Currently holds the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 23 until December 1, 2026.
Candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 23 in 2024 Pennsylvania General Election.
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Get StartedLastly, Rep. Frankel supports a variety of bills that would make it easier for voters to make their voices heard. You should be able to easily vote, whether you have a disability, an unstable address, an inflexible work schedule or you’re incarcerated. Learn more
I also fight for immediate, concrete changes in policing, like banning chokeholds and rewriting Pennsylvania’s deadly use of force statute. But those reforms are not enough. We also need systemic changes, like bolstering our mental health supports so that appropriate, trained mental health professionals are answering calls for help. Learn more
Relying on oil, coal, and natural gas for Pennsylvania’s energy needs is an unsustainable path for our people and planet. The role of the General Assembly should be to invest in green energy solutions while we effectively tax and regulate polluters. I always have and always will oppose giveaways and incentives that exclusively benefit the fossil fuel industry. Learn more
Fracking Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is a method of extracting natural oil and gas that involves injecting water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure under the earth’s surface. This is an involved and risky process, and one that PA needs to lessen our reliance on. Learn more
I will continue to fight for universal background checks, raising the age minimum to purchase guns to 21, empowering family members and law enforcement to petition to temporarily block a person in crises from having guns, recognizing that responsible gun ownership includes locking up one’s guns and keeping them out of the hands of children, and banning sales of assault-style weapons. Learn more
Rep. Frankel believes health care access is a fundamental human right, and has worked to expand affordable, quality access. Learn more
Your zip code should not determine your life expectancy, and neither should your ethnicity, your country of origin, your sexual orientation or your gender identity. Learn more
Just as Pennsylvania’s state and local governments must recognize and address the dangers facing Black and brown people and others due to our broken policing and justice systems, I feel strongly that we must also root out the inequities that put Black lives and others at risk in our healthcare system. Learn more
My signature legislation, the Pennsylvania Fairness Act, would ensure that no Pennsylvanian could legally be denied housing, fired from their job, or kicked out of a restaurant or business because of their sexual orientation or gender identity or gender expression. Learn more
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