Peter Schweyer

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Peter Schweyer
Image of Peter Schweyer
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Prior offices
Allentown City Council

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
Predecessor: Erin Molchany

Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Allentown Central Catholic High School, 1996

Bachelor's

Pennsylvania State University

Personal
Profession
Executive
Contact

Peter Schweyer (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 134. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Schweyer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 134. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

He served on the Allentown City Council from 2008 to November 5, 2014.[1]

Biography

Peter Schweyer graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1996. Schweyer earned a B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University. His career experience includes working as the director of community and government affairs at Sacred Heart Hospital, the chief of staff for former State Representative Jennifer L. Mann, and a legislative assistant to State Representative Steve Samuelson and State Senator Lisa M. Boscola.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Schweyer was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Schweyer was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Schweyer was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations
Consumer Affairs
Liquor Control
Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
Ethics

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schweyer served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


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2024


2023


2022


2021


2020


2018


2017


2016


2015



Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Peter Schweyer won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Schweyer
Peter Schweyer (D)
 
94.9
 
19,124
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.1
 
1,023

Total votes: 20,147
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Peter Schweyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Schweyer
Peter Schweyer
 
99.2
 
3,642
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
29

Total votes: 3,671
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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 134

Incumbent Peter Schweyer defeated Brent Labenberg in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Schweyer
Peter Schweyer (D)
 
60.3
 
10,245
Brent Labenberg (R)
 
39.7
 
6,746

Total votes: 16,991
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Peter Schweyer defeated Enid Santiago in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Schweyer
Peter Schweyer
 
63.1
 
2,845
Image of Enid Santiago
Enid Santiago
 
36.9
 
1,667

Total votes: 4,512
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

Brent Labenberg advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Brent Labenberg
 
100.0
 
2,700

Total votes: 2,700
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Peter Schweyer defeated Enid Santiago in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Schweyer
Peter Schweyer (D)
 
85.0
 
13,969
Image of Enid Santiago
Enid Santiago (D) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
15.0
 
2,471

Total votes: 16,440
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Peter Schweyer defeated Enid Santiago in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Schweyer
Peter Schweyer
 
50.6
 
2,197
Image of Enid Santiago
Enid Santiago Candidate Connection
 
49.4
 
2,142

Total votes: 4,339
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Peter Schweyer won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Schweyer
Peter Schweyer (D)
 
100.0
 
9,911

Total votes: 9,911
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22

Incumbent Peter Schweyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Peter Schweyer
Peter Schweyer
 
100.0
 
1,864

Total votes: 1,864
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Peter Schweyer ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 general election.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Peter Schweyer Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Peter Schweyer ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Peter Schweyer Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Peter Schweyer defeated Tatiana Tooley in the Democratic primary, while Steven Ramos was unopposed in the Republican primary. Schweyer defeated Ramos in the general election.[7][8][9]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Schweyer 70.2% 4,538
     Republican Steven Ramos 29.8% 1,928
Total Votes 6,466
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Schweyer 65.2% 1,071
Tatiana Tooley 34.8% 571
Total Votes 1,642

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Schweyer's endorsements included the following:[10]

  • Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski
  • Former State Representative Jennifer L. Mann
  • Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records Andrea Naugle
  • Lehigh County Commissioner Geoff Brace
  • Bethlehem Mayor Bob Donchez
  • Allentown City Controller Mary Ellen Koval
  • Allentown City Council member Joe Davis
  • Allentown City Council member Daryl Hendricks

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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2014

Schweyer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[11]

Human Rights

  • Excerpt: "Fully supporting marriage equality."
  • Excerpt: "Helping pass the PA DREAM Act."
  • Excerpt: "Supporting a repeal of the Voter ID law."
  • Excerpt: "Promoting community development in and around the Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ)."

Healthcare

  • Excerpt: "I will aggressively push the State to accept federal money to expand access to health insurance for over 650,000 working Pennsylvanians."

Education

  • Excerpt: "Invest in Pre-K programs."
  • Excerpt: "Get more resources in the hands of our school districts."
  • Excerpt: "Support Post-Secondary Educational Options."

Campaign finance summary


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Peter Schweyer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134Won general$176,253 $149,733
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134Won general$189,217 $201,325
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22Won general$197,126 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22Won general$114,035 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22Won $53,875 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22Won $157,611 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134
2022-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Erin Molchany (D)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22
2014-2022
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Allentown City Council
2008-2014
Succeeded by
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