2020 primary election: Rader announces re-election bid for 176th House District

State Rep. Jack Rader, R-176, has announced that he will be running for re-election in the 176th House District.

“As a representative, I have put aside partisan politics and worked with people across our community to focus on issues that matter to our families, our seniors and our children,” Rader said.

Since his election, Rader has worked hard to keep the promises he made to local residents, chief among them to bring common sense to the state capital when looking at issues, rather than a partisan lens.

“I look at every issue with a simple goal: to do what is right for the people I serve,” Rader said in explaining his legislative philosophy. “Whether it is opposing big tax increases that our families can’t afford, pushing for the education funding our schools deserve, addressing the opioid/heroin epidemic, or simply making sure our communities get back their fair share, I focus on being an independent voice and achieving results.”

He is the author a new law that allows moving liquor licenses out of counties with a surplus of them to counties where they are needed for economic development purposes.

Rader supported record education funding for Monroe County schools as well as increased early education funding — without increasing the state income or sales tax — to both help children and better control property taxes. He also worked to help create and expand a School Safety Grant program that helps improve student safety in local schools.

Rader wrote legislation that has passed the House and is awaiting Senate action that will improve efforts at treating drug addiction in our state.

Rader helped secure millions of dollars in grants to come back to Monroe County communities and fund important infrastructure and public safety needs, including things like new public water wells, road improvements, and support for emergency services providers.

Rader is a successful businessman, a lifelong resident of the community, and a husband, father and grandfather. He lives in Jackson Township with his wife, Susan. Together they are the proud parents of four children and enjoy spoiling their six grandchildren.