Biography
James Julius is the Republican candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 45 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a husband, father of four and small business owner in Robinson Township.[2]
James Julius was born in McKees Rocks and graduated from Brentwood High School, according to Ballotpedia.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Robert Morris University in 2008 and a graduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business in 2013.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he worked as a network engineer for LANTtek Computer Services in Carnegie for about two years after college.[2] Ballotpedia lists his profession as business founder.[1]
Julius said he volunteers with Scouts and attends Orchard Hill Church with his wife, Catherine, and their children.[2] He advanced from the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.[1] His stated priorities include lowering gas and electricity costs, cutting state spending, simplifying permits for local businesses, supporting police, firefighters and EMS, and ending prior authorization in health insurance.[2] He said he supports Alina's Law, which would let judges order GPS monitoring in high-risk protection-from-abuse cases.[2]
- 1.James Julius - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.James Julius - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Pennsylvania House District 45
James Julius is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Pennsylvania House District 45 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.