Kyle Donahue
Kyle Donahue (Democratic Party) is a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives, representingDistrict 113. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.
Donahue (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to thePennsylvania House of Representatives to representDistrict 113. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.
Biography
Kyle Donahue graduated from Bishop Hannan High School in 2004. Donahue earned a B.A. in political science and public communication from Temple University in 2009. His career experience includes working as a political consultant for candidates such asJoe Biden.[1][2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Donahue was assigned to the following committees:
- Gaming Oversight Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Labor & Industry Committee
- House Local Government Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113
IncumbentKyle Donahue won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyle Donahue (D) | 94.1 | 19,389 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.9 | 1,217 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 | Total votes: 20,606 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113
IncumbentKyle Donahue advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Donahue | 99.4 | 5,350 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 32 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 | Total votes: 5,382 | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113
Kyle Donahue defeatedAaron Sepkowski in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Donahue (D) | 59.3 | 12,082 |
 | Aaron Sepkowski (R) | 40.7 | 8,289 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 20,371 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113
Kyle Donahue defeatedPatrick Flynn in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Donahue | 65.0 | 4,400 |
| Patrick Flynn | 35.0 | 2,374 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,774 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bill Fox (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113
Aaron Sepkowski advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aaron Sepkowski | 100.0 | 2,836 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,836 | ||
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Campaign finance
2013
Donahue ran for an unexpired two-year term on the board against incumbentBob Lesh.
Results
| Scranton School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat |  Kyle Donahue | 62.2% | 8,977 | |
| Republican | Bob LeshIncumbent | 37.4% | 5,390 | |
| Total Votes | 14,423 | |||
| Source:Lackawanna County, "Certified Election Results," accessed December 14, 2013] | ||||
Campaign finance
Donahue reported no contributions or expenditures to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State.[3]
Endorsements
Donahue had not received any published endorsements in the 2013 election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Kyle Donahue completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Donahue's responses.
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During my Time on Scranton City Council, including currently serving as Council President, I'm proud to have played a part working with past and present administrations, economic recovery experts, and business leaders to help Scranton shed its 30-year long financially distressed status.
In order to move our region forward in a positive direction, it is imperative that we have a strong leader here at home and in Harrisburg. I truly believe our best days are ahead of us, we must fight for it, together.- Every child deserves an equal opportunity to achieve succes. That is why fair funding for our schools is vital to all school districts. We must provide our teachers and our children with the resources they require while providing property-tax relief to our senior citizens.
- Every Pennsylvanian deserves affordable, accessible and quality health care. No one should have to choose between their health and basic necessities like food, gasoline, or their homes. We must stand up against insurance special interests. We must also guarantee that all women have the right to make health care decisions for themselves.
- Our democracy is currently under unprecedented attack and has never been more fragile. We cannot sit idly by while extreme factions continue to undermine our elections for partisan gain. We must fight to protect the integrity of our elections, enact comprehensive campaign finance reform, end political gerrymandering, and expand ballot access for all Pennsylvanians.
We must also reform the way our state legislature and government in general operate. Too many of us have witnessed corruption at all levels of government, which has wasted taxpayer dollars and have often broken our faith in government. I am proud to have worked tirelessly to restore accountability, transparency and good government to the City of Scranton. I will continue that work in Harrisburg by fighting for legislative rules that hold legislators accountable to their constituents and would actually allow bipartisan cooperation. We must end the per diems which act as expense reimbursement to legislators with out having to itemize or provide receipts for a legislatures actual cost.
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 | Won general | $47,590 | $43,965 |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 | Won general | $220,770 | $213,141 |
| Grand total | $268,360 | $257,106 | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
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2024
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2023
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Thom Welby (D) | Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 113 2022-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | Scranton School District school board At-large -2015 | Succeeded by - |
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