Currently holds the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 202 until December 1, 2026.
Candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 202 in 2026 Pennsylvania Primary Election.
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Get StartedAbortion and personal health care decisions are between a woman and her doctor, not politicians. Jared will always protect and defend women’s access to abortion in Pennsylvania. Learn more
In Jared’s State House district, he took action and worked to locate a substance abuse and mental health provider next to law enforcement so that people with drug and mental health issues would have their criminal charges dropped if they went through approved programs. Learn more
Jared is working to bolster investment in gun crime preventative justice tools that have already shown promise, including gun-violence intervention initiatives like turning blighted properties into community parks, lighting, home repairs, and greening up gun-violence-plagued blocks; and investing in the gun-violence task-force model in which prosecutors and field agents supplement local law enforcement to combat firearm crimes. Learn more
Jared believes we must shift law enforcement resources to bolster interdiction and interception of these drugs as they enter our Commonwealth and prosecute fentanyl traffickers to the fullest extent of the law. At the same time, Jared believes we must show greater compassion to the victims of this epidemic and in Harrisburg he supports efforts to make substance use disorder treatment and recovery services available to those suffering from addiction. Learn more
Jared has supported investments in training and a return of policing to pre-pandemic engagement with communities so that officers have sectional integrity in all they do and get to know the schools, churches, and businesses within their sector. Each officer needs to build connections within the community they are policing, helping with investigative work and doing preventive policing instead of reactive policing. Learn more
Jared believes that the heroin, fentanyl, and opioid epidemic is the top public safety crisis in Pennsylvania, with 14 Pennsylvanians dying from opioid overdoses every day. To address the crisis, we need a multi-prong approach that includes prevention, enforcement, treatment, and recovery, with all stakeholders working together. Learn more
Jared supports legalizing marijuana for adult medical and recreational use. Jared also supports Governor Shapiro’s call for legalization to include expungement for those in jail or who have served time for possessing small amounts of marijuana. Learn more
Throughout his life, Jared has always taken on the bullies, scammers, schemers, and cheaters who put their profit motive ahead of Pennsylvanians. In Harrisburg, Jared is working to protect Pennsylvania consumers from predatory lenders and price gougers. Learn more
Pennsylvanians have a state constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic, and aesthetic values of the environment. Jared is working to conserve and maintain our environment by supporting legislative efforts to hold corporate polluters, frackers, or illegal dumpers accountable when they commit environmental crimes. Learn more
Jared believes that Pennsylvania’s existing environmental regulations do not do nearly enough to protect our state's air, water, and health. Pennsylvania needs stronger environmental protections, including steeper civil fines and enhanced criminal charges for environmental crimes where appropriate. Learn more
Jared is working bring commonsense gun reforms to Pennsylvania, including stronger red-flag laws, a ban on assault weapons, expanded background checks, and shutting the ghost gun loophole. Jared is not afraid to take on the gun lobby, reckless gun retailers, and ghost gun manufacturers. Learn more
In his community, Jared is helping tenants know their rights, and helping them take action against landlords who violate Pennsylvania law. Learn more
Jared is committed to taking on predatory businesses that scam aspiring homeowners with misleading “rent-to-own” schemes, or mortgage lenders who systematically discriminate against neighborhoods like his with a high percentage of racial or ethnic minorities. Learn more
Jared has fought to protect unions, preserve workers’ rights, raise the minimum wage, and invest in workforce development programs that expand job-training, vo-tech, and apprenticeship programs. Learn more
Unions built the middle class in Jared’s Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood, across Pennsylvania, and throughout our entire country. Pennsylvania is stronger when unions are strong. That’s why Jared is committed to fighting every day to uphold Pennsylvanians’ right to bargain collectively. Learn more
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