An amended statement for 2025
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People › State House
Melissa L. Shusterman
State Representative, District 157, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 157 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 157 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 157 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 75 (2 became law) — HB 1058, HB 2024, HB 1049, HB 1055, HB 1107, HB 1110, HB 1412, HB 1443, HB 1452, HB 1453, HB 1468, HB 1531 …
Their home
$750,000 – $1,000,000estimated market value, Chester County
An estimate of the market value of the home at the address Melissa L. Shusterman filed on their latest Statement of Financial Interests: Chester County's assessment times the county's Common Level Ratio factor, shown as a range. The address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works.
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 statement (amendment) State Representative 157th, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-02-26 | Nothing listed |
| 2025 statement State Representative 157th, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-02-24 | 1 income sources |
| 2024 statement STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 157 | 2025-03-25 | — · paper |
| 2023 statement (amendment) State Representative, 157th, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-02-13 | Nothing listed |
| 2023 statement HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2024-02-06 | — · paper |
| 2023 statement State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-01-29 | 1 income sources |
Findings
An amended statement for 2023
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Campaign money: State House District 157
$40,507raised, 207 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $34,087
Largest payees: HDCC $12,750 Other (described) · DEB WOOLSON $10,928 Other (described) · CHESTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE $1,150 Other (described) · DISCOUNT MUGS.COM $1,026 Other (described) · AMAZON $787 Other (described) · ACTBLUE $714 Other (described) · SQUARESPACE $595 Other (described) · MAIILCHIMP $572 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PLUMBERS UNION LOCAL 690 Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,000 |
| PAA-PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
| GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,000 |
| AFSCME COUNCIL 13 Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
| STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO 420 Philadelphia | Political committee | $1,500 |
| LAWPAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,000 |
| IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND Washington Dc | Political committee | $1,000 |
| 1776 PAC Plymouth Meeting | Political committee | $1,000 |
| INDEPENDENCE PAC Philadelphia | Political committee | $1,000 |
| PA LANDSCAPE & NURSERY ASSOC. PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,000 |
| PSCOA PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,000 |
| REPRESENT PAC Philadelphia | Political committee | $1,000 |
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,000 |
| PHILLIPS NORTH AMERICAN LLC PAC Washington | Political committee | $1,000 |
| RUSH TAGGART RETIRED · N/A · Valley Forge | Person or other | $1,000 |
Filers: FRIENDS OF MELISSA SHUSTERMAN (20170193), MELISSA SHUSTERMAN (2024C0153), MELISSA SHUSTERMAN (2026C0369). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLUMBERS UNION LOCAL 690 Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,000 | 13 | |
| PAA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 79 | |
| GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,000 | 59 | |
| AFSCME COUNCIL 13 Labor union · Harrisburg · registered lobbyist employer | $1,500 | 43 | |
| STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 420 Labor union · Philadelphia | $1,500 | 4 | |
| LAWPAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 86 | |
| IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND Labor union · Washington | $1,000 | 34 | |
| 1776 PAC Group or PAC · Plymouth Meeting | $1,000 | 49 | |
| INDEPENDENCE PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $1,000 | 38 | |
| PSCOA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 67 | |
| Represent PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $1,000 | 24 | |
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 157 | |
| PHILLIPS NORTH AMERICAN LLC PAC Group or PAC · Washington | $1,000 | 2 | |
| Rush Taggart RETIRED, NONE · Valley Forge | $1,000 | 11 | |
| Penny Stanger N/A, NOT EMPLOYED · Phoenixville | $650 | 2 |