Party: Independent
Place of residence: South Franklin Township, Washington County
Education: B.A., administration of justice, University of Pittsburgh
Current occupation: Small-business owner

Pa. State Senate 46th District election: Bartolotta v. Borello | 90.5 WESA

Raised on a farm in rural Washington County, Jodi Borello is the proud mother of three boys and the wife of a state trooper. Jodi is a small business owner and former community organizer who is fighting to make Harrisburg work for regular people, not big corporations or special interests.

About Me | Jodi Borello for Pennsylvania State Senate

Jodi Borello was raised on a farm in rural Washington County. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in administration of justice from the University of Pittsburgh. She lives in South Franklin Township, Washington County, and is married to a state trooper and has three children.

Education: B.A., administration of justice, University of Pittsburgh
Current occupation: Small-business owner
Related experience: Self-employed, Mia Cucina (2000-present); former organizer, Center for Coalfield Justice (2022-2026); former organizer, Washington County Women’s Shelter; co-founder, MAD-FACTS, an advocacy group tying the fracking industry to rising rates of childhood cancer; testified at two statewide grand jury hearings on regulating industry

Current occupation: Small-business owner
Related experience: Self-employed, Mia Cucina (2000-present); former organizer, Center for Coalfield Justice (2022-2026); former organizer, Washington County Women’s Shelter; co-founder, MAD-FACTS, an advocacy group tying the fracking industry to rising rates of childhood cancer; testified at two statewide grand jury hearings on regulating industry
Supporters/endorsements: Recommended by the Pennsylvania State Educators Association; Coalfield Justice Action, the advocacy wing of her former employer and an opponent of fracking and data center development

Jodi is self-employed as a small-business owner at Mia Cucina. She previously worked as an organizer at the Center for Coalfield Justice and the Washington County Women’s Shelter, and co-founded MAD-FACTS.

Jodi Borello - Ballotpedia

Jodi is a first-time candidate for political office.

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

WESA Candidate Survey
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?
The biggest local issue in the 46th district is the skyrocketing cost of living. Prices are rising for almost everything, including healthcare, groceries, and gas. Even our water and utility costs are growing because unchecked hyperscale data center development is consuming our resources.

To address this, I would support increasing the minimum wage in Harrisburg; providing subsidies to seniors, veterans and low-income residents for utility costs, and placing a moratorium on data center development to prevent further rate hikes.

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 Senate Bill 1359, a bipartisan bill to enact a statewide three-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers. We cannot repeat past mistakes by letting massive industries operate unchecked while townships pay the price. Only a binding state moratorium creates a regulatory floor, ensures full transparency, protects brownfield communities, and secures our air, water, and energy before new projects are approved.

I’d also support HB 2198, which would fully repeal the sales tax exemption for data center equipment that currently provides massive data center developers with hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks.

Stopping subsidies and tax breaks to billion dollar corporations. Ensuring worker protections are in place.

My Platform | Jodi Borello for Pennsylvania State Senate

Supports increasing the minimum wage in Harrisburg.

Supports utility-cost subsidies for seniors, veterans, and low-income residents.

Supports HB 2198, which repeals the sales-tax exemption for data-center equipment.

Supports a bill which repeals the sales-tax exemption for data-center equipment.

Calls for ending subsidies and tax breaks for billion-dollar corporations.

- Supports increasing the minimum wage in Harrisburg.
- Supports utility-cost subsidies for seniors, veterans, and low-income residents.
- Supports a bill which repeals the sales-tax exemption for data-center equipment.
- Calls for ending subsidies and tax breaks for billion-dollar corporations.
- Advocates for worker protections.

Economy

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

Education

We need to raise baseline pay, cut utility expenses, and expand healthcare coverage so every family in our district can thrive, not just survive.
The residents of the 46th District are asking for a pause, they have made it very clear, and they deserve a leader who actually listens to them. My opponent, Senator Bartolotta, wrote the bill to fast track the construction of data centers across our community.

- Calls for expanding healthcare coverage.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and healthcare workers put their lives on the line for us and deserve meaningful state support. We should provide a state tax break to our first responders and frontline workers, rather than subsidizing big corporations that bring temporary jobs. This isn't just about gratitude; it's a vital tool for recruiting and retaining the people who keep us safe.

Proposes a state tax break for first responders and frontline workers.

- Proposes a state tax break for first responders and frontline workers.

Public Safety

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 Senate Bill 1359, a bipartisan bill to enact a statewide three-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers. We cannot repeat past mistakes by letting massive industries operate unchecked while townships pay the price. Only a binding state moratorium creates a regulatory floor, ensures full transparency, protects brownfield communities, and secures our air, water, and energy before new projects are approved.

Supports Senate Bill 1359, a statewide three-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers.

Supports a statewide three-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers.

- Supports a statewide three-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers.

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- Calls for ending subsidies and tax breaks for billion-dollar corporations.
- Advocates for worker protections.

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