Greg Rothman
Pennsylvania Republican Governor nominee?
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MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age59 years old (Dec 10, 1966)
GenderMale
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LocationPennsylvania
BackgroundPolitician
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst — B.S., Political Science (1989)
Notable personal detailsWilliam Gregory Rothman is an American politician and real estate businessman who has served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate (District 34) since 2023, after serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2015 to 2022. He earned a B.S. in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an M.S. in real estate from Johns Hopkins University. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve during the Gulf War era, reaching the rank of staff sergeant, and later worked as an agent and executive with RSR Realtors. He is married to Porsha Gaughen and has five children.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Greg Rothman consistently advocates for tax cuts (including reductions to the personal income tax and accelerated cuts to the corporate net income tax), reduced government spending, repeal of electricity/energy-related taxes, and regulatory reforms intended to spur business growth and job creation. He frames lower tax rates and spending restraint as the primary tools to improve Pennsylvania’s economic competitiveness.
Healthcare
Supports reducing Medicaid spending and targeting waste and fraud while prioritizing fiscal restraint in state health spending; emphasizes oversight of opioid-treatment funding and recovery of misused Medicaid funds. Has critiqued Medicaid expansion costs in budget discussions and advocated for limiting state health program growth.
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Immigration & Border
Greg Rothman has supported strengthened border security and state-level enforcement actions, including backing measures that praise Texas’s efforts to secure the southern border and urging state resources to assist those efforts. He co-sponsored a Pennsylvania Senate resolution urging the Governor to offer the Pennsylvania National Guard to Texas (Operation Lone Star) and has publicly expressed concern about federal immigration policies and border security.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate has a legislative record supporting restrictions on abortion, including votes and sponsorship of bills that limit certain abortion procedures and ban abortions based on prenatal diagnoses. The candidate has voted for measures that add restrictions and requirements rather than protecting unrestricted access to abortion.
Climate & Energy
Opposes Pennsylvania joining RGGI and other electricity/carbon pricing schemes, favors energy independence and protecting domestic energy production, and has sponsored permitting and tax changes intended to lower energy costs and limit regulatory burdens. Supports policies to avoid what he describes as energy taxes and to streamline permitting for energy projects while advancing measures like a flat annual fee for electric vehicles tied to road funding.
Public Safety & Guns
Greg Rothman supports strong Second Amendment rights, has promoted concealed-carry education, and has sponsored legislation protecting sportsmen’s firearm-related activities. He has received endorsements from pro-gun organizations and has a record of sponsoring or co-sponsoring measures that expand or protect gun-carry and hunting-related rights.
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