2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

Sara Eggler

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She is the daughter of Franklin A. and Sheila A. Eggler, both born and raised in Clinton County. Sara was raised and educated in Clinton County and continues to call the 76th District her home.

About | Sara Eggler for PA 76th District

In 2006, Sara earned her bachelor’s degree from Lycoming College, a private Methodist campus in Williamsport, PA, with focuses in Art & Religion.

In addition, Sara is a Pennsylvania Adopt a Highway sponsor, contributing to efforts to keep Pennsylvania clean and beautiful. She regularly volunteers with local nonprofit organizations and community events, including the Clinton County Pop Up Pantry, helping ensure food reaches individuals and families facing hardship.

Sara Eggler was raised and educated in Clinton County. She earned a bachelor's degree from Lycoming College with a focus on art and religion. She is a Pennsylvania Adopt a Highway sponsor and regularly volunteers with local nonprofit organizations and community events, including the Clinton County Pop Up Pantry.

Over the past seven to eight years, Sara has served her community as a real estate agent with FISH Real Estate, helping local buyers and sellers work toward the American dream of homeownership. Through this work, she has seen how legislative inaction on economic opportunity directly undermines local housing markets & the economy.

Sara proudly identifies as non-partisan. She has previously been registered as a Republican while working for Eclipse Resources, a State College based energy company involved in Marcellus Shale development in Ohio. She has spoken openly about the importance of recognizing the moment in history, when Pennsylvania needed leaders willing to responsibly develop natural resources and support energy independence.

Sara Eggler works as a real estate agent with FISH Real Estate. She previously worked for Eclipse Resources, a State College-based energy company.

Sara Eggler is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Merrimack 5 district from 2016 to 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Eggler was elected to the House in 2016 and served on the Education Committee. She did not seek re-election in 2018. In addition to her role in the legislature, Eggler has been involved in various community organizations and initiatives.

Sara previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Merrimack 5 district from 2016 to 2018. She was elected in 2016 and did not seek reelection in 2018.

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What do you see as the most pressing issues facing residents of your district, and how would you address them?
Economy: I support & will advance policies which: increase livable wages, support small businesses, and reduce the burden at the gas pump. Restructure the way we fund our PA fuel tax (see state budget for additional info)

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I will advocate for moving major policy changes out of fiscal code to reduce "bundling" policy issues, within budgeting process.

One of my priorities is to reduce the PA Fuel Tax by restructuring the way we fund our transportation system(s); to reduce the cost burden at the gas pump.

Supports policies to increase livable wages and support small businesses.

Plans to reduce Pennsylvania's fuel tax by restructuring transportation funding.

- Supports policies to increase livable wages and support small businesses.
- Plans to reduce Pennsylvania's fuel tax by restructuring transportation funding.

Economy

Q2 Measles vaccination rates in Pennsylvania have declined in recent years, from 95.5% in 2020 to 92.5% in 2025. At the same time, measles outbreaks have emerged across the state, with 62 confirmed cases in PA in 2026. As a policymaker, how do you approach engaging with communities that have concerns that center on infectious disease outbreaks and vaccine safety, and what policies, if any, would you support related to these issues?

Public Health

As a policymaker, my stance emphasizes the benefits of protecting children, school safety, & preventing avoidable outbreaks, by leading with transparent local data, partnering with trusted experts in the field, and emphasizing community protection.

I am actively advocating to improve local, rural healthcare funding & accessibility, which includes expanding vaccination education and outbreak response infrastructure.

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Supports infection-control plans, protective equipment, and tiered exposure controls for poultry and dairy workers during avian influenza outbreaks.

Q3 There have been avian influenza outbreaks in Pennsylvania, with potential impacts on poultry and dairy operations, both industries that provide billions of dollars of economic value to the state. What policies, if any, do you support to strengthen the state's preparedness and outbreak response? Are there specific strategies you would prioritize to protect farm workers, agricultural communities, and the broader public?

Agriculture

I support using personal protection equipment and implementing requirements with poultry & dairy herds to maintain written infection control plans, utilize respirators for high-risk tasks, gloves, coveralls, and eye protection. I also believe we need to implement a policy to adopt a tiered exposure categories in stages of high, medium, & low and match controls to mirror CDC's admin control guidance and limit time & activities spent in high-exposure areas.

Advocates for rural healthcare funding, vaccination education, and outbreak-response infrastructure.

- Advocates for rural healthcare funding, vaccination education, and outbreak-response infrastructure.

Healthcare

Economy: I support & will advance policies which: increase livable wages, support small businesses, and reduce the burden at the gas pump. Restructure the way we fund our PA fuel tax (see state budget for additional info)

Funding & Resources: I am actively building partnerships needed in Harrisburg to effectively negotiate the resources we need for our 1st responders, downtowns, rural healthcare, schools, & roads/bridges.

Seeks to negotiate for state resources for schools.

- Seeks to negotiate for state resources for schools.

Education

Q4 Pennsylvania is the nation's second-largest producer of natural gas and nuclear energy, as well as the third-largest producer of coal, per the Energy Information Administration. In contrast, PA currently ranks 45th in the country in terms of wind, solar, and hydropower energy production. How do you think these energy sources should be distributed across PA's energy production portfolio, and what policies, if any, would you support to facilitate this?

Energy

I support accelerating renewable energy sources and storage where the grid can actually use them, by modernizing siting rules with community benefit agreements / requirements. I support interconnection reform to fast track projects that relieve known PJM congestion areas in PA, as well as transparent interconnection timelines and fees for mid-scale solar and storage and targeted incentives for projects that pair renewables with grid storage.

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)?
YES. I am advocating for mandated environmental impact studies. Responsible environmental stewardship is long over-due, especially for data centers. Potential "guiderails" do not have to over-ride local zoning laws, if it's designed with careful consideration.

State laws should set a minimum standard to help protect our resources; municipalities would still control local zoning & siting.

Q5 Pennsylvania has proposed more reporting, utility oversight, and zoning guidance for large data centers, along with shifting some generation, capacity, and reliability costs onto data center developers rather than ordinary ratepayers. How should the costs and benefits of large data center development be divided between developers and the public, and what requirements, if any, would you support on power, water, and public reporting before a project moves forward?

Artificial Intelligence

I support HB2150. However, I do not support the development of AI data centers unless Environmental Impact Reports and Community Impact Reports are mandated, so policymakers, municipalities, and residents have a full understanding of how these facilities affect local communities and natural resources. Developers should be responsible for 100% of the costs associated with these impact studies, administered through the DEP.

Developers should be responsible for 100% of the costs associated with these impact studies, administered through the DEP.

If developers can demonstrate that negative impacts can be eliminated or fully mitigated, I support policies requiring them to fund the infrastructure for their own energy generation and broadband capacity, rather than relying on public systems.

The full costs of development should remain 100% the responsibility of the developer, and they should also be required to pay an annual fee or tax to offset any ongoing negative impacts and replenish the ecosystem, environment, and community.

I also support collecting a fee for potential hazards, and developing mandates that require the developer to pay for potential, future federal clean-ups.

Power: Renewable energy sources should be prioritized to keep AI data centers off the public grid as well as storage of renewable energies. Water: Recycling and the use of grey and black water should be required before any withdrawal from rivers, streams, wells, groundwater, or public water systems. Septic pumpers could transport their black water to these sites and they should be required to pay for the filtration of the water prior to use.

Supports accelerating renewable energy and storage through updated siting rules, reforms to how projects connect to the power grid, and incentives for projects paired with storage.

Advocates for mandated environmental-impact studies and state minimum standards for data centers while preserving local zoning and siting authority.

Opposes artificial intelligence data-center development unless developers fund state-administered environmental and community impact reports.

Supports requiring data-center developers to fund their own energy and broadband infrastructure, pay all development costs, and offset ongoing impacts through fees or taxes.

Supports requiring renewable power and storage for artificial intelligence data centers and water recycling before withdrawing water from public or natural water sources.

- Supports accelerating renewable energy and storage through updated siting rules, reforms to how projects connect to the power grid, and incentives for projects paired with storage.
- Advocates for mandated environmental-impact studies and state minimum standards for data centers while preserving local zoning and siting authority.
- Opposes artificial intelligence data-center development unless developers fund state-administered environmental and community impact reports.
- Supports requiring data-center developers to fund their own energy and broadband infrastructure, pay all development costs, and offset ongoing impacts through fees or taxes.
- Supports requiring renewable power and storage for artificial intelligence data centers and water recycling before withdrawing water from public or natural water sources.

Energy & the Environment

Seeks to negotiate for state resources for first responders.

- Seeks to negotiate for state resources for first responders.

Public Safety

Supports open primaries, fewer party-registration barriers, mail-in voting, and secure voter tracking to expand voting access.

What changes, if any, would you support to enable better access, ensure security, and support the processes of our elections?
I support expanding voter access while maintaining strong election security. This includes open primaries, reducing strict party registration barriers, & protecting mail-in ballot options. At the same time, I support secure voter tracking, that expands access to voting.

The goal should be a system that is streamlined, secure, accurate, and more accessible for voters.

Advocates for budget deadlines, caucus and committee checkpoints, and district-level budget hearings.

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 will support strengthening the state budget process by advocating for pre-deadline mandates through caucus & committee check-points and district level budget hearings.

I will advocate for a "Public Review Timeframe" & "Recorded Negotiation Summaries" to providing more transparency & opportunity for public input.

I will advocate for moving major policy changes out of fiscal code to reduce "bundling" policy issues, within budgeting process.

Advocates for a public budget-review period, recorded negotiation summaries, and removing major policy changes from the fiscal code.

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