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PROUD DEMOCRAT · PA 148TH DISTRICT · LOWER MERION, NARBERTH, & WHITEMARSH

SOLGA
FOR
STATE

Leo Solga is a Democrat running for state representative to fight for a government as good as its people - a government that funds public transit, sustains public schools, and guarantees reproductive freedom.
 

MEET LEO

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FROM LOWER MERION. FIGHTING FOR EVERYONE

Leo Solga is a Lower Merion native running to represent the 148th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is a resident of Wynnewood and a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania's Carey School of Law.

 

Leo puts in the work. He helped organize Penn's first student labor union, drafted state legislation that passed committee with the ACLU's endorsement, and served constituents firsthand in Mary Jo Daley's district office. Leo worked in a migrant shelter in El Paso, contributed to international AI regulation, stood up for students when the Trump administration gutted university funding. 

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He is a proud Democrat who believes his party needs to stop meeting five-alarm crises with smoke detectors. Solga will put Democrats back on the offensive, bringing new energy, radical transparency, and above all, a necessary sense of urgency.

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​♦️ Union Organizer - OPEIU Local 153, United RAs at Penn
♦️ Legislative Author - HR 165, passed committee and endorsed by PA ACLU
♦️ District Office Alum - 148th State Rep's Office
♦️ Immigrant Shelter Volunteer - El Paso, TX

♦️ United Nations Contributor - ITU AI regulation

♦️ Trump Fighter - As a Penn Student Leader
 

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THE PLATFORM

THREE LOCAL FIGHTS.
ONE URGENT MOMENT.

Democrats keep responding to five-alarm fires with smoke detectors. Not this time. Here's where Leo stands: specifically, concretely, without hedging.

REGIONAL RAIL AND SEPTA

Leo will co-sponsor the Transit for All PA package — $700 million annually for SEPTA, funded by modest fees on car rentals, leases, and ride-shares. Not fare hikes on riders. 

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

Leo supports Rep. Daley's reproductive freedoms package (HBs 1640–1644): codify abortion, protect IVF, and support access to maternal and sexual healthcare.

PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING

PA courts ruled the school funding system unconstitutional. Leo supports comprehensive tax reform to comply. Your zip code should not decide your education.

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YEARS OLD — AMONG YOUNGEST PA LEGISLATORS EVER

HR 165

LEGISLATION DRAFTED — PASSED JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

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FIRST TIME VOLUNTEERS

148th

DISTRICT — LOWER MERION, WHITEMARSH, AND NARBERTH
IN THE NEWS

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

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PHILLYVOICE

He said he decided to [run] after feeling like he wasn't being represented by the current politicians in Harrisburg. It was something he felt was reflected on a national level, too, with "80-year-olds seeming to run the whole country."

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THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

Mary Jo Daley said she had entered politics because she felt underrepresented as a woman in Pennsylvania. [Solga] said he chose to run because he felt the same way as a young person.

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THE PATCH - LOWER MERION

Solga hopes to argue before the committee that the first competitive race for this seat in nearly two decades represents a rare opportunity for democratic engagement that should not be cut short by a party endorsement.

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DEMOCRACY NEEDS FIGHTERS, NOT SPECTATORS.

This race is won or lost on the ground. Knock doors with us, pitch in what you can, or just stay connected. Every action is a vote for the kind of politics Lower Merion — and Pennsylvania — deserves.

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