website<\/a>. <\/p>\nTaxes and fiscal policy<\/p>\n
Gebhard’s campaign website says he has never voted to raise taxes and credits him with authoring a $3 billion tax-cut proposal, which the campaign describes as the largest in Pennsylvania history.<\/p>\n
The website also highlights his proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax by 10% and his support for implementing President Donald Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” policy for Pennsylvania taxpayers.<\/p>\n
The campaign presents those proposals as part of an effort to reduce residents’ financial burdens and put more money in taxpayers’ pockets.<\/p>\n
Agriculture and energy costs<\/p>\n
Reducing operating costs for farms and small businesses is another focus of Gebhard’s platform.<\/p>\n
According to his campaign website, Gebhard proposed eliminating the state tax on energy to provide relief from high utility costs. The campaign connects that proposal to the financial pressures facing Pennsylvania’s agricultural economy, including rising production costs for small farms.<\/p>\n
Immigration enforcement<\/p>\n
Gebhard supports requiring Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies to cooperate fully with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to his campaign website, which says he introduced legislation to establish that requirement.<\/p>\n
The campaign also credits him with efforts to increase penalties for criminal offenses committed against federal immigration enforcement officers and agents.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the website cites his co-sponsorship of Act 141 of 2022, describing the measure as requiring construction contractors and subcontractors to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm new employees’ eligibility to work.<\/p>\n
Abortion policy<\/p>\n
Gebhard’s campaign emphasizes his opposition to abortion and highlights a “pro-life” rating from the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation.<\/p>\n
“As your State Senator I will always fight for the rights of the unborn,” Gebhard states on his campaign website.<\/p>\n
The website also cites his vote for Senate Bill 106 as evidence of his opposition to taxpayer-funded abortion.<\/p>\n
Women’s sports<\/p>\n
Gebhard’s website highlights his support for the Save Women’s Sports Act, framing the issue as one of fairness for female athletes.<\/p>\n
“This bill is just common sense and fundamentally about fairness,” Gebhard states on the website.<\/p>\n
His campaign presents support for restrictions on transgender women and girls participating in women’s and girls’ sports as part of his broader agenda concerning women and children.<\/p>\n
Infrastructure and economic development<\/p>\n
Gebhard’s campaign also points to infrastructure funding as a priority for encouraging rural economic development.<\/p>\n
A Jan. 22, 2026, entry on his website highlights nearly $1 million for infrastructure and rail improvements. A separate entry dated Jan. 20, 2026, cites nearly $1.2 million for county sewer and water projects.<\/p>\n
According to the campaign, those investments are intended to maintain essential infrastructure and accommodate future growth. <\/p>\n
Gebhard will face Democrat Wayne Moyer in the Nov. 3 election. Learn where Moyer stands on the issues here. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. \u2014 Republican Chris Gebhard is seeking reelection in Pennsylvania’s 48th Senatorial District against Democratic challenger…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315970,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10483,121732,52946,91397,1835,87663,2857,15122,6016,28,30,29,26453,128846,2920,128845,2184],"class_list":["post-315969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-abortion","tag-campaign-website","tag-chris-gebhard","tag-energy-cost","tag-farm","tag-gebhard","tag-infrastructure","tag-issue","tag-part","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-pennsylvania-taxpayer","tag-sport-gebhard","tag-support","tag-tax-cut-proposal","tag-woman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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