ABOUT NIKKI RIVERA

A Vision for the Future

Nikki Rivera for PA envisions a future where equity meets opportunity. By prioritizing inclusivity and empowerment, Nikki is dedicated to creating a platform where every voice is valued and heard. Her mission is to bridge the gap and ensure that all constituents have access to the resources and representation they deserve.

Nikki was born in rural Carlisle, PA, where she lived with her grandparents and her mother through 8th grade.

Nikki Rivera for PA 96th - About

After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish at Pitt in 1994, and then completing teacher certification at Shippensburg University in 1995, she married Ramón and moved to Lancaster, where he was already a science teacher at Wheatland middle school.

Rep. Rivera has lived in Manheim Township since 1995 with her husband, Ramón. They are the proud parents of 5 children, ages 17 to 28.

State Representative Nikki Rivera - Biography

Nikki Rivera is originally from rural Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Pitt and completed teacher certification at Shippensburg University. She has lived in Manheim Township since 1995 with her husband, Ramón, and their five children.

Rep. Nikki Rivera | About the District

After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish at Pitt in 1994, and then completing teacher certification at Shippensburg University in 1995, she married Ramón and moved to Lancaster, where he was already a science teacher at Wheatland middle school. Nikki was hired as a high school Spanish teacher at Warwick in 1995 and spent the next 30 years helping to build her students’ love of the Spanish language, foster their curiosity about the world, and inspire them to have the “ganas” to take their learning outside the classroom and into their adult lives.

Nikki Rivera previously worked as a high school Spanish teacher at Warwick.

She was re-elected in 2021 and served as board president from 2023 to 2024. Nikki resigned from the Manheim Township school board and from teaching after winning the election for PA State House of Representatives for House District 96 in November, 2024.

RIVERA, Nikki, a Representative from Lancaster County; graduated, Carlisle High School, 1990; B.A., Spanish, University of Pittsburgh, 1994; teaching certification, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 1995; Spanish teacher, Warwick School District; elected, board member, Manheim Township School District (2017-2024); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2025 term; appointed, Chesapeake Bay Commission (2025-present).

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Rep. Rivera served as Manheim Township School board director from July 2016 through November 2024, and school board president from 2017-21 and 2023-24.

Nikki currently serves as the Pennsylvania state representative for District 96 after being elected in November 2024 to a term beginning in 2025. She previously served as a Manheim Township School Board director from July 2016 through November 2024.

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Rep. Rivera’s legislative goals include: Supporting strong unions and Pennsylvania’s workforce through the establishment of a living wage for all workers and apprenticeship programs to help organizations grow their next generation of employees, whether in business and industry, education, or health care.

Economic Opportunity & Affordability

Hard work should provide stability. Nikki believes in good-paying jobs that reflect a fair day’s work and wages that keep pace with the cost of living. Families should not have to spend more than 30% of their income on housing, and safe, affordable housing must be accessible and available to all. She is committed to keeping utilities dependable and reasonably priced while ensuring our communities have the infrastructure needed as energy demands grow.

Nikki Rivera for PA 96th - Vision

Supports strong unions, a living wage for all workers, and apprenticeship programs to develop Pennsylvania's workforce.

Advocates for safe, affordable housing accessible to all households.

- Supports strong unions, a living wage for all workers, and apprenticeship programs to develop Pennsylvania's workforce.
- Advocates for safe, affordable housing accessible to all households.

Economy

Rep. Rivera’s legislative goals include: Offering efficient and effective physical and mental health care options that will guarantee reproductive freedom and provide easy-to-understand and inclusive insurance plans and manageable out-of-pocket expenses for doctor visits and prescriptions.

Supports physical and mental health care, reproductive freedom, inclusive insurance plans, and manageable out-of-pocket costs for visits and prescriptions.

- Supports physical and mental health care, reproductive freedom, inclusive insurance plans, and manageable out-of-pocket costs for visits and prescriptions.

Healthcare

Every child in Pennsylvania deserves access to a high-quality, fairly funded public education. Nikki supports academic rigor across all school districts, diverse extracurricular opportunities, and learning environments that promote strong academic, social, and emotional outcomes. Nikki advocates for responsible cyber charter tuition reform to ensure taxpayer dollars are used effectively and not spent on duplicative services.

Rep. Rivera’s legislative goals include: Strengthening the commonwealth’s public schools through a fair funding system that rectifies structural inequities as well as provides varied pathways to high school graduation, which would in turn support different career opportunities.

Advocates for cyber charter tuition reform to prevent taxpayer spending on duplicative services.

Supports a fair public-school funding system that addresses structural inequities and provides varied pathways to high school graduation.

Supports academic rigor, extracurricular opportunities, and learning environments that are intended to strengthen students' academic, social, and emotional outcomes.

- Advocates for cyber charter tuition reform to prevent taxpayer spending on duplicative services.
- Supports a fair public-school funding system that addresses structural inequities and provides varied pathways to high school graduation.
- Supports academic rigor, extracurricular opportunities, and learning environments that are intended to strengthen students' academic, social, and emotional outcomes.

Education

Rep. Rivera’s legislative goals include: Ensuring a clean environment by educating youth and families about recycling needs and ways to reduce waste, and by preserving parks and farmlands.

Safe, Inclusive & Sustainable Communities

Everyone—residents, immigrants, and visitors alike—deserves to feel safe in our communities. Nikki supports safe streets for walking, biking, and driving, as well as efficient and reliable public transportation. She promotes fostering inclusive environments free from discrimination and protecting clean air, water, and soil for future generations.

Is committed to dependable, reasonably priced utilities and infrastructure that meets growing energy demand.

Supports recycling education, waste reduction, and preservation of parks and farmland.

Supports protecting clean air, water, and soil for future generations.

- Is committed to dependable, reasonably priced utilities and infrastructure that meets growing energy demand.
- Supports recycling education, waste reduction, and preservation of parks and farmland.
- Supports protecting clean air, water, and soil for future generations.

Energy & the Environment

Safe, Inclusive & Sustainable Communities

Everyone—residents, immigrants, and visitors alike—deserves to feel safe in our communities. Nikki supports safe streets for walking, biking, and driving, as well as efficient and reliable public transportation. She promotes fostering inclusive environments free from discrimination and protecting clean air, water, and soil for future generations.
Nikki supports our local law enforcement and emergency responders in our community, and has profound respect for those who put others’ safety and wellbeing before their own.

Supports safe streets for walking, biking, and driving, along with efficient, reliable public transportation.

Supports local law enforcement and emergency responders.

- Supports safe streets for walking, biking, and driving, along with efficient, reliable public transportation.
- Supports local law enforcement and emergency responders.

Public Safety

House Resolution 111 is described as: “A Concurrent Resolution calling for a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States to consider amendments that limit the number of terms that members of Congress may serve.” The official record lists “Rep. Nikki Rivera” among the co-sponsors and identifies her as “D House District 96.”

House Resolution 111 Information; 2025-2026 Regular Session - The Official Website of the Pennsylvania General Assembly

Co-sponsored House Resolution 111, which calls for an Article V convention to consider congressional term limits.

- Co-sponsored House Resolution 111, which calls for an Article V convention to consider congressional term limits.

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- Supports a fair public-school funding system that addresses structural inequities and provides varied pathways to high school graduation.
- Supports academic rigor, extracurricular opportunities, and learning environments that are intended to strengthen students' academic, social, and emotional outcomes.

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