Governor

Describes herself as "pro-life, with exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother." Has said she would not support a ban in Pennsylvania and that keeping the 24-week limit is up to legislators. Criticized the court ruling that struck down the state's ban on Medicaid coverage of abortion.

Proposes a "pro-option" approach in which a woman who does not want to continue a pregnancy could legally relinquish the child for adoption, with adoptive parents covering delivery costs.

Supports abortion rights. Has pledged to veto any bill that further restricts access, ended a state contract with a nonprofit that counsels against abortion, and declined to defend the state's ban on Medicaid coverage of abortion in court.

Supports school vouchers and says she would prioritize a scholarship program like Lifeline Scholarships. Would join the federal tax-credit scholarship program "on day one." Proposes holding back third graders who are not reading at grade level, with added reading instruction, and a five-year tuition lock for incoming college students.

Would privatize public schools: the state would put about $11,500 per student into an education savings account that parents could spend at any school, school buildings would be sold to private operators, and an independent board would set core curriculum and testing.

Has backed large increases in K-12 funding aimed at the most underfunded districts. Has supported private school vouchers, calling them "unfinished business," and has not yet decided whether Pennsylvania will join the federal tax-credit scholarship program. Proposed capping tuition and fees at $1,000 per semester at state-system universities and community colleges for families earning $70,000 or less.

Wants to greatly increase natural gas production, lift the moratorium on drilling in state parks and new state forest leases, and call a special session to speed permits for gas production, pipelines and power plants. Opposes the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and would reform or possibly eliminate renewable energy and efficiency mandates. Would eliminate the 5.9% state tax on electricity sales. On data centers, wants mandatory rules, a temporary pause so towns can update zoning, and siting on brownfield or industrial land.

Calls for an immediate, indefinite moratorium on the planning, building or operation of new data centers, updating state planning law so towns can accept or reject projects, and requiring developers to fund independent water studies and pay the full cost of the electricity they use.

Describes an "all of the above" energy approach that includes solar and wind along with oil and gas. His Lightning Plan would rewrite a clean-energy tax credit, create a permitting board and require utilities to buy more renewable power. Agreed to withdraw Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in the 2025 budget deal and has proposed a Pennsylvania-only cap-and-trade program, with most proceeds returned to residents as electric bill rebates. On data centers, backs voluntary environmental, workforce and energy standards called GRID that developers would meet in exchange for existing tax breaks and faster permits.

Wants the state to spend less overall and opposed the last two budget deals. Backs repealing the inheritance tax and cutting the 3.07% personal income tax, and says she would cut the property tax burden by one-third within two years. Would veto any gas tax increase and proposes a gas tax rebate of up to $750. Supports taxing skill games with a flat fee of $500 per machine per month.

Pledges to veto every tax increase, use the line-item veto to cut spending he considers pork-barrel or unconstitutional, and eliminate the state personal income tax within his term. Calls for abolishing property taxes.

Has signed budgets that raised spending, mostly on human services and K-12 education, and says the state's reserves leave room to both cut taxes and invest. Rejects the idea that his plans require a broad tax increase. Has proposed regulating and taxing skill games at 52%, close to the 55% tax on casino slot machines, and increasing the share of state sales tax revenue that goes to transit. Has said he is open to suspending the gas tax but that the legislature must act.

Opposes raising the state minimum wage, arguing economic growth will raise pay more effectively. Her campaign says expanded energy production could generate 200,000 jobs.

Supports raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage to $15 an hour, a bill the state House passed but the Senate has not taken up. Has vowed to veto any "right to work" legislation.

Supports requiring voter ID and says every voter must be a U.S. citizen and show identification.

Said in the debate that he is open to signing a voter ID bill. His administration began automatic voter registration through driver's license services in 2023.

Supports the Medicaid changes in the 2025 federal budget law and says it is "common sense" to require healthy adults to work, train or volunteer. Would order independent performance audits of Pennsylvania's Medicaid programs and create a fraud task force.

Opposes the Medicaid changes in the 2025 federal budget law, joined a multistate lawsuit over how its work-requirement exceptions were set, and says no state can fully replace the lost federal money. Has urged the state Senate to pass a false claims bill aimed at Medicaid fraud.

Opposes legalizing recreational marijuana and says she would veto a legalization bill, calling marijuana "an addictive substance with negative public health and safety side-effects."

Supports legalizing recreational marijuana, with the Department of Agriculture overseeing the program, and has proposed a 26% total tax his administration estimates would raise about $200 million a year. Has called for expunging records of nonviolent small-amount possession convictions.

Opposes gun control laws, arguing that criminals do not obey them and that protecting the right to keep and bear arms reduces crime.

Would eliminate parole for violent offenders, pardon nonviolent drug offenders and decriminalize marijuana.