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Hope Christman
Hope Christman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 176. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176
Incumbent Jack Rader defeated Hope Christman in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jack Rader (R) | 62.9 | 21,429 |
 | Hope Christman (D) | 36.9 | 12,576 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 76 | ||
| Total votes: 34,081 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176
Hope Christman advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hope Christman | 98.2 | 3,372 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 3,434 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176
Incumbent Jack Rader advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Rader | 99.2 | 4,246 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 4,279 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Christman in this election.
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176
Incumbent Jack Rader defeated Hope Christman and Autumn Pangia in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Rader (R) | 57.8 | 14,036 |
| Hope Christman (D) | 37.1 | 9,024 | |
 | Autumn Pangia (L) | 5.1 | 1,237 | |
| Total votes: 24,297 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176
Hope Christman advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hope Christman | 99.2 | 3,995 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 4,027 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176
Incumbent Jack Rader advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 176 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Rader | 99.0 | 5,918 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 5,978 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Christman's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hope Christman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Hope Christman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Christman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a Social Worker 24/7/365. I promise to be accountable to the people of my community as well as to the Pennsylvania legislature as a whole. There is an overall air of anger and unwillingness between the parties to work together and YOU, THE PEOPLE, are the ones who are paying the price; both figuratively and literally. It is time for that to stop and I have the skills and training to open that dialogue.
It’s time for CHANGE. It’s time for NEW IDEAS. It’s time for HOPE.- For decades we’ve been promised property tax relief with no success. I will follow through on this promise with sensible property tax reform.
- All students in Pennsylvania should have equal rights to a quality education. I will ensure that schools are properly funded and that all individuals have access to affordable post-secondary education and job training.
- As a social worker, I know all too well that mental health issues are prevalent in our society and they must be addressed. We need quality mental health services that are accessible and affordable for all.
Whether it is an after-effect of a changed life through COVID, the opioid crisis, chemical imbalances, secondary (or vicarious) trauma through watching violence toward others on television/news, PTSD, or any of the many other causes for mental health concerns, these needs are not being met.
The social work movement advocates for social workers to be “at the table” when discussing systemic change as it relates to mental health needs. I will be a strong voice for mental health needs and I will work tirelessly to bring funding back to the district to help meet those needs.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
