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A lifelong Western Pennsylvanian raised in a middle-class, union household. Both parents were proud United Steelworkers members. Cherri learned early that dignity comes from hard work, perseverance, and looking out for one another. A proud member of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Local 400.

Cherri Rogers for PA House District 58

Party: Democratic
Place of residence: Scottdale
Education: Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania certificate, school nursing
Current occupation: School nurse, Pittsburgh Public Schools

Pa. State House 58th District election: Rogers v. Davanzo | 90.5 WESA

Party: Democratic
Place of residence: Scottdale
Education: Ed. D., University of Pittsburgh School of Education; MS, Capella University; BSN, Strayer University; AS, Westmoreland County Community College
Current occupation: Nurse, Pittsburgh Public Schools

Pa. State House 58th District election: Davanzo v. Rogers | 90.5 WESA

Cherri Rogers is a lifelong Western Pennsylvanian. She earned an associate degree from Westmoreland County Community College, a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Strayer University, a master's degree from Capella University, and a doctorate in education from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education; she also holds a Pennsylvania certificate in school nursing. She lives in Scottdale.

Pa. State House 58th District election: Davanzo v. Rogers voter guide

Education: Ed.D., University of Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania certificate, school nursing
Current occupation: School nurse, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Related experience: Candidate for Pennsylvania House District 58 (2024); current precinct committeewoman, Scottdale Ward 1, Westmoreland County Democratic Committee; former candidate, Scottdale Borough Council; member, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers; certified school nurse (2021-present); clinical placement and compliance coordinator, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing (2019-2021); various management and business development roles at universities and health care organizations

Professional Experience
Pittsburgh Public Schools, K-8 School Nurse (2021 - Present)
University of Pittsburgh, Clinical Placement Coordinator (2019 - 2021)
Strayer University, Business Development Manager, School of Nursing (2017 - 2018)

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Professional Experience
University of Pittsburgh, Clinical Placement Coordinator (2019 - 2021)
Strayer University, Business Development Manager, School of Nursing (2017 - 2018)
Highlands Hospital, Assistant Director, Behavioral Health Services (2016 - 2016)

Professional Experience
Strayer University, Business Development Manager, School of Nursing (2017 - 2018)
Highlands Hospital, Assistant Director, Behavioral Health Services (2016 - 2016)
SONIFI Health, Patient Engagement Area Manager (2013 - 2015)

Professional Experience
Highlands Hospital, Assistant Director, Behavioral Health Services (2016 - 2016)
SONIFI Health, Patient Engagement Area Manager (2013 - 2015)

Degrees

Cherri Rogers currently works as a school nurse for Pittsburgh Public Schools. She previously worked as a clinical placement coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh, business development manager for Strayer University's School of Nursing, assistant director of behavioral health services at Highlands Hospital, and patient engagement area manager at SONIFI Health.

Cherri Rogers | BallotReady

Current occupation: School nurse, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Related experience: Candidate for Pennsylvania House District 58 (2024); current precinct committeewoman, Scottdale Ward 1, Westmoreland County Democratic Committee; former candidate, Scottdale Borough Council; member, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers; certified school nurse (2021-present); clinical placement and compliance coordinator, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing (2019-2021); various management and business development roles at universities and health care organizations

Current occupation: Nurse, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Related experience: Candidate for Scottdale Borough Council (2023); OneSource regional sales manager (2005-2009); occupational health nurse manager, Concentra (2011-2013); business development manager, School of Nursing at Strayer University (2014-2018)

Cherri previously ran for Pennsylvania House District 58 in 2024 and for Scottdale Borough Council in 2023.

Cherri previously ran for Pennsylvania House District 58 in 2024 and for Scottdale Borough Council in 2023 but did not win.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

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’m in favor of dedicated funding through “skill games” and cannabis. I support the regulation and taxation of skill games alongside the full legalization of adult-use cannabis. This will generate vital state revenue to directly fund local affordability solutions, while turning cannabis into a thriving economic engine for small businesses and local agricultural opportunities across Pennsylvania.

This bipartisan approach should be the same regardless of party majorities. Pennsylvania families need practical solutions over partisan gridlock, such as a phased minimum wage. Increase $7.25 gradually, indexing to inflation and giving small businesses a fair runway. Provide property tax relief by offsetting local taxes by funding public schools through regulated skill games and adult-use cannabis.

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?
Affordability is a critical issue squeezing working families across our district. Harrisburg’s partisan split has stalled meaningful progress, but I will fight for concrete solutions to make life manageable: raise the minimum wage; ensure fair, living pay for workers; lower healthcare costs: reduce out-of-pocket expenses and prescription drug prices; defend union jobs: protect good-paying labor, stability, and workers’ right to organize; and deliver daily relief: lower living costs without added red tape.
Smart, targeted revenue streams are key to funding these priorities.

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Defend collective bargaining and the right to organize
Support prevailing wage laws on public projects
Fight against right-to-work legislation that weakens unions
Protect pensions and retirement security for workers
Cherri's family: 3 generations of USWA members

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Raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to a living wage
Pass paid sick leave and family leave legislation
Property tax relief for seniors and working families
Lower utility costs and fight price gouging
PA minimum wage: frozen at $7.25 since 2009

Supports regulating and taxing skill games and legalizing adult-use cannabis to fund affordability measures, public schools, and property-tax relief.

Proposes gradually raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage, indexing it to inflation, and allowing small businesses time to adjust.

Supports collective bargaining, prevailing-wage requirements, workers' pensions, and protections against right-to-work legislation.

Proposes paid sick leave and family leave legislation.

Supports property-tax relief for seniors and working families, lower utility costs, and measures against price gouging.

- Supports regulating and taxing skill games and legalizing adult-use cannabis to fund affordability measures, public schools, and property-tax relief.
- Proposes gradually raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage, indexing it to inflation, and allowing small businesses time to adjust.
- Supports collective bargaining, prevailing-wage requirements, workers' pensions, and protections against right-to-work legislation.
- Proposes paid sick leave and family leave legislation.
- Supports property-tax relief for seniors and working families, lower utility costs, and measures against price gouging.

Economy

Pennsylvania is fortunate to have maintained our current abortion access. I want to eliminate the restrictions (expand access.) No woman should have to justify her decision of what to do with her own body. Unless someone is a health care professional or has researched the health care associated with abortion, they could misunderstand how health care professionals operate regarding the when and why related to a woman’s health. I can reasonably interpret the health care rationale when working on legislation.

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Cap insulin and prescription drug costs
Protect and expand Medicaid for working families
Ban insurance coverage caps and protect pre-existing conditions
Invest in rural healthcare access and mental health services
Cherri: RN with decades of clinical experience

I will counter misinformation not with lectures, but with transparent, accessible, and non-partisan data highlighting the severe risks of measles complications versus proven vaccine safety profiles.
Politically, I support policies that strengthen the authority and funding of school nursing infrastructure, position school health suites as trusted public health hubs, and expand mobile, school-based vaccination clinics to eliminate socioeconomic barriers to access.

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Politically, I support policies that strengthen the authority and funding of school nursing infrastructure, position school health suites as trusted public health hubs, and expand mobile, school-based vaccination clinics to eliminate socioeconomic barriers to access. Furthermore, I advocate for closing non-medical exemption loopholes for school enrollment and implementing standardized, mandatory immunization education for parents seeking exemptions.

I support expanding state-funded, rapid on-farm diagnostic testing to catch outbreaks before they decimate flocks or herds. Crucially, we must protect our frontline agricultural workforce. I advocate for the distribution of stockpiled personal protective equipment (PPE)—such as properly fitted respirators and eye protection—specifically tailored to farm environments, coupled with multilingual health education on zoonotic transmission.

Furthermore, I will push for state-backed “no-fault” economic safety nets. If farmers face financial ruin for reporting sick livestock, containment fails. By guaranteeing fair, rapid compensation and mobile health surveillance vans to monitor worker health right on the farms, we protect both the agricultural supply chain and the broader public from viral mutation. We can secure our food supply and save livelihoods through proactive, trusted public health partnerships.

Wants to remove abortion restrictions and expand abortion access.

Supports capping insulin and prescription-drug costs, expanding Medicaid, protecting pre-existing conditions, and investing in rural and mental-health care.

Supports school-based vaccination clinics and school-nursing infrastructure, and advocates closing loopholes in nonmedical exemptions to school-immunization requirements.

Supports rapid on-farm disease testing, protective equipment and multilingual education for farmworkers, and compensation for reporting sick livestock.

- Wants to remove abortion restrictions and expand abortion access.
- Supports capping insulin and prescription-drug costs, expanding Medicaid, protecting pre-existing conditions, and investing in rural and mental-health care.
- Supports school-based vaccination clinics and school-nursing infrastructure, and advocates closing loopholes in nonmedical exemptions to school-immunization requirements.
- Supports rapid on-farm disease testing, protective equipment and multilingual education for farmworkers, and compensation for reporting sick livestock.

Healthcare

Supporters of private schools have urged the state to expand a tax break that allows businesses to deduct contributions they make to those schools. Critics say private schools should provide more details about tuition costs and the family income of students that benefit from such support. Where do you fall on these questions, and on how the state should fund grade-school education generally?
As a doctor of education, a school nurse, and a union member, I oppose vouchers and demand accountability for charter schools. Vouchers siphon funding from public classrooms — and zero private schools exist in District 58 to benefit.
I would fix cyber charter rates; establish a fair, flat statewide cyber tuition rate to save public districts millions in overhead exploitation and get dedicated funding from taxing and regulating skill games and legalizing adult-use cannabis to generate sustainable revenue for public education and property tax relief.

I oppose vouchers and demand accountability for charter schools. Vouchers siphon funding from public classrooms — and zero private schools exist in District 58 to benefit.
I would fix cyber charter rates; establish a fair, flat statewide cyber tuition rate to save public districts millions in overhead exploitation and get dedicated funding from taxing and regulating skill games and legalizing adult-use cannabis to generate sustainable revenue for public education and property tax relief.

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Fully fund public schools through fair funding formulas
Support competitive teacher pay to recruit and retain great educators
Invest in school nurses, counselors, and student mental health
Hold cyber charter schools accountable for student outcomes
Expand workforce training and career-readiness programs
Cherri: EdD from Pitt & certified school nurse

Opposes school vouchers and calls for accountability for charter schools.

Proposes a flat statewide cyber-charter tuition rate and accountability for cyber charter schools.

Supports fair public-school funding, competitive teacher pay, student mental-health staff, and workforce-training programs.

- Opposes school vouchers and calls for accountability for charter schools.
- Proposes a flat statewide cyber-charter tuition rate and accountability for cyber charter schools.
- Supports fair public-school funding, competitive teacher pay, student mental-health staff, and workforce-training programs.

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?
I support statewide legislative action to ensure data centers grow responsibly without overburdening local communities. We need uniform guidance: to establish clear frameworks so local governments have the resources to evaluate incoming facility proposals fairly; increased transparency: to mandate public disclosures on projected energy demands, water usage, and environmental impacts before approval; protections, such as requiring high-efficiency tech to minimize utility strain and promote renewable energy.
And local oversight to empower municipalities with toolkits — including temporary study moratoriums — to protect local infrastructure and residents.

Q1 PFAS chemicals are widely used in consumer products but have raised health concerns due to their persistence in the environment and humans, and some Pennsylvanian legislators are considering restrictions on its use, such as in House Bill 2145. Should Pennsylvania restrict PFAS in consumer products? What scientific evidence would you use to inform your decision?

Public Health
It is critical to public health and environmental stability that Pennsylvania places strong restrictions on “forever chemicals” (PFAS). To inform my decision on House Bill 2145 and future legislation, I will rely heavily on robust, peer-reviewed scientific research, epidemiological studies, and environmental data.

Pennsylvania’s energy strategy must balance our historical strength as a top natural gas and nuclear producer with our 45th-place ranking in renewables. In line with the mission of the AFL-CIO, our energy transition must be worker-centered, family-sustaining, and focused on economic justice.
I support updating the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) to aggressively scale up wind, solar, and hydropower production. However, this expansion must incorporate strict prevailing wage requirements and Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) to ensure that new clean energy infrastructure is built by highly skilled, unionized Pennsylvania workers.

Furthermore, we cannot leave traditional energy communities behind. I advocate for policies that invest state resources into a “just transition”—including dedicated union apprenticeship pathways and retraining programs that bridge displaced fossil-fuel workers directly into high-paying clean energy and grid-modernization jobs.

The expansion of large-scale data centers offers economic potential, but Pennsylvania must prioritize ratepayer protection, community health, and high-quality jobs. In alignment with the AFL-CIO mission, I support shifting all infrastructure, generation, and grid-reliability costs entirely onto developers via Project Labor Agreements (PLAs), ensuring this digital infrastructure is built and maintained by highly skilled, unionized local labor without burdening ordinary ratepayers.

To protect public health and local ecosystems, we should replicate the success of Pennsylvania townships that have enacted strict municipal restrictions. I support mandatory zoning guidance, strict power usage effectiveness (PUE) caps, and closed-loop water cooling mandates to prevent the depletion and thermal pollution of local watersheds. Furthermore, comprehensive environmental and grid-impact reporting must be publicly disclosed before any project approval.

Supports statewide data-center standards requiring public resource-impact disclosures, efficient technology, and local authority to use temporary moratoriums for study.

Supports strong restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, informed by peer-reviewed research, epidemiological studies, and environmental data.

Supports updating Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to expand wind, solar, and hydropower with prevailing-wage requirements and project labor agreements.

Advocates state-funded union apprenticeships and retraining to move displaced fossil-fuel workers into clean-energy and grid-modernization jobs.

Supports requiring data-center developers to pay grid costs and meet zoning, energy-efficiency, water-cooling, and public-reporting requirements.

- Supports statewide data-center standards requiring public resource-impact disclosures, efficient technology, and local authority to use temporary moratoriums for study.
- Supports strong restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, informed by peer-reviewed research, epidemiological studies, and environmental data.
- Supports updating Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to expand wind, solar, and hydropower with prevailing-wage requirements and project labor agreements.
- Advocates state-funded union apprenticeships and retraining to move displaced fossil-fuel workers into clean-energy and grid-modernization jobs.
- Supports requiring data-center developers to pay grid costs and meet zoning, energy-efficiency, water-cooling, and public-reporting requirements.

Energy & the Environment

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

Public Safety

Cherri backs an independent, transparent redistricting process, so voters pick their representatives instead of the other way around.

Fair Districts PA is a nonpartisan coalition and does not endorse candidates.

This bipartisan approach should be the same regardless of party majorities. Pennsylvania families need practical solutions over partisan gridlock, such as a phased minimum wage. Increase $7.25 gradually, indexing to inflation and giving small businesses a fair runway. Provide property tax relief by offsetting local taxes by funding public schools through regulated skill games and adult-use cannabis.
Fix cyber charter rates by setting a flat statewide tuition rate to match actual overhead and protect public classrooms. Data center standards would involve passing statewide rules to safeguard local grid and water infrastructure. Independent redistricting could create a citizens’ commission so voters choose representatives, not vice versa.

Supports an independent, transparent redistricting process, including a potential citizens' commission.

- Supports an independent, transparent redistricting process, including a potential citizens' commission.

Voting & Elections

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Cherri Rogers

- Proposes gradually raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage, indexing it to inflation, and allowing small businesses time to adjust.
- Supports collective bargaining, prevailing-wage requirements, workers' pensions, and protections against right-to-work legislation.
- Proposes paid sick leave and family leave legislation.
- Supports property-tax relief for seniors and working families, lower utility costs, and measures against price gouging.

- Supports capping insulin and prescription-drug costs, expanding Medicaid, protecting pre-existing conditions, and investing in rural and mental-health care.
- Supports school-based vaccination clinics and school-nursing infrastructure, and advocates closing loopholes in nonmedical exemptions to school-immunization requirements.
- Supports rapid on-farm disease testing, protective equipment and multilingual education for farmworkers, and compensation for reporting sick livestock.

- Supports strong restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, informed by peer-reviewed research, epidemiological studies, and environmental data.
- Supports updating Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to expand wind, solar, and hydropower with prevailing-wage requirements and project labor agreements.
- Advocates state-funded union apprenticeships and retraining to move displaced fossil-fuel workers into clean-energy and grid-modernization jobs.
- Supports requiring data-center developers to pay grid costs and meet zoning, energy-efficiency, water-cooling, and public-reporting requirements.

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