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Eric J. Weaknecht
State Representative, District 5, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 5 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 5 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 5 R · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 3 (0 became law) — HB 1363, HB 1366, HR 261
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 statement STATE REPRESENTATIVE, REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY | 2026-03-09 | 3 creditors · paper |
| 2024 statement SHERIFF OF BERKS COUNTY | 2025-05-01 | 2 creditors · paper |
| 2023 statement REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | 2024-02-08 | — · paper |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: State House District 5
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $28,128
Largest payees: HRCC $4,969 Other (described) · BERKS COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE $3,250 Other (described) · SALUTE RISTORANTE ITALIANO $2,550 Other (described) · KLINGER'S AT THE AIRPORT $1,881 Other (described) · PIGEON CREEK DESIGNS $1,640 Other (described) · COMMITTEE TO ELECT MITCH MICALE $1,000 Other (described) · COMMITTEE TO ELECT KATHRYN LEHMAN $900 Other (described) · Iti Direct Mail $886 Other (described)
Expenditures on their reports filed in 2025–2026; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| KEVIN TIMOCHENKO PRESIDENT · KEVIN TIMOCHENKO TIMOP · Reading | Person or other | $3,000 |
| MICHEAL BRENSINGER SELF EMPLOYED · SELF EMPLOYED · Sinking Spring | Person or other | $3,000 |
| BRIAN W. CLEMENTS RETIRED · RETIRED · Wernersville | Person or other | $2,000 |
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
| KEVIN BICKEL ATTORNEY/CONSULTANT · CONSILIO · Falls Church | Person or other | $1,500 |
| Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp. Irving | Political committee | $1,000 |
| MICHAEL A. DUFF CORPORATE EXECUTIVE · PENSKE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS · Reading | Person or other | $1,000 |
| ANDREW W. MULLER, JR. PRESIDENT · READING AND NORTHERN RAILROAD · Kutztown | Person or other | $1,000 |
| BARRY L. SCHLOUCH PRESIDENT/CEO · SCHLOUCH INC. · Mohnton | Person or other | $1,000 |
| PETER H. KNIGHT EXECUTIVE · HIMI · Germantsville | Person or other | $1,000 |
| DEAN R. KLOPP EXECUTIVE · PROAC CORPORATION · Bethel | Person or other | $1,000 |
| DEAN T. KLOPP EXECUTIVE · PROAC CORPORATION · Bethel | Person or other | $1,000 |
| ARTHUR BARNES SELF EMPLOYED · SELF EMPLOYED · Aururn | Person or other | $1,000 |
| BRET HABECKER CONTRACTOR · SELF EMPLOYED · Leesport | Person or other | $1,000 |
| JOHN MASANO OWNER · TOM MASANO AUTO GROUP · Wyomissing | Person or other | $1,000 |
Filers: Friends of Eric Weaknecht (20240054), WEAKNECHT, ERIC J (2024C0258), ERIC J. WEAKNECHT (2026C0647). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Clements RETIRED, RETIRED · Wernersville | $2,000 | 12 | |
| Dean Klopp EXECUTIVE, PROAC CORPORATION · Bethel | $2,000 | 6 | |
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 157 | |
| Kevin Bickel ATTORNEY, CONSILIO · Falls Church | $1,500 | 7 | |
| VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. Group or PAC · Irving | $1,000 | 14 | |
| Michael Duff CORPORATE EXECUTIVE, PENSKE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS · Reading | $1,000 | 4 | |
| Barry Schlouch OWNER, SCHLOUCH INCORPORATED · Mohnton | $1,000 | 10 | |
| Peter Knight OWNER, HIMI · Germansville | $1,000 | 4 | |
| Arthur Barnes OWNER, AB NOVELTY · Auburn | $1,000 | 4 | |
| John Masano OWNER, TOM MASANO AUTO GROUP · Wyomissing | $1,000 | 2 | |
| Heidi Masano ATTORNEY, MASANO BRADLEY · Wyomissing | $750 | 4 | |
| Robert Wert President, Longview Private Wealth Management · Sinking Spring | $500 | 4 | |
| Linda Brancadora RETIRED, N/A · Reading | $400 | 8 | |
| Mitchell Darcourt Treasurer, Berks County · West Lawn | $300 | 2 | |
| HAPAC-STATE Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $250 | 69 |