Ecker is a self-described conservative, and, in the early stages of his first campaign, promised to bring his "fiscal responsibility to Harrisburg to protect the hardworking families of the district." He has stated that he is a supporter of
Second Amendment rights, but believes that these rights can be balanced when addressing issues like school safety. Ecker has stated that the school funding formula in Pennsylvania is inequitable and should be changed, and that the Commonwealth needs to increase funding for vocational programs and apprenticeships as a means of workforce development. He has also suggested that the public schoolteacher pension system needs to be reformed. In 2018, Ecker campaigned on stopping
Tom Wolf's "Liberal Agenda" and "Massive Tax Increases," but expressed gratitude that the Governor has supported increasing funding for apprenticeship programs. In the 2019-2020 Legislative session, Ecker was placed on the Children and Youth, Game and Fisheries, Labor and Industry, Veteran Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, and Judiciary committees. During the
2019 Coronavirus pandemic, Ecker voted in favor of a bill that would terminate Governor Wolf's declaration of emergency, which served as the legal authority for much of the official response to the pandemic. In a post on his official Facebook page, Ecker noted that "Pennsylvania will remain under the federal emergency declaration and CDC safety guidance would still apply," while cautioning "that nothing legally will change until the court rules or the governor follows the direction of the Legislature and cancels his emergency declaration." Ecker did not co-sponsor a resolution from
Daryl Metcalfe that would have initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Wolf for his response to the Coronavirus pandemic. In May 2023, Ecker was charged with a DUI following a single-vehicle crash in Adams County on April 19. He subsequently had his license suspended and was ordered to complete a nine-month ARD (Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition) program. Ecker was selected for the Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship as a member of the 2024 Energy & Environment cohort, a bipartisan coalition of legislators concerned with climate change, energy policy, and environmental justice. In January 2025, Rep. Ecker announced his candidacy for Adams County
Court of Common Pleas for the May 20, 2025 primary. After winning the election he resigned from the Pennsylvania House in December 2025 to assume the position. ==Electoral history==