The midterm elections are less than two weeks away and PoliticsPA has identified seven State Senate races throughout the Commonwealth to focus on during the run-up to the 2026 election, as part of our 31 Races in 31 Days series.
The Key Numbers
| Incumbent | Challenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Coleman (R) | Mark Pinsley (D) | |
| Upper Milford | Residence | South Whitehall Township |
| B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University MBA, Embry-Riddle | Education | B.S., Northeastern University MBA, Indiana University |
| Elected state senator in 2022 Chair, Intergovernmental Operations Vice Chair, Finance former Parkland School District board member airline pilot, JetBlue | Experience | Lehigh County Controller U.S. Army veteran |
| unopposed | Primary Result | d. Bradley Merkl-Gump, 56-44% |
| No state pension, no lavish benefits. The job is service, not a career. Term Limits. Serve your neighbors, then come home. Oppose tax hikes. Back the job creators, cut the red tape, shrink the waste. | Priorities | Raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $45,000 ($22/hour), then increase it each year with the cost of living. Fight to ensure data centers and other major corporate developments are accountable to the people of Pennsylvania. Fight for fully funded public schools, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ equality, affordable mental health care, and real accountability in Harrisburg. |
| Affordability is the biggest challenge facing my constituents, touching nearly every area of their lives. My approach has been to look at how government makes things more expensive, then tackle those issues. For example, in June I voted for House Bill 1667 to eliminate the gross receipts tax on electric bills, lowering costs for consumers by almost $2 billion a year, and to create a sales tax holiday for school supplies. That bill is now awaiting action in the House. I’ve also focused on cutting red tape to make homes more affordable. According to the PA Home Builders Association, nearly one-third of a new home’s cost comes from complying with state and local regulations — almost $100,000 of a $300,000 home. That’s unacceptable | Most Pressing Issue(s) Facing Your District | The biggest issue facing Pennsylvania families is the cost of living. I will fight to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $22 an hour and adjust it annually to keep pace with the cost of living. I will push to standardize property assessments so wealthy homeowners pay their fair share while easing the burden of school taxes on working families. I will fight to cap out-of-pocket costs for medications like insulin and cut out middlemen who drive up prescription drug prices. I also support a moratorium on new data centers until the Legislature passes laws that hold developers accountable to the community. I approach public service with a simple belief: I am for the people, not the powerful. |
| Voter Guide | Go Deeper | Voter Guide |
| Raised: $496,392 Spent: $599,738 Cash on Hand (6/8): $502,993 | 2026 Fundraising | Raised: $89,669 Spent: $79,781 Cash on Hand (6/8): $10,021 |
| Before a single vote was cast in 2022, I put my commitments in writing. They haven’t changed since. Hold me to every line of it — that’s the point. | Quotable | My campaign is built around a simple idea: life should cost less, families should own more, and politicians should answer to the people, not the powerful. |
| MrColemanGoesToHarrisburg.com | Campaign Website | VoteMarkPinsley.com |
| Campaign Social | Facebook | Instagram TikTok | YouTube |
Part of BUCKS County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Bedminster, Bridgeton, Durham, East Rockhill, Haycock, Hilltown, Milford, Nockamixon, Richland, Springfield, Tinicum and West Rockhill and the BOROUGHS of Dublin, Perkasie, Quakertown, Richlandtown, Riegelsville, Sellersville, Silverdale, Telford (Bucks County Portion) and Trumbauersville and Part of LEHIGH County consisting of the CITY of Allentown (PART, Wards 13 and 18) and the TOWNSHIPS of Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lower Milford, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall, South Whitehall (PART, Districts 03, 06 and 08), Upper Macungie, Upper Milford, Upper Saucon, Washington and Weisenberg and the BOROUGHS of Alburtis, Coopersburg, Macungie and Slatington.
Bucks County Board of Elections
Lehigh County Department of Voter Registration
