Kim Kohlhepp was raised in DuBois, PA with her mom and dad, Dan and Donna Kohlhepp, and her two sisters, Kaydee (Kohlhepp) Gunter and Joanne (Kohlhepp) Bish.

Meet Kim | Kim Kohlhepp for PA State Representative

Kim currently lives in DuBois with her husband, Bryan Wood.

Biographical Information
COUNTY
Clearfield
OCCUPATION
Real Estate Development and Property Management
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Real Estate and Infrastructure from Johns Hopkins University; Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Ohio University
QUALIFICATIONS
DuBois Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors; Habitat for Humanity of Clearfield County - Treasurer; Downtown DuBois, Inc. - Economic Vitality Committee Member; Treasure Lake - Infrastructure Committee; Co-Author of the textbook "Real Estate Development Matrix"; USGBC LEED Accredited Professional

Pennsylvania State Representative District 75 Voter Guide

Kim Kohlhepp was raised in DuBois, Pennsylvania. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Ohio University and a Master of Science in real estate and infrastructure from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in DuBois with her husband, Bryan Wood.

Pennsylvania State Representative District 75 - VOTE411.org

Throughout her career, Kim has worked with both big corporations and small businesses. Kim is the founder of Nestwood LLC, a consulting firm that assists clients with proposal writing, market analysis, and building their “business infrastructure” (i.e. standard operating procedures for accounting and administrative tasks).

Her clients have included large real estate companies, a green roof start-up company, and a family owned and operated Kampground of America (KOA). She worked for Kimco Realty supporting over a billion dollars of assets and development projects. More recently she worked with her family at DuBois Granite and Quartz.

Now she is the Vice President at Kohlhepp Corporation, a family real estate company started by her father almost 50 years ago.

Kim currently serves as vice president at Kohlhepp Corporation, a family real estate company, and is the founder of Nestwood LLC, a consulting firm. She previously worked for Kimco Realty and DuBois Granite and Quartz.

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Kim is a first-time candidate for political office.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing residents of your district, and how would you address them?
Our most pressing issue is the need to keep life-sustaining services affordable and accessible for Central Pennsylvanians. By "life-sustaining services" I mean housing, utilities, and healthcare, these are things we all need just to survive. I will work with Gov. Shapiro's Housing Action Plan, local municipalities, and developers to spur greater housing development so that more of us can continue to call this place home. There are existing programs and departments that need reformed, such as the Public Utility Commission, to hold energy, gas, and water companies accountable and defend consumers from unreasonable rate increases. Rural areas are losing healthcare facilities, state support and health insurance reform must be implemented.

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?
The budget is due the same time every year and is a firm deadline. Representatives are stewards of constituents' tax dollars and must act accordingly. Budget discussions must be approached as a compromise, not as a fight to "win". Additionally, budgeting efforts and funding conversations must happen all year-round, not just during the formal budget season. Financial reporting and analytics must be continually reviewed to understand benchmarks, performance, and true cost comparison to make better informed adjustments to the next year's budget proposals.

Kim will take ACTion to:

Ensure accessible and affordable healthcare and education.

Rein in utility prices and lower housing costs.

Address our housing supply shortage.

Empower our small businesses and working families to determine their own future.

Invest in our infrastructure, including cell phone service and transportation, to maximize our connectivity and central location.

Preserve the PA Wilds and grow our tourism industry.

Defend our civil liberties against government overreach.

Kim's Priorities | Pennsylvania State Representative Campaign

Plans to work with the governor's Housing Action Plan, municipalities, and developers to increase housing development.

Supports reforming the Public Utility Commission to hold utility companies accountable and protect consumers from unreasonable rate increases.

Advocates year-round budget discussions and continual financial analysis to inform future budget proposals.

Supports infrastructure investment, including cell phone service and transportation, to improve regional connectivity.

- Plans to work with the governor's Housing Action Plan, municipalities, and developers to increase housing development.
- Supports reforming the Public Utility Commission to hold utility companies accountable and protect consumers from unreasonable rate increases.
- Advocates year-round budget discussions and continual financial analysis to inform future budget proposals.
- Supports infrastructure investment, including cell phone service and transportation, to improve regional connectivity.

Economy

Supports state assistance and health-insurance reform in response to rural healthcare-facility closures.

Supports accessible and affordable healthcare.

- Supports state assistance and health-insurance reform in response to rural healthcare-facility closures.
- Supports accessible and affordable healthcare.

Healthcare

Supports accessible and affordable education.

- Supports accessible and affordable education.

Education

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)?
Several state departments such as the Department of Environmental Protection are included in permitting processes, and adjusting some of those permit requirements could be utilized to better measure, regulate, and mitigate the impact of development. As for local municipal authority, the majority of my district does not have existing zoning or ordinances in place. I would propose state support and funding to aid municipalities in researching and creating master plans and ordinances for their communities.

Proposes adjusting state permitting requirements to better measure, regulate, and mitigate development impacts.

Proposes state funding and support for municipalities developing community master plans and ordinances.

Supports preserving the Pennsylvania Wilds and growing the tourism industry.

- Proposes adjusting state permitting requirements to better measure, regulate, and mitigate development impacts.
- Proposes state funding and support for municipalities developing community master plans and ordinances.
- Supports preserving the Pennsylvania Wilds and growing the tourism industry.

Energy & the Environment

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

Public Safety

What changes, if any, would you support to enable better access, ensure security, and support the processes of our elections?
Our elections are secure. To increase voter turnout and participation, I would propose automatic voter registration upon your 18th birthday, and open primaries to engage voters who may feel disillusioned by the two-party system.

Proposes open primaries to increase voter participation.

Said Pennsylvania's elections are secure.

Proposes automatic voter registration when residents turn 18.

- Proposes open primaries to increase voter participation.
- Said Pennsylvania's elections are secure.
- Proposes automatic voter registration when residents turn 18.

Voting & Elections

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- Said Pennsylvania's elections are secure.
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