Kate Klunk

Republican Party

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

10

Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Hanover Senior High School

Bachelor's

Dickinson College

Law

Pennsylvania State University

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Kate Klunk (Republican Party) is a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives, representingDistrict 169. She assumed office on December 1, 2014. Her current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Klunk (Republican Party) ran for re-election to thePennsylvania House of Representatives to representDistrict 169. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Klunk earned her B.A. in history, economics and public policy studies from Dickinson College and her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University. Her professional experience includes working as a private practice attorney, in the Office of Communications and on the National Economic Council at The White House, as a congressional intern for United States Representative Todd Platts and as a general laborer for Utz Quality Foods.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Klunk was assigned to the following committees:

• Committee On Ethics,Vice Chair
• Professional Licensure Committee
• Rules Committee

2021-2022

Klunk was assigned to the following committees:

• House Labor & Industry Committee,Subcommittee Chair on Employment & Unemployment
• Rules Committee
• Committee On Ethics
• Health Committee
• House Judiciary Committee,Secretary; Subcommittee Chair on Family Law

2019-2020

Klunk was assigned to the following committees:

• House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee
• Committee On Ethics
• House Judiciary Committee,Secretary
• Health Committee
• House Labor & Industry Committee
• Rules Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Klunk served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

IncumbentKate Klunk won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Klunk (R)	95.1	30,234
		Other/Write-in votes	4.9	1,542

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 31,776
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

IncumbentKate Klunk advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Klunk	99.3	5,927
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	41

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,968
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

IncumbentKate Klunk defeatedIsaac Riston in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Klunk (R)	71.6	19,808
		Isaac Riston (D)	28.4	7,846

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,654
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

Isaac Riston advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Isaac Riston	100.0	3,420

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,420
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

IncumbentKate Klunk defeatedMatthew Smith in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Klunk	82.7	7,449
	Submit photo	Matthew Smith	17.3	1,553

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,002
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

IncumbentKate Klunk won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Klunk (R)	100.0	29,957

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,957
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Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kiem LeGrant (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

IncumbentKate Klunk advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Klunk	100.0	7,511

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,511
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Campaign finance

2018

See also:Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

IncumbentKate Klunk defeatedSarah Hammond in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Klunk (R)	70.6	17,688
		Sarah Hammond (D)	29.4	7,378

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,066
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

Sarah Hammond advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Hammond	100.0	1,859

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,859
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169

IncumbentKate Klunk advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kate Klunk	100.0	4,798

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,798
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2016

See also:Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for thePennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

IncumbentKate Anne Klunk defeatedRobert Marcoccio in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 general election.^[2][3]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kate Anne KlunkIncumbent	80.71%	23,042
	Unaffiliated	Robert Marcoccio	19.29%	5,506
Total Votes				28,548
Source:Pennsylvania Department of State

IncumbentKate Anne Klunk ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169 Republican primary.^[4][5]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 169 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Kate Anne KlunkIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for thePennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014.Kate Anne Klunk defeatedMarc Woerner,Gene H. Montanarelli andLeroy E. Wentz in the Republican primary. Klunk was unchallenged in the general election.^[6][7][8]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 169 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kate Anne Klunk	39.5%	1,718
Leroy E. Wentz	29.9%	1,303
Marc Woerner	24.4%	1,061
Gene H. Montanarelli	6.2%	272
Total Votes		4,354

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Kate Klunk did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Kate Klunk did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Klunk's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[9]

• Excerpt: "Put the taxpayers first by restoring fiscal discipline in state government and enacting a real government reform plan."

• Excerpt: "Provide immediate and permanent property tax relief, especially for those on fixed incomes."

• Excerpt: "Revitalize Pennsylvania’s business climate to create good, family-sustaining jobs by rolling back the tax and regulatory burdens that are driving job creators out of our state."

• Excerpt: "Fight against unnecessary tax increases so our families, seniors and businesses can keep more of their own hard-earned money."

• Excerpt: "Prevent unconstitutional power grabs by the federal government that infringe upon our inalienable rights and freedoms."

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