Pennsylvania — 13th District

D Democratic Beth Farnham

Supports election protection and government reform

Farnham centers her campaign on protecting representative democracy, voting rights, and constitutional governance. She advocates for Supreme Court term limits, congressional age limits, ending Citizens United, and holding in-person town halls. She sharply criticizes Joyce for voting against certifying the 2020 election results and joining the Texas Amicus Brief.

• Proposes Supreme Court term limits and congressional age limits.
• Pledges to end Citizens United and hold in-person town halls in PA-13.
• Condemns efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

“A vote for me is a vote for the American ideals of individual worth, equal rights, liberty, enfranchisement, and majority rule.”

“Joyce refused to certify the valid electoral votes of President Joe Biden on January 6, 2021, but worse than that, in December 2020, he and 125 other congressional Republicans signed the Texas Amicus Brief”

R Republican John Joyce

Supports stricter voter ID requirements

Joyce voted against certifying the 2020 electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania during the congressional session on January 6-7, 2021. In the 119th Congress, he voted for the SAVE Act to require documentary proof of citizenship for federal election registration and signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge.

• Voted against certifying the 2020 electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania.
• Voted Yea on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship to register for federal elections.
• Signed the U.S. Term Limits candidate pledge.

“defending our Constitutional rights.”

D Democratic Beth Farnham

Supports federal reproductive freedom protections

Farnham champions bodily autonomy and advocates enshrining reproductive healthcare rights into federal law. Her platform includes codifying access to abortion, birth control, IVF, and gender-affirming care, as well as publishing the Equal Rights Amendment.

• Pledges to enshrine reproductive freedom and abortion access into federal law.
• Supports publication of the ratified 28th (Equal Rights) Amendment.
• Requires clear labeling for unregulated crisis pregnancy centers.

“Only when we have agency over our own bodies are we free to create the families we choose.”

“Congress MUST enshrine reproductive freedom into law to protect these basic rights for all Americans.”

R Republican John Joyce

Opposes abortion and supports restrictions

Joyce maintains a pro-life stance, releasing campaign advertisements highlighting his opposition to abortion. In Congress, he consistently votes in favor of conservative social legislation and against federal abortion protections.

• Released pro-life campaign advertisements during congressional campaigns.
• Voted in line with conservative pro-life legislative priorities in the House.

“Life”

D Democratic Beth Farnham

Supports raising minimum wage and taxes on ultra-wealthy

Farnham focuses on easing cost-of-living burdens for working families, retirees, and everyday citizens. She advocates raising the federal minimum wage, reducing tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy, expanding affordable housing, and curbing corporate union-busting.

• Pledges to substantially increase the federal minimum wage.
• Proposes sharply reducing tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
• Supports increasing affordable housing and ending union-busting ability of large corporations.

“The soaring cost of living is unsustainable.”

“Everyday Americans like you – the hard-working families, the retirees on a fixed income, the young adults just making your way, veterans, or anyone who is not ultra-wealthy – suffer for the unjustified benefit of the millionaires and billionaires.”

R Republican John Joyce

Supports spending cuts and tax relief

Joyce focuses on economic growth through reduced spending, national debt control, and conservative fiscal reform. He voted for major budget reconciliation legislation including H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) and the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023.

• Voted Yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) for reconciliation and debt limit adjustments.
• Voted Yea on the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
• Pledges to strengthen the economy through conservative fiscal measures.

“strengthening our economy,”

D Democratic Beth Farnham

Supports universal healthcare for all

Farnham advocates establishing a universal national healthcare system that covers all treatments and preventative care. She calls for strengthening the Affordable Care Act, restoring Medicaid expansion for children, and addressing rural health deficits in PA-13 like maternal health deserts and pediatric care closures.

• Proposes enshrining a national healthcare program covering all preventative care and treatments.
• Advocates strengthening the Affordable Care Act and reinstating Medicaid expansion for children.
• Highlights rural PA-13 healthcare shortages, including maternal health deserts and local pediatric closures.

“Every American deserves excellent, affordable, and accessible healthcare.”

“In every other developed country, citizens have such universal healthcare, but in America we do not.”

R Republican John Joyce

Supports market-based healthcare access

Joyce leverages his 25-year career as a practicing physician in Central Pennsylvania to support market-driven healthcare reform. As Vice Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, he voted to terminate COVID-19 travel vaccine mandates and end the national COVID-19 emergency.

• Serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Voted Yea on H.R. 185 to terminate CDC COVID-19 vaccine requirements for foreign travelers.
• Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 7 to end the national coronavirus emergency.

“improving Pennsylvanians' access to quality and affordable health care,”

D Democratic Beth Farnham

Supports federal gun safety regulations

Farnham campaigns to reduce gun violence, identifying firearms as the leading cause of death among youth in Pennsylvania and nationwide. She proposes federal regulations mandating universal background checks, safe firearm storage, lost or stolen gun reporting, and red flag laws.

• Supports universal background checks for all firearm sales.
• Advocates safe firearm storage laws and mandatory reporting of lost or stolen weapons.
• Supports Extreme Risk Protection Orders (red flag laws).

“Gun violence is the number one killer of US children.”

“Elect Beth Farnham to help craft such sensible legislation as listed above in order to prevent the senseless killing of US children, and other Americans, by firearms.”

R Republican John Joyce

Opposes gun control restrictions

Joyce opposes federal gun restrictions and advocates protecting constitutional Second Amendment rights, featuring gun ownership rights in his campaign advertising.

• Released campaign advertisement titled 'Our Right' defending gun ownership.
• Opposes federal legislation placing restrictions on firearm ownership.

“Our Right”

D Democratic Beth Farnham

Supports comprehensive immigration reform

Farnham advocates realistic legal routes to residency for undocumented immigrants and expanding DACA and Temporary Protected Status protections. She highlights that undocumented workers pay hundreds of millions in taxes in Pennsylvania and contribute vital labor to regional agriculture and services.

• Supports amending the Immigration Act of 1965 to create routes to legal residency.
• Advocates expanding DACA and Temporary Protection Status work authorizations.
• Emphasizes economic and tax contributions of undocumented workers in Pennsylvania.

“undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients in Pennsylvania paid hundreds of millions of dollars in federal and state taxes in 2018 alone, helping our economy and boosting our Social Security and Medicare programs.”

R Republican John Joyce

Supports strict border enforcement

Joyce supports strict border security laws and measures targeting illegal immigration. He voted for the Secure the Border Act of 2023, the Laken Riley Act, and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

• Voted Yea on H.R. 2 (Secure the Border Act of 2023) to restrict asylum eligibility and require mandatory E-Verify.
• Voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) requiring detention of unauthorized immigrants arrested for theft.
• Voted Yea on H.Res. 863 impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

“defending our Constitutional rights.”

D Democratic Beth Farnham

Supports public education and opposes vouchers

Drawing on her background as a school board member, Farnham views public education as vital to national success. She opposes using federal tax dollars for private or parochial school vouchers and supports comprehensive, inclusive curriculum standards.

• Opposes private and parochial school vouchers or mechanisms diverting public tax dollars.
• Supports comprehensive and LGBTQ+-inclusive sexuality instruction.
• Advocates using federal funds to correct regional public school funding disparities.

“Public education is a foundation of our country’s greatness.”

“To continue to turn out competitive American graduates, Congress must ensure that federal tax dollars even out state or local iniquities of poorly resourced regions, and that no tax dollars fund private or parochial schools through vouchers or any other mechanism.”

R Republican John Joyce

Supports restrictions on transgender sports participation

Joyce supports conservative education measures, including federal legislative efforts to restrict biological males from competing in female sports programs.

• Voted Yea on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28).

“commonsense, conservative values”

D Democratic Beth Farnham

Supports environmental sustainability and climate action

Farnham recognizes climate change as an urgent threat impacting agriculture, weather stability, and human health. She advocates federal action to support environmental sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Identifies climate change as a major threat causing severe weather and agricultural disruption.
• Supports federal policies promoting environmental sustainability.
• Practices personal conservation, including driving a hybrid vehicle and recycling.

“Climate change is real.”

R Republican John Joyce

Supports domestic fossil fuel production

Joyce serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and advocates increasing domestic energy development. He voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act to boost oil, natural gas, and coal production while streamlining environmental permitting.

• Serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Voted Yea on H.R. 1 (Lower Energy Costs Act) to expand domestic energy production and cut pipeline regulations.

“commonsense, conservative values”