Missy Cerrato
State House, District 151 · Democratic · Pennsylvania
Where they are running
Where they stand
Health care access: Melissa Cerrato supports improving access to essential health services.
Mental health: She supports mental health initiatives and improved access to mental health care.
Human services: She supports policies addressing the needs of vulnerable populations and ensuring Pennsylvanians can access needed services.
Where Missy stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Education and families · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state funding for public schools.
Education and families · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state support for school safety and student mental-health services.
Education and families · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state support for early-childhood and out-of-school-time education programs.
Education and families · Supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen education equity statewide.
Public safety, justice and rights · Supports: Pennsylvania should maintain or expand legal abortion access.
Public safety, justice and rights · Likely opposes: Pennsylvania should not add new state restrictions on gun ownership.
Public safety, justice and rights · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should add sexual orientation and gender identity to its state anti-discrimination law.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Pennsylvania should make lowering everyday costs a top priority in state budgeting and policy.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should streamline state regulations for businesses.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should raise the state minimum wage.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Pennsylvania should reduce property-tax and related housing-tax burdens for residents.
Housing and communities · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen requirements for public hearings and community input before major developments receive state support or approvals.
Infrastructure, transportation and technology · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state investment in transportation, water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure.
Government, elections and ethics · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase transparency in state government.
Immigration and national security · Supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen legal protections and services for veterans.
Health and social supports · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state funding for county-administered human services.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should increase state support for services for seniors.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen state support for mental-health and crisis-response services.
Health and social supports · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should improve services, accessibility, and protections for people with disabilities.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should expand state assistance for child care.
Health and social supports · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should not cut state public assistance benefits.
In the news
The Philly suburbs helped Democrats flip the Pa. House two years ago. Now, some seats aren’t even competitive. (inquirer.com, Nov 2, 2024)
Cerrato Reflects On 1st Year As State Representative (patch.com, Jan 26, 2024)
Cerrato sworn in as representative in 151st House District (thereporteronline.com, Jan 4, 2023)