Candidate briefing
Ce Gerlach is a doctorally trained nurse and community advocate running for Pennsylvania State House District 22. She won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary over incumbent Ana Tiburcio and is on the Working Families Party Pennsylvania slate for the general election against Republican Robert E. Smith Jr. on November 3. Progressives should support Gerlach for health care access, working families, and accountable representation in the Lehigh Valley.