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Brad Roae

Brad Roae

Brad Roae is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for District 6. The 6th Legislative District includes the city of Meadville and parts of Crawford and Erie counties. He has served in the Pennsylvania House since 2006 and serves as Republican chairman of the House State Government Committee. Before entering the state Legislature, he worked as a commercial underwriter with Erie Insurance from August 1992 to November 2006. He serves on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors. In 2026 he was running for an 11th term in the Pennsylvania House, with legislative priorities including making life more affordable, reducing deficit spending and getting people off welfare programmes.

Country
United States
Field
Politics
Leaning
Right
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Political leaning

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Economic+2.0
State-ledFree market

Why we place them here

  • His legislative priorities include reducing deficit spending and getting people off welfare programmes. [1]
  • He introduced HB 2795 to legalize and regulate skill games by adding a new category of slot machines called skill games. [1]
  • He opposed HB 1472 on constitutional grounds, citing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Americans For Prosperity v. Bonta. [1]

Outlier votes

Recorded votes where at least nine in ten members voted the other way, from the legislature's official record.

Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania House of Representatives

    The lower chamber of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Roae is the Republican member for District 6 and has served in the House since 2006. [2]

  • Pennsylvania House State Government Committee

    A standing committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Roae serves as its Republican chairman. [3]

  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE)

    The state system of public universities in Pennsylvania. Roae serves on its Board of Governors. [3]

  • Erie Insurance

    An insurance company. Roae worked there as a commercial underwriter from August 1992 to November 2006, before joining the state Legislature. [3]

Sources

  1. [1]alleghenycampus.com
  2. [2]palegis.us
  3. [3]passhe.edu
  4. [4]Photo: Official portrait, Pennsylvania General Assembly

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