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Joshua Siegel
2022 - Present
2026
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Joshua Siegel (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 22. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.
Siegel (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 22. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Joshua Siegel was born in New Jersey. Siegel graduated from Phillipsburg High School in 2012. He earned a bachelor's degree from Seton Hall University in 2016. Siegel's career experience includes working as an assistant operations manager for the Lehigh County Controller. He has served on the Allentown City Council.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Siegel was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Urban Affairs & Housing Committee
- House State Government Committee
- House Transportation Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Aviation
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Joshua Siegel won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joshua Siegel (D) | 95.5 | 13,282 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.5 | 623 | ||
| Total votes: 13,905 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Joshua Siegel advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joshua Siegel | 98.6 | 1,972 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 2,001 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
Joshua Siegel defeated Robert Smith in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joshua Siegel (D) | 63.8 | 6,442 |
 | Robert Smith (R) | 36.2 | 3,662 | |
| Total votes: 10,104 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
Joshua Siegel defeated Saeed Georges in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joshua Siegel | 63.9 | 1,716 |
 | Saeed Georges | 36.1 | 968 | |
| Total votes: 2,684 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
Robert Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Smith | 100.0 | 1,125 |
| Total votes: 1,125 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Joshua Siegel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Siegel's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My education in politics came at a young age when my father came out to me and my family. I remember how quickly it opened my eyes to the world, taught me hard lessons about life, and made me realize the importance of leadership.
Too many leaders practice politics driven by self-interest or division, too many leaders put their personal and political well-being ahead of the well-being of those they were elected to serve. There were so few willing to stand up for families like mine, I realized how important it was to have champions and fighters.
Who wins elections, who holds the reins of power, and what their values are matter, it determines who gets help and who gets left behind.
- We need to fully fund our public schools and take on the charter school industry that is depriving our public schools of millions. We need to provide tuition-free for community colleges and four-year public universities.
- We need to create a society built on care and compassion through universal childcare and long-term care for our seniors.
- We need a massive generational investment in union-built and maintained social housing.
That’s why I’m running for State Representative because the people of the 22nd district need a proven progressive champion that will fight to make the system work for working people and grow the middle class. Because the status quo is failing 99% of us.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14.
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2023
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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 |
Officeholder Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 8, 2022
- ↑ PA House of Representatives, "Joshua Siegel," accessed February 3, 2023
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 2022-Present |
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