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Ben Sanchez
Democratic Party
Candidate, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153
Tenure
2018 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
7
Predecessor: Madeleine Dean (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$110,015.54/year
Per diem
$198/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 19, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
Villanova University, 1997
Law
Temple University School of Law, 2004
Personal
Religion
Roman Catholic
Profession
Attorney
Contact
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Ben Sanchez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 153. He assumed office on December 1, 2018. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Sanchez (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 153. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.[source]

Biography

Ben Sanchez was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. He received a bachelor's degree from Villanova University in 1997 and a J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 2004. Sanchez previously served as an Abington Township Commissioner from 2014 until 2019. His professional experience includes being an attorney.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Sanchez was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Sanchez was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Sanchez was assigned to 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.


Elections

2026

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Incumbent Ben Sanchez (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on May 19, 2026.

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Ben Sanchez

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Cory Toner (R) is running in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on May 19, 2026.

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2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Incumbent Ben Sanchez defeated Joe Rooney in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ben Sanchez (D)
 
65.6
 
25,739
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Joe Rooney (R)
 
34.2
 
13,427
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
81

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 39,247
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Incumbent Ben Sanchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ben Sanchez
 
99.4
 
8,779
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
49

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 8,828
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Joe Rooney advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Joe Rooney
 
97.1
 
3,138
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.9
 
93

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 3,231
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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 153

Incumbent Ben Sanchez defeated Larry Ulrich in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ben Sanchez (D)
 
68.8
 
22,600
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Larry Ulrich (R)
 
31.2
 
10,255

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,855
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Incumbent Ben Sanchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Ben Sanchez
Ben Sanchez
 
100.0
 
9,581

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,581
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Larry Ulrich advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on May 17, 2022.

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Larry Ulrich
 
100.0
 
4,599

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,599
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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 153

Incumbent Ben Sanchez defeated Marc Bozzacco in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ben Sanchez (D) Candidate Connection
 
77.0
 
30,434
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Marc Bozzacco (L) Candidate Connection
 
23.0
 
9,088

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,522
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Incumbent Ben Sanchez advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ben Sanchez Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
14,528

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,528
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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 153

Ben Sanchez defeated Douglas Beaver Jr. and Marc Bozzacco in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ben Sanchez
Ben Sanchez (D)
 
70.8
 
23,694
Image of Douglas Beaver Jr.
Douglas Beaver Jr. (R) Candidate Connection
 
28.2
 
9,437
Image of Marc Bozzacco
Marc Bozzacco (L)
 
1.1
 
353

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,484
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Incumbent Madeleine Dean advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Madeleine Dean
Madeleine Dean
 
100.0
 
7,680

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 7,680
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153

Douglas Beaver Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Douglas Beaver Jr.
Douglas Beaver Jr. Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,367

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,367
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

Candidate Connection

Ben Sanchez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sanchez's responses.

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I am a lifelong resident of the 153rd Legislative District, a graduate of Abington Senior High School, Villanova University and Temple Law. I have deep roots in our community and have shown the ability and dedication to represent the hardworking residents of Abington and Upper Dublin in Harrisburg. I served as an Abington Township Commissioner from 2014 until 2019 prior to being elected to the PA House of Representatives. When I decided to run for these offices, it was because I had a particular set of skills that I believed could add significant value to our government in my hometown. As a practicing lawyer and certified public accountant (inactive), I will continue to use those legal and financial skills along with my sound judgment to address issues facing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I look forward to continuing to serve everyone with compassion, hard work and my faithful dedication to good government and our community.
  • I believe in strengthening and supporting public education.
  • I believe in demanding action for gun safety.
  • I believe in protecting our rights when it comes to equality and our precious environment.
My top policy priority for the foreseeable future will be public health and safety (ensuring accessible and affordable healthcare for all), including economic recovery, in light of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.
Communication, but particularly the related and perhaps most important skill of listening.
I am a compassionate and caring listener who works hard and consistently prioritizes being accessible, responsive and accountable to all.
I had three memorable jobs in my early work experience (from Junior High School through College). I worked as a furniture delivery person, ice cream store worker and park attendant all in our local community. All were very valuable work experiences where I had the opportunity to meet many interesting people and develop work skills.
The PA House is often referred to as "the people's House" and that perhaps highlights our more direct contact with our constituents, which is so incredibly important to our representation of them.
It certainly does not hurt to understand how government functions and how to work toward consensus.
At this point in time, it will surely be public health and safety (ensuring accessible and affordable healthcare for all), including economic recovery, in light of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.
Open, robust and frequent communication between both of those branches of government.
Too often these days, people have forgotten how to listen to each other. While I will always strongly advocate for my constituents and my priorities, I will be certain to communicate among my fellow representatives in order to understand their perspectives and to try to build consensus in addressing the range of basic to the most complicated issues we face. I firmly believe, regardless of party, that compromise and coalition building is essential to productive discourse and achieving meaningful results. Moreover, I will do my best to communicate these efforts to my constituents in a transparent manner consistent with the high levels of service that they expect, deserve and which we strive to provide.
The Appropriations Committee is well suited to my financial skills learned as a CPA. The Local Government Committee harnesses my experience as a real estate attorney and elected official for First Class Township. Finally, the work of the Children and Youth Committee is vital to one of our most vulnerable generations of society.

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Ben Sanchez campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153Won general$74,361 $60,800
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153Won general$63,641 $50,733
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153Won general$42,925 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153Won general$42,338 N/A**
Grand total$223,265 $111,533
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Madeleine Dean (D)     		Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 153
    2018-Present    		 Succeeded by
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