Pennsylvania State Senate District 18 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 18 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 18
Incumbent Lisa Boscola defeated John Merhottein in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 18 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Boscola (D) | 58.9 | 61,429 |
 | John Merhottein (R)  | 41.1 | 42,828 | |
| Total votes: 104,257 | |||
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John Merhottein (R)
Putting Our Jobs First: Stop job-crushing regulations, support energy Independence and stand with our workers
Supporting Public Safety: Ensure our police have the tools and training to do their jobs and keep us safe
John Merhottein (R)
John and his wife, Michelle, are raising their son, John Joesph (JJ) in Bethlehem Township where he attends Notre Dame Elementary school in Bethlehem. They are active in the community, and John volunteers his time coaching JJ’s baseball and basketball teams as part of the Freemansburg Bethlehem Township Athletic Association & Bethlehem Township Athletic Association.
As a longtime resident of the Lehigh Valley, John understands the opportunities and challenges our region faces. As a Bethlehem Township Commissioner, he works in a bipartisan manner to ensure township police have the tools and training they need to do their jobs and keep residents safe. John will be a strong leader in the State Senate, proactively fighting the crime and drug epidemic that threatens the future of far too many citizens.
Raised in a working-class family and raising his own family today, John knows too many people are hurting in today’s economy. He understands many families and and seniors cannot afford to pay more at a time when inflation is at a 40-year high.
John proudly served our country in operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield in the USMC.
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