Joshua earned a bachelor's degree in international relations from Seton Hall University and is pursuing a master's degree in public policy at Lehigh University.

Joshua currently works as the chief of staff and assistant operations manager in the Lehigh County Controller’s Office. He previously served as the public information officer at Lehigh County and was elected to Allentown City Council.

Joshua M. Siegel is a state representative in State Assembly District 22. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term.


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Supports increasing rental and owner-occupied housing opportunities through land-use reform, increased funding for the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, and additional support for first-time homebuyers.

Supports increasing rental and owner-occupied housing opportunities through land-use reform and increased funding for the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 and indexing it to inflation.

- Supports increasing rental and owner-occupied housing opportunities through land-use reform and increased funding for the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
- Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 and indexing it to inflation.
- Supports the right to organize.

Economy

Supports paid family leave and paid sick leave for all Pennsylvania workers and their families.

- Supports paid family leave and paid sick leave for all Pennsylvania workers and their families.
- Supports abortion access.

Healthcare

Supports the Pennsylvania Promise to make public colleges and community colleges tuition-free.

Supports making public colleges and community colleges tuition-free.

- Supports making public colleges and community colleges tuition-free.

Education

As of September 30, 2024, Joshua M Siegel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Public Safety

Supports limits on campaign contributions.

- Supports limits on campaign contributions.

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Joshua M Siegel

Joshua M. Siegel currently works as the Chief of Staff and Assistant Operations Manager in the Lehigh County Controller’s Office. He previously served as the Public Information Officer at Lehigh County and was elected to Allentown City Council.

Joshua M Siegel currently serves as the State Representative in State Assembly District 22 in Pennsylvania. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term.


Supports removing the preemption of municipal and public broadband in Pennsylvania to ensure affordable and accessible internet for children statewide.

Supports paid family and sick leave for all Pennsylvania workers.

Supports fully funding the "fair funding formula" to ensure children have necessary resources, teachers receive good salaries, and communities are not burdened by high property taxes.

Believes wages are too low and rents are too high, making it unaffordable for people to live in the cities where they work.

Believes the affordability crisis is overwhelming "everyday people," with seniors unable to afford aging in place and young people unable to purchase homes.

Believes healthcare and prescription drugs should be affordable for all Pennsylvanians.

Believes "special interest-backed politicians" deny access to healthcare, childcare, and education due to influence from "wealthy donors and powerful corporations."

Supports creating a society "built on care and compassion" by implementing universal childcare and long-term care for seniors.

Supports tuition-free attendance at community colleges and four-year public universities.

Believes in fully funding public schools and opposes charter schools diverting funds from them.

Believes in the importance of early political education.

Believes school districts cannot afford to provide children with the education they deserve.

Believes parents struggle to afford daycare and college for their children.

Believes Pennsylvania should invest in improving home energy efficiency to reduce heating and cooling costs for families.

Believes the planet cannot afford "another decade of reckless climate policy," emphasizing the need for urgent and responsible climate action.

Supports investing in local communities to establish right-to-counsel programs aimed at preventing evictions and displacement.

Believes public service should prioritize constituents' needs over personal gain.

Believes some people neglect their responsibilities, saying, "They act as if it is always the business of somebody else to look after this or that."

Believes some legislators seek "vengeance against a particular enemy" while others are self-serving.

Believes some officials "devote very little time to the consideration of any public issue."

Believes in being a "tireless advocate" for public safety, and as a city councilman, demonstrated readiness to represent community safety interests from day one.

Believes the current campaign finance system is "rigged" and undermines government representation of "everyday working people," and supports fixing the campaign finance system to restore democracy.

Supports limiting campaign contributions to reduce the influence of PACs and wealthy individuals in elections.

Believes in the need for a "proven progressive champion" to ensure the electoral system benefits "working people" and supports measures to grow the middle class.

Resides on the East Side of Allentown and is the East Side’s only current representative on City Council.

Believes democracy is "under attack" and opposes electing representatives who "learn on the job or don’t share our values."

Believes "morally bankrupt elected officials" use "the politics of division to protect a system that’s rigged against everyday people."

Believes Republican leadership is "eager to dismantle democracy and steal elections."

Joshua M. Siegel currently works as the Chief of Staff and Assistant Operations Manager in the Lehigh County Controller’s Office. He previously served as the Public Information Officer at Lehigh County and was elected to Allentown City Council at 25, becoming the youngest ever city council member.

Joshua M. Siegel's campaign for state representative is his first run for public office.

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