Peter Schweyer

Democratic Party

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Prior offices:

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22

Years in office: 2014 - 2022

Predecessor:Erin Molchany (D)

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Allentown City Council

Years in office: 2008 - 2014

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Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Allentown Central Catholic High School, 1996

Bachelor's

Pennsylvania State University

Personal

Profession

Executive

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Peter Schweyer (Democratic Party) is a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives, representingDistrict 134. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Schweyer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to thePennsylvania House of Representatives to representDistrict 134. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

He served on the Allentown City Council from 2008 to November 5, 2014.^[1]

Biography

Peter Schweyer graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1996. Schweyer earned a B.A. in political science from Pennsylvania State University. His career experience includes working as the director of community and government affairs at Sacred Heart Hospital, the chief of staff forformer State Representative Jennifer L. Mann, and a legislative assistant toState Representative Steve Samuelson andState Senator Lisa M. Boscola.^[1][2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Schweyer was assigned to the following committees:

• House Education Committee,Chair

2021-2022

Schweyer was assigned to the following committees:

• Professional Licensure Committee
• House Appropriations Committee
• Committee On Committees
• Committee On Ethics
• Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee

2019-2020

Schweyer was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee,Subcommittee Chair on Fiscal Policy
• Committee On Ethics
• Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee,Subcommittee Chair on Public Utilities
• Liquor Control 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, Schweyer served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Scorecards

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2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2018

2017

2016

2015

Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

IncumbentPeter Schweyer won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Schweyer (D)	94.9	19,124
		Other/Write-in votes	5.1	1,023

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 20,147
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

IncumbentPeter Schweyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Schweyer	99.2	3,642
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	29

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 3,671
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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 134

IncumbentPeter Schweyer defeatedBrent Labenberg in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Schweyer (D)	60.3	10,245
	Submit photo	Brent Labenberg (R)	39.7	6,746

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,991
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

IncumbentPeter Schweyer defeatedEnid Santiago in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Schweyer	63.1	2,845
		Enid Santiago	36.9	1,667

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,512
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134

Brent Labenberg advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 134 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Brent Labenberg	100.0	2,700

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,700
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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 22

IncumbentPeter Schweyer defeatedEnid Santiago in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Schweyer (D)	85.0	13,969
		Enid Santiago (D) (Write-in)	15.0	2,471

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,440
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22

IncumbentPeter Schweyer defeatedEnid Santiago in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Schweyer	50.6	2,197
		Enid Santiago	49.4	2,142

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4	Total votes: 4,339
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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 22

IncumbentPeter Schweyer won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Schweyer (D)	100.0	9,911

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,911
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22

IncumbentPeter Schweyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peter Schweyer	100.0	1,864

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,864
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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.

IncumbentPeter Schweyer ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 general election.^[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Peter SchweyerIncumbent (unopposed)
Source:Pennsylvania Department of State

IncumbentPeter Schweyer ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 22 Democratic primary.^[5][6]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Peter SchweyerIncumbent (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.Peter Schweyer defeatedTatiana Tooley in the Democratic primary, whileSteven Ramos was unopposed in the Republican primary. Schweyer defeated Ramos in the general election.^[7][8][9]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Schweyer	70.2%	4,538
	Republican	Steven Ramos	29.8%	1,928
Total Votes				6,466

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Peter Schweyer	65.2%	1,071
Tatiana Tooley	34.8%	571
Total Votes		1,642

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Schweyer's endorsements included the following:^[10]

• Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski

• Former State Representative Jennifer L. Mann

• State Representative Mike Schlossberg

• State Representative Dan McNeill

• Lehigh County Clerk of Judicial Records Andrea Naugle

• Lehigh County Commissioner Geoff Brace

• Bethlehem Mayor Bob Donchez

• Allentown City Controller Mary Ellen Koval

• Allentown City Council member Joe Davis

• Allentown City Council member Daryl Hendricks

Campaign themes

2022

Peter Schweyer did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Peter Schweyer did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Schweyer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[11]

Human Rights

• Excerpt: "Fully supporting marriage equality."
• Excerpt: "Helping pass the PA DREAM Act."
• Excerpt: "Supporting a repeal of the Voter ID law."
• Excerpt: "Promoting community development in and around the Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ)."

Healthcare

• Excerpt: "I will aggressively push the State to accept federal money to expand access to health insurance for over 650,000 working Pennsylvanians."

Education

• Excerpt: "Invest in Pre-K programs."
• Excerpt: "Get more resources in the hands of our school districts."
• Excerpt: "Support Post-Secondary Educational Options."

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