Pennsylvania House of Representatives
2020
Mako and Ruff rematched in the 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election. [12] Mako centered his campaign on lifting COVID-19 restrictions,while Ruff supported further shutdowns. [12] Mako also expressed opposition to introducing vote by mail saying it could "potentially allow for fraud" while Ruff supported the practice saying it would "ensure a fair election." [12] Both Mako and Ruff supported reforms to property tax to reduce the burden on the district's elderly. [12] Mako would beat Ruff by a wider margin,earning 22,294 votes to Ruff's 14,233. [13]
2024
Mako faced his first primary challenge in the 2024 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election,running against Zachari Halkias,the president pro tem of the Slatington Borough Council and a member of the Lehigh County Republican Committee. [3] Halkias accused Mako of not being a "true conservative",for not being more supportive of Donald Trump,and for being out of touch with his constituency's residents,especially those in Slatington. [3] Halkias specifically targeted Mako's support of a bill which would protect non-Pennsylvania residents traveling to Pennsylvania to get an abortion. [5] Mako would soundly defeat Halkias,5,216 votes to 1,997 votes,to go on to the general election where he faced off against Democrat Joseph Lenzi,a 62-year-old truck parts salesman. [5] [16] Lenzi acknowledged that he was running a losing campaign just before the election,with Mako defeating him with a 20,999-10,977 vote lead. [17] [18]
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