Tina Tartaglione
State Senate, District 2 · Democratic · Pennsylvania
Where they are running
Where they stand
Minimum wage: Tartaglione supports raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2026, followed by annual cost-of-living adjustments.
Tipped wages: Tartaglione supports setting the tipped wage at 70 percent of the minimum wage.
Tipped wages: Tartaglione supports reaffirming that gratuities belong to employees.
Where Tina stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Education and families · Supports: Pennsylvania should expand state support for career and technical education.
Education and families · Supports: Pennsylvania should increase state funding for public schools.
Education and families · Supports: Pennsylvania should support teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development.
Education and families · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state support for early-childhood and out-of-school-time education programs.
Education and families · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen education equity statewide.
Public safety, justice and rights · Supports: Pennsylvania should provide greater state support for law enforcement and first responders.
Public safety, justice and rights · Likely opposes: Pennsylvania should not add new state restrictions on gun ownership.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Pennsylvania should reduce state taxes on households.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should make lowering everyday costs a top priority in state budgeting and policy.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Pennsylvania should raise the state minimum wage.
Economy and taxes · Likely opposes: Pennsylvania should cap state spending growth rather than raise broad-based taxes.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen collective-bargaining rights for workers.
Infrastructure, transportation and technology · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state investment in transportation, water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should increase state support for addiction treatment and recovery services.
Health and social supports · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state investment in cancer prevention, awareness, and early detection.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen state support for mental-health and crisis-response services.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should improve services, accessibility, and protections for people with disabilities.
Health and social supports · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen state action to keep utility bills affordable and protect utility customers.
In the news
Lawmakers, workers plan to keep pushing for Pennsylvania to raise the minimum wage (penncapital-star.com, Jul 28, 2026)
Penn student group partners with Pa. senators to introduce legislation mandating naloxone in schools (thedp.com, Oct 20, 2025)
Pa. state senator Christine Tartaglione faces challenges in wheelchair (lancasteronline.com, Jul 14, 2024)