure — and the pressure it places on every family through taxes and utility bills. Municipalities must navigate multiple programs and application processes, disadvantaging communities with limited administrative capacity. I would introduce legislation creating a unified application system, objective scoring based on documented need, and reduced local-match requirements for financially strained municipalities.

Brittany Bloam

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