Christopher Rabb
Won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary over Sharif Street, Ala Stanford, and Shaun Griffith.
Christopher Rabb is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 200 in Philadelphia since December 2016. He describes himself as a Democratic Socialist and is not seeking re-election to his state House seat.[2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
On the record — official actions
- actionChairs the Pennsylvania House Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Tax Modernization and Reform in the current legislative session.[2]
- actionChairs the Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Local Business in the current legislative session.[2]
- actionServes on the Pennsylvania House Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Judiciary committees.[2]
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Supports Medicare for All as part of a set of universal basic guarantees.[3]
“Universal Basic Guarantees: Medicare for All, Housing, Food and Water, Free Transit, High-Speed Internet, Childcare, Income, Jobs”
- SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child care
Supports universal childcare from birth to age 5.[3]
“Universal Childcare from Birth to Age 5”
- SupportsRaise the minimum wage
Supports universal basic income and a living wage for all workers.[3]
“Universal Basic Income and a Living Wage for All”
- OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportations
Opposes expanded immigration enforcement and calls for abolishing ICE.[3]
“Abolish ICE & Dismantle Immigrant Concentration Camps”
- SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels
Supports a just transition to 100% renewable energy and a "Civil Climate Corps."[3]
“A Just Transition to 100% Renewable Energy”
- SupportsProtect legal access to abortion
Lists protecting reproductive freedom among his universal healthcare guarantees.[3]
“Medicare For All, Protecting Reproductive Freedom”
In their words — priorities
- Says the country faces a growing "affordability crisis" and calls for universal basic income, a living wage, national grocery stores, free high-speed public transit, and free gigabit broadband.[3]
- Calls for a "Civil Climate Corps" and a just transition to 100% renewable energy as part of a strong climate agenda.[3]
- Says community safety comes from investment in housing, education, jobs and mental health care rather than "over-policing or over-prosecuting," and calls for abolishing ICE.[3]
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1992 and a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006.[2]
- Worked as an aide to U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.) and as a researcher and trainer at the White House Conference on Small Business during the Clinton administration.[2]
- Taught at Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management and was a faculty member at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business.[2]
- Elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2016 and re-elected in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.[2]
Campaign money
Raised $1.3M · spent $1.3M · $21K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗