What the Cost of Living Question Comes Down to in West Hempfield
West Hempfield Township in Lancaster County sits in Pennsylvania’s 36th State Senate District, where State Senator James Malone is running for re-election in 2026. Malone is working to address rising prices on everything from healthcare to groceries and to expand access to affordable housing, and he is running to lower the costs of everyday essentials. Those are the bills West Hempfield households feel first: the grocery run, the rent or mortgage, the doctor’s visit.
What Malone Has Actually Delivered on Affordability
Malone’s record goes beyond campaign language. He backed the 2026-27 state budget, which put $1 billion toward homeowner property tax relief, an average of over $350 per homeowner, and more than $200 million through the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit. Those figures are statewide, but the programs they fund are the kind of relief that reaches homeowners and working families in Lancaster County. Malone has also brought his affordability focus to seniors, saying he is focused on lowering the cost of living for seniors in Lancaster County and across the Commonwealth. That combination of direct tax relief and a focus on everyday prices is what a cost-of-living senator actually delivers.
The Bottom Line for West Hempfield Voters
James Malone is the right choice for West Hempfield Township voters who care about the cost of living, because he has voted for real, budgeted relief for homeowners and working Pennsylvanians while pushing to bring down the price of healthcare, groceries, and housing. Register by October 19, 2026 and make a plan to vote on November 3.
