While teaching, she earned her master’s degree in School and Family Community Collaboration from Johns Hopkins University. Her work and studies inspired her to found the York City Schools STEAM Academy, expanding access to innovative, hands-on learning opportunities for students.

In 2022, Missy earned her Juris Doctor from Widener University Commonwealth Law School and now works as a Social Security disability attorney, advocating for individuals and families navigating complex systems.

Barnes for PA 93

Missy Barnes earned a law degree from Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

Missy Barnes currently works as a Social Security disability attorney. She founded the York City Schools STEAM Academy.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

As your State Representative I will:

Support expanding the property tax rebate program for seniors and working families.

Back funding and incentives for affordable housing construction, first-time homebuyer assistance, rental support, and programs that help communities rehabilitate existing housing.

Fight for stronger oversight of utility rate increases, more transparency from utility companies, and investments in energy efficiency programs that help households lower monthly bills.

Barnes, a 53-year-old former York City middle school science and math teacher who now works as a Social Security disability lawyer, said affordability is the most pressing issue facing the state. Barnes supports increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The state’s minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, hasn’t increased since 2009. She also supports efforts to make childcare and health insurance more affordable.

Incumbent Rep. Jones and challenger Barnes on 93rd race's key issues

Working families contribute the largest share to our state budget while the ultra-wealthy receive tax giveaways.

As your State Representative, I will support policies that make life more affordable and put working families first. That means closing tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy and making sure those at the very top pay their fair share so people who work for a paycheck can keep more money for savings, stability, and a better quality of life.

As your State Representative I will:

Support expanding the state’s childcare assistance programs to help working parents stay in the workforce.

Support expanding the property tax rebate program for seniors and working families.

As your State Representative I will:

Support expanding the state’s childcare assistance programs to help working parents stay in the workforce.

Support expanding the property tax rebate program for seniors and working families.

Back funding and incentives for affordable housing construction, first-time homebuyer assistance, rental support, and programs that help communities rehabilitate existing housing.

Small businesses are facing higher costs, staffing challenges, and too much bureaucracy. These barriers make it harder for local entrepreneurs to grow, hire, and keep their doors open. As State Representative I will support practical policies that reduce unnecessary red tape, connect entrepreneurs with funding and technical assistance, and invest in workforce development. I will fight for a state government that helps small businesses succeed because when local businesses thrive, our whole community is stronger.

Vote to fund small business grant and loan programs through the state budget, including programs that help businesses cover equipment, storefront improvements, working capital, and expansion costs.

Support low-interest loan programs through Pennsylvania economic development agencies so small businesses can access capital without relying on high-interest private financing.

Vote to fund small business grant and loan programs through the state budget, including programs that help businesses cover equipment, storefront improvements, working capital, and expansion costs.

Support low-interest loan programs through Pennsylvania economic development agencies so small businesses can access capital without relying on high-interest private financing.

Push for simpler licensing and permitting processes by supporting legislation that reduces duplicate paperwork, speeds up state approvals, and makes requirements easier to understand.

Support low-interest loan programs through Pennsylvania economic development agencies so small businesses can access capital without relying on high-interest private financing.

Push for simpler licensing and permitting processes by supporting legislation that reduces duplicate paperwork, speeds up state approvals, and makes requirements easier to understand.

Support Main Street and downtown revitalization funding for facade improvements, streetscape upgrades, lighting, public safety, walkability, parking, and infrastructure that help bring customers to local businesses.

Support Main Street and downtown revitalization funding for facade improvements, streetscape upgrades, lighting, public safety, walkability, parking, and infrastructure that help bring customers to local businesses.

Support tax credits or targeted relief for small businesses that hire locally, invest in their properties, rehabilitate vacant storefronts, or create jobs in the community.

Promote local purchasing and buy-local initiatives that keep more public and private dollars circulating in Pennsylvania communities.

Supports funding and incentives for affordable housing construction, assistance for first-time homebuyers, rental assistance, and rehabilitation of existing housing.

Supports increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Supports closing tax loopholes for wealthy residents and requiring them to pay a greater share of taxes.

Supports expanding state childcare assistance programs to help working parents remain in the workforce.

Supports expanding property-tax rebates for seniors and working families.

Supports state small-business grants and low-interest loans for equipment, improvements, working capital, and expansion.

Advocates for simpler small-business licensing and permitting by reducing duplicate paperwork and speeding state approvals.

Supports tax credits or targeted relief for small businesses that hire locally, improve properties, rehabilitate storefronts, or create jobs.

- Supports funding and incentives for affordable housing construction, assistance for first-time homebuyers, rental assistance, and rehabilitation of existing housing.
- Supports increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
- Supports closing tax loopholes for wealthy residents and requiring them to pay a greater share of taxes.
- Supports expanding state childcare assistance programs to help working parents remain in the workforce.
- Supports expanding property-tax rebates for seniors and working families.
- Supports state small-business grants and low-interest loans for equipment, improvements, working capital, and expansion.
- Advocates for simpler small-business licensing and permitting by reducing duplicate paperwork and speeding state approvals.
- Supports tax credits or targeted relief for small businesses that hire locally, improve properties, rehabilitate storefronts, or create jobs.

Economy

Barnes supports increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The state’s minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, hasn’t increased since 2009. She also supports efforts to make childcare and health insurance more affordable.

Supports efforts to make health insurance more affordable.

- Supports efforts to make health insurance more affordable.

Healthcare

I know that students thrive when classrooms are safe, teachers are supported, and schools have the resources they need.
Support initiatives to expand and improve career and technical education.
 Support incentives that help recruit and retain qualified teachers while expanding access to continuing education and professional development.
 Support funding formulas that ensure every school district has the resources it needs, and not just districts with the strongest local tax base.

Support initiatives to expand and improve career and technical education.
 Support incentives that help recruit and retain qualified teachers while expanding access to continuing education and professional development.
 Support funding formulas that ensure every school district has the resources it needs, and not just districts with the strongest local tax base. That means pushing for investments that help reduce overcrowded classrooms, update learning materials, support special education, and give students access to the programs they need to succeed.

Support incentives that help recruit and retain qualified teachers while expanding access to continuing education and professional development.
 Support funding formulas that ensure every school district has the resources it needs, and not just districts with the strongest local tax base. That means pushing for investments that help reduce overcrowded classrooms, update learning materials, support special education, and give students access to the programs they need to succeed.

Cyber charter schools receive the same tuition rates as brick-and-mortar schools despite having very different operating costs. This often creates an unfair burden on Pennsylvania school districts. As State Representative, I will support charter school funding reform that brings greater transparency, accountability, and fairness to the system, so taxpayer dollars are spent where they do the most good: for students.

Students learn best when they feel safe, supported, and connected. I will support funding for school counselors, social workers, mental health services, violence prevention programs, and building safety improvements so schools can address student needs early and create healthier learning environments.

Supports expanding and improving career and technical education.

Supports incentives to recruit and retain teachers and expand their continuing education and professional development.

Supports school-funding formulas that provide resources regardless of local tax base, including investments in special education and classroom needs.

Supports charter-school funding reform intended to increase transparency, accountability, and fairness.

Supports school funding for counselors, social workers, mental-health services, violence-prevention programs, and building-safety improvements.

- Supports expanding and improving career and technical education.
- Supports incentives to recruit and retain teachers and expand their continuing education and professional development.
- Supports school-funding formulas that provide resources regardless of local tax base, including investments in special education and classroom needs.
- Supports charter-school funding reform intended to increase transparency, accountability, and fairness.
- Supports school funding for counselors, social workers, mental-health services, violence-prevention programs, and building-safety improvements.

Education

Fight to require public hearings, clear project disclosures, and meaningful community engagement before major data center developments receive state incentives or approvals.Oppose tax breaks or subsidies unless companies commit to local union hiring, infrastructure investments, environmental safeguards, and measurable benefits for communities.Back policies that require water-use reporting, conservation plans, and safeguards to ensure data centers do not compromise local water supplies or increase costs for households.

Back funding and incentives for affordable housing construction, first-time homebuyer assistance, rental support, and programs that help communities rehabilitate existing housing.

Fight for stronger oversight of utility rate increases, more transparency from utility companies, and investments in energy efficiency programs that help households lower monthly bills.

Support ongoing reporting requirements so companies must disclose energy use, water use, job creation, infrastructure contributions, and compliance with community benefit agreements.
Fight for a regulatory framework that says clearly: if big tech wants to build here, they must protect taxpayers, respect local resources, and share the benefits with the people who live here.

Support legislation requiring data center projects to disclose projected electricity use, water demand, infrastructure needs, and environmental impact before receiving state support or moving forward.

Support legislation requiring data center projects to disclose projected electricity use, water demand, infrastructure needs, and environmental impact before receiving state support or moving forward.Push for regulation that prevents the cost of new transmission lines, grid upgrades, or added capacity for data centers from being passed on unfairly to residential ratepayers.Support policies that require large technology companies to contribute to roads, water systems, sewer capacity, grid upgrades, and emergency services connected to their projects.

Oppose tax breaks or subsidies unless companies commit to local union hiring, infrastructure investments, environmental safeguards, and measurable benefits for communities.Back policies that require water-use reporting, conservation plans, and safeguards to ensure data centers do not compromise local water supplies or increase costs for households.Support ongoing reporting requirements so companies must disclose energy use, water use, job creation, infrastructure contributions, and compliance with community benefit agreements.

Opposes tax breaks or subsidies for companies that do not commit to local union hiring, infrastructure investments, environmental safeguards, and measurable community benefits.

Advocates for stronger oversight and transparency for utility rate increases and investments in household energy-efficiency programs.

Supports requiring data centers to disclose projected resource use, infrastructure needs, and environmental impacts before receiving state support or proceeding.

Advocates for regulations preventing data-center grid costs from being unfairly passed to residential utility customers.

Supports data-center water-use reporting, conservation plans, and safeguards intended to protect local water supplies and household costs.

- Opposes tax breaks or subsidies for companies that do not commit to local union hiring, infrastructure investments, environmental safeguards, and measurable community benefits.
- Advocates for stronger oversight and transparency for utility rate increases and investments in household energy-efficiency programs.
- Supports requiring data centers to disclose projected resource use, infrastructure needs, and environmental impacts before receiving state support or proceeding.
- Advocates for regulations preventing data-center grid costs from being unfairly passed to residential utility customers.
- Supports data-center water-use reporting, conservation plans, and safeguards intended to protect local water supplies and household costs.

Energy & the Environment

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

Public Safety

York, PA – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Pennsylvania state house candidate, Missy Barnes (district 93), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the term limits convention pledge. Previously, Rep. Mike Jones also signed.

Missy Barnes Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

The U.S. Term Limits pledge is provided to candidates and members of state legislatures. It reads, “I pledge that, as a member of the state legislature, I will cosponsor, vote for, and defend the resolution applying for an Article V convention for the sole purpose of enacting term limits on Congress.”

Pledges to cosponsor, vote for, and defend an Article V convention resolution solely to enact congressional term limits.

Pledges to enact congressional term limits.

- Pledges to enact congressional term limits.

Voting & Elections

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Missy Barnes

- Supports closing tax loopholes for wealthy residents and requiring them to pay a greater share of taxes.
- Supports expanding state childcare assistance programs to help working parents remain in the workforce.
- Supports expanding property-tax rebates for seniors and working families.
- Supports state small-business grants and low-interest loans for equipment, improvements, working capital, and expansion.
- Advocates for simpler small-business licensing and permitting by reducing duplicate paperwork and speeding state approvals.
- Supports tax credits or targeted relief for small businesses that hire locally, improve properties, rehabilitate storefronts, or create jobs.

- Advocates for stronger oversight and transparency for utility rate increases and investments in household energy-efficiency programs.
- Supports requiring data centers to disclose projected resource use, infrastructure needs, and environmental impacts before receiving state support or proceeding.
- Advocates for regulations preventing data-center grid costs from being unfairly passed to residential utility customers.
- Supports data-center water-use reporting, conservation plans, and safeguards intended to protect local water supplies and household costs.

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