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Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
State Representative, District 129, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 129 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 129 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 129 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 54 (1 became law) — HB 324, HB 1028, HB 1072, HB 1077, HB 1078, HB 1222, HB 1223, HB 1224, HB 1225, HB 1226, HB 1227, HB 1228 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
Member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-03-04 | 1 creditors, 1 income sources, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
2024 statement
Member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-04-25 | 2 income sources, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
2023 statement
Member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-02-11 | 1 creditors, 1 income sources, 3 gifts, 2 travel, lodging & hospitality, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 3 sources of gifts, worth $2,150
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2023: Alan Schuman ($1,430); Berks County Latino Chamber of Commerce ($400); Craig Stein ($320). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Gifts: Alan Schuman $1,430Gifts: Berks County Latino Chamber of Commerce $400Gifts: Craig Stein $320
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 2 sources of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $2,222.86
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2023: Poconos Mountains Visitors Bureau ($1,222.86); National Conference of State Legislatures ($1,000). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Travel, lodging & hospitality: Poconos Mountains Visitors Bureau $1,222.86Travel, lodging & hospitality: National Conference of State Legislatures $1,000
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Campaign money: State House District 129
$57,628raised, 108 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
29%48%23%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $34,196
Largest payees: HDCC $7,500 Other (described) · Reading Fightin Phils Venue $5,000 Other (described) · Kriebel/ Gourmand Catering $3,100 Other (described) · PAHDCC $2,500 Other (described) · Bruno Lux Event $2,500 Other (described) · Weikel Sportswear $1,277 Other (described) · Berks County Democratic Committee $1,140 Other (described) · Mi Casa Su Casa Cafe $1,115 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 |
|---|
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $5,500 |
PA OPTOMETRIC PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $4,075 |
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,500 |
LOCAL 0743 IBEW POL EDUCATION COM
Reading | Political committee | $2,500 |
Sandy Solmon
Reading | Person or other | $2,500 |
LOCAL 0690 PLUMBERS UNION POL ACTION FUND
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,000 |
LOCAL 0019 SHEET METAL WRKRS UNION LEAGUE FOR POL EDUCA
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,000 |
John J Masano
Dealer · Tom Masano, Inc · Reading | Person or other | $2,000 |
Pablo Matos
Leesport | Person or other | $2,000 |
PSEA-PACE FOR STATE ELECTIONS
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13 POL & LEG ACCT
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
MALADY & WOOTEN PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
THE DT PAC
Lemoyne | Political committee | $1,000 |
APSCUF/CAP(ASSN PA ST COL/UNIV FACL)
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,000 |
UGI UTILITIES INC/UGI ENERGY SERVICES LLC PAC
Denver | Political committee | $1,000 |
Filers: FRIENDS OF JOHANNY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ (20220221), JOHANNY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ (2024C0628), JOHANNY CEPEDA-FREYTIZ (2026C0725). 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 |
|---|
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $5,500 | 157 | |
PA OPTOMETRIC PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $4,075 | 102 | |
Education Opportunity PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,500 | 20 | |
Sandy Solmon
OWNER, SWEET STREET · Reading | $2,500 | 2 | |
LOCAL 0690 PLUMBERS UNION POL ACTION FUND
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,000 | 11 | |
LOCAL 0019 SHEET METAL WRKRS UNION LEAGUE FOR POL EDUCA
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,000 | 5 | |
Pablo Matos
Business Owner, Matos Towing · Leesport | $2,000 | 2 | |
PSEA-PACE FOR STATE ELECTIONS
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 27 | |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13 POL & LEG ACCT
Labor union · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 38 | |
MALADY & WOOTEN PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 111 | |
THE DT PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 66 | |
APSCUF/CAP(ASSN PA ST COL/UNIV FACL)
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 23 | |
UGI UTILITIES INC/UGI ENERGY SERVICES LLC PAC
Group or PAC · Denver | $1,000 | 26 | |
MCNEES PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 92 | |
LAWPAC (PA ASSOC. FOR JUSTICE)
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 25 | |