I’m not a career politician — I’m a lifelong Greene County resident, husband, father, and a part of my family’s 50+ year business.  I’m also a public servant who believes government should work for the people, not the other way around.

Meet Ben | Humble for House

Place of residence: Waynesburg, Greene County

Education: Diploma, Jefferson-Morgan High School

Current occupation: Project manager and installation, family flooring and construction company

Pennsylvania State House 50th District | WESA Voter Guide

Ben Humble is a lifelong resident of Greene County. He earned a diploma from Jefferson-Morgan High School. He lives in Waynesburg and is a husband and father.

Pa. State House 50th District Republican primary: Cook v. Humble

Education: Diploma, Jefferson-Morgan High School

Current occupation: Project manager and installation, family flooring and construction company

Related experience: President of the Waynesburg Borough Council; lieutenant firefighter in the Waynesburg Volunteer Fire Company #61; Manager of a third-generation family business with experience in job creation, balancing budgets, and overseeing workflow.

For over 20 years, I’ve helped run our family’s remodeling business, serving our community with custom bathroom and kitchen projects. I’m currently the President of Waynesburg Borough Council and a proud lieutenant in the Waynesburg/Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department.

Ben Humble currently works in project management and installation for his family's flooring and construction company. He also helps run his family's remodeling business.

Ben currently works in project management and installation for his family's flooring and construction company. He also helps run his family's remodeling business.

Humble serves as president of Waynesburg Borough Council. Ben's campaign for State Representative in District 50 is his first state level campaign.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Balance the Budget and End the Gridlock: After the 2025 state budget impasse, it’s clear we need leaders, who will work across the aisle to pass a resonsible, balanced budget - on time, every time.
 Control Inflation & Reduce Costs: Commit to policies that lower the cost of living for families, focusing on affordable housing, food prices, and everyday essentials.
 Cut Wasteful Spending: Audit state programs, eliminate inefficiencies, and ensure every tax dollar goes toward priorities that directly benefit our community.

Issues | Humble for House

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?
I support requiring legislative approval for any supplemental state spending not included in the budget approved by the General Assembly and the Governor. I also support performance-based budgeting. Successful programs should receive funding, while others not serving our constituents should be reduced or eliminated.

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Control Inflation & Reduce Costs: Commit to policies that lower the cost of living for families, focusing on affordable housing, food prices, and everyday essentials.
 Cut Wasteful Spending: Audit state programs, eliminate inefficiencies, and ensure every tax dollar goes toward priorities that directly benefit our community.
 Bring Jobs Home: Build a business-friendly environment that attracts new industries, supports small business, and provides family-sustaining jobs.

Polling and voter registration statistics suggest that in recent years, there has been rising discontent with both major political parties. Why do you think that is, and what do you think your party can do at the state level to address it?

I am a conservative Republican. Our party must stand for responsible government, eliminating fraud and abuse, lower taxes, and providing efficient public services. We must stick to these principles and values to ensure public trust with the voters.

Cut Wasteful Spending: Audit state programs, eliminate inefficiencies, and ensure every tax dollar goes toward priorities that directly benefit our community.
 Bring Jobs Home: Build a business-friendly environment that attracts new industries, supports small business, and provides family-sustaining jobs.
 Diversify the Local Economy: Support our coal industry through safety for America’s backbone, our coal guys. Diversify industries, including technology, manufacturing, and clean energy.

Diversify the Local Economy: Support our coal industry through safety for America’s backbone, our coal guys. Diversify industries, including technology, manufacturing, and clean energy.
 Support Workforce Development: Expand training programs to help residents, including those in recovery, re-enter the workforce and build meaningful careers
 Unleash Pennsylvania’s Energy Potential: Support policies that encourage responsible energy development to create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign energy sources. Clean energy through coal and natural gas.

The Pew Charitable Trusts says that Pennsylvania ranked 44th among states in the rate of new housing creation — and that a lack of new homes is a key reason housing is hard to afford. What policies would you support to encourage more housing, and to make housing more affordable?

Consolidate first-time homebuyer and other mortgage programs, streamline regulatory requirements, bring in more housing developers to show benefits of building. We can also train new developers on affordable housing construction, provide state and local tax credits for the rehabilitation of existing homes, and flexible zoning.

Supports a balanced state budget, legislative approval of supplemental spending, and performance-based budgeting.

Supports auditing state programs, eliminating inefficiencies, and reducing or ending funding for programs that do not serve constituents.

Supports lower taxes, eliminating government fraud and abuse, and providing efficient public services.

Supports a business-friendly environment to attract industries, support small businesses, and create family-sustaining jobs.

Supports expanding workforce training, including programs that help people in recovery re-enter the workforce.

Proposes consolidating homebuyer mortgage programs, streamlining development regulations, offering tax credits for home rehabilitation, and allowing flexible zoning to encourage housing.

- Supports a balanced state budget, legislative approval of supplemental spending, and performance-based budgeting.
- Supports auditing state programs, eliminating inefficiencies, and reducing or ending funding for programs that do not serve constituents.
- Supports lower taxes, eliminating government fraud and abuse, and providing efficient public services.
- Supports a business-friendly environment to attract industries, support small businesses, and create family-sustaining jobs.
- Supports expanding workforce training, including programs that help people in recovery re-enter the workforce.
- Proposes consolidating homebuyer mortgage programs, streamlining development regulations, offering tax credits for home rehabilitation, and allowing flexible zoning to encourage housing.

Economy

Pass Voter ID legislation in Pennsylvania:  74% of PA voters want it!

Support the right to life.

I believe voters have the right to expect truth, transparency, and integrity from their elected leaders, and I will deliver it at all times to the best of my ability.

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing residents of your district, and how would you address them?
Most Pressing Issues Facing District With many of our communities in rural areas, our residents need access to quality education, health care, and career opportunities. As your next State Representative, I am committed to fighting for our fair share of state education funding for our School Districts. I will promote legislation to reduce state regulatory burdens on our local health care providers and identify their needs in providing services. Regarding career opportunities, I will promote “clean coal” policies and continue promoting pro-coal and natural gas policies in Harrisburg. Energy independence brings jobs to our district.

What concerns does your district have that haven't been met by action in Harrisburg, and what would you do about them if elected?

We need to improve access to health care for residents. Promote incentives for physicians and caregivers to locate here through tax credits and higher Medicare reimbursement for treating our rural residents. We also need to improve bus transportation. While Freedom Transit is an excellent service in Washington County, we need to do more to promote these types of services for students, seniors and our other constituents in need. We should also prioritize training our workforce — there are existing programs, but we must identify future employer needs and match them with our public schools and career training centers (CTCs).

Preserve 2nd Amendment rights.

Ensure only biological females participate in women’s and girls’ sports and private spaces.

Secure election integrity in Pennsylvania through the revision of laws and processes.

Supports abortion restrictions, stating support for the “right to life.”

Plans to reduce state regulatory burdens on local health care providers and identify local health care providers' service needs.

Proposes tax credits and higher Medicare reimbursement to attract physicians and caregivers serving rural residents.

Supports limiting women’s and girls’ sports and private spaces to biological females.

- Supports abortion restrictions, stating support for the “right to life.”
- Plans to reduce state regulatory burdens on local health care providers and identify local health care providers' service needs.
- Proposes tax credits and higher Medicare reimbursement to attract physicians and caregivers serving rural residents.
- Supports limiting women’s and girls’ sports and private spaces to biological females.

Healthcare

Smart Stormwater Solutions: Back initiatives that help local goverments manage stormwater fees and protect residents from unexpected costs.
 Child-First, Family-Focused Education: Promote educational freedom so every child has access to high-quality schools, regardless of their zip code.
 Career-Ready Programs: Strengthen partnerships between schools and local businesses to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow.

Child-First, Family-Focused Education: Promote educational freedom so every child has access to high-quality schools, regardless of their zip code.
 Career-Ready Programs: Strengthen partnerships between schools and local businesses to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow.
 Student Engagement: Encourage civic participation and create opportunities for young people to shape the futureof our district.

Advocates for educational freedom so children can access high-quality schools regardless of ZIP code.

Supports school-business partnerships and aligning public-school and career-training programs with employers’ future workforce needs.

Pledges to seek a larger share of state education funding for local school districts.

- Advocates for educational freedom so children can access high-quality schools regardless of ZIP code.
- Supports school-business partnerships and aligning public-school and career-training programs with employers’ future workforce needs.
- Pledges to seek a larger share of state education funding for local school districts.

Education

Bring Jobs Home: Build a business-friendly environment that attracts new industries, supports small business, and provides family-sustaining jobs.
 Diversify the Local Economy: Support our coal industry through safety for America’s backbone, our coal guys. Diversify industries, including technology, manufacturing, and clean energy.
 Support Workforce Development: Expand training programs to help residents, including those in recovery, re-enter the workforce and build meaningful careers

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)?
Data Centers must be regulated to avoid being a burden on our communities. This can be done at the local/Municipal level with legislation and zoning. Local officials recently toured a data center in Virginia where this is being done. Proper restrictions on data centers will minimize homeowners' energy and water use. I support the Municipal Planning Code (MPC) and the local right to establish zoning Ordinances. Data Centers must have local approval.

What concerns, if any, are you hearing about data centers or artificial intelligence in your district, and what kind of regulation, if any, do you think the state should impose on their development?

Data centers and AI are coming. They should be located in industrial or commercial zones, not residential areas near homes. AI and data centers must be constructed to increase power and use less public resources. This is being done elsewhere and can be done here. They need to be an asset in our communities and not a burden.

Supports coal and natural-gas policies, alongside diversification into technology, manufacturing, and clean energy.

Supports local zoning authority and local approval for data centers, with restrictions to limit demands on community resources.

- Supports coal and natural-gas policies, alongside diversification into technology, manufacturing, and clean energy.
- Supports local zoning authority and local approval for data centers, with restrictions to limit demands on community resources.

Energy & the Environment

Tackle Crime Head-On: Provide law enforcement with the resource they need to reduce crime and keep our communities safe.
 Combat Dangerous Acts, Like Swatting: Support stronger penalties for those who threaten public safety though malicious acts.
 Affordable Housing Solutions: Champion policies that increase access to affordable housing for working families and seniors.

Spend our resources on our own legal residents and taxpayers. 

Allocate resources wisely, to support first responders, reduce crime, and protect citizens. 

Preserve 2nd Amendment rights.

Student Engagement: Encourage civic participation and create opportunities for young people to shape the futureof our district.
 Tackle Crime Head-On: Provide law enforcement with the resource they need to reduce crime and keep our communities safe.
 Combat Dangerous Acts, Like Swatting: Support stronger penalties for those who threaten public safety though malicious acts.

Ben Humble is a proud supporter of the Second Amendment and the constitutional right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.

 As a lifelong hunter, sportsman, and defender of personal liberty, Ben believes firearm ownership is not just a tradition, but a safeguard against government overreach and a cornerstone of individual freedom. In Harrisburg, he’ll stand firmly against any efforts to infringe on these rights and will support legislation that protects responsible gun ownership for future generations.

Supports stronger penalties for swatting and other malicious acts that threaten public safety.

Supports providing law enforcement and first responders with resources to reduce crime and protect residents.

Opposes efforts to infringe on Second Amendment rights and supports legislation protecting responsible gun ownership.

- Supports stronger penalties for swatting and other malicious acts that threaten public safety.
- Supports providing law enforcement and first responders with resources to reduce crime and protect residents.
- Opposes efforts to infringe on Second Amendment rights and supports legislation protecting responsible gun ownership.

Public Safety

What changes, if any, would you support to enable better access, ensure security, and support the processes of our elections?
Ensuring fair elections I strongly support Voter ID legislation as do most residents. The best way to ensure election integrity is for voters to have proper photo identification.

Supports voter identification legislation requiring voters to have proper photo identification.

- Supports voter identification legislation requiring voters to have proper photo identification.

Voting & Elections

Ben Humble

- Plans to reduce state regulatory burdens on local health care providers and identify local health care providers' service needs.
- Proposes tax credits and higher Medicare reimbursement to attract physicians and caregivers serving rural residents.
- Supports limiting women’s and girls’ sports and private spaces to biological females.

- Supports school-business partnerships and aligning public-school and career-training programs with employers’ future workforce needs.
- Pledges to seek a larger share of state education funding for local school districts.

- Supports local zoning authority and local approval for data centers, with restrictions to limit demands on community resources.

- Supports providing law enforcement and first responders with resources to reduce crime and protect residents.
- Opposes efforts to infringe on Second Amendment rights and supports legislation protecting responsible gun ownership.

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