Property Tax Reform

Due to high property taxes, many residents are unable to achieve the American Dream of home ownership. By making sure that large businesses moving into the area are held accountable to their fair share, we will be able to lift some of this burden off the residents’ shoulders.  

For as long as I can remember, my parents, their friends and my neighbors have asked our government to lower their property taxes, and yet there has been no relief. 

In 2023 the 10-1 Republican majority Luzerne County Council voted repeatedly to give tax breaks, including 10-year no taxes paid deals, to businesses. The prior year, the Luzerne County Council voted to increase local taxes. In 2025, while the rest of the Council voted to increase taxes, I did not.

When we hold our big businesses accountable and make them pay their fair share, we can direct more relief towards our people. When our leaders require Pennsylvania to fully fund our schools, it will provide our schools with more funding that is not our neighbors’ property tax money. In Harrisburg, I will stop giving big businesses tax breaks and start giving them to our neighbors.