2023 Pennsylvania Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes

House Votes

Senate Votes

1. WIC Advisory Board

Establishes a Women, Infants, and Children State Advisory Board to advise the Department of Health on the Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No

SB721 Roll Call 1362390 Passed 50 to 0 on Dec 12, 2023 See Declaration of Independence and 14th Amendment

2. Parental Control

Requires school entities' governing bodies to develop a parental control policy for instructional materials and books containing sexually explicit content.

3. Constitution Display

Requires the governing board of a school entity to display the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States at the entrance of each school building.

4. Forced Student Loans

Introduces a new section in the Public School Code, requiring all students to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before completing high school.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No

SB750 Roll Call 1348068 Passed 46 to 4 on Jun 28, 2023 See Declaration of Independence

5. Dog Licenses

Makes changes to the Dog Law, notably to dog and kennel licensing, advertising the sale of dogs, strengthen penalties for Dog Law violations, and improve customer service, public safety, and animal welfare.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No

SB746 Roll Call 1345454 Passed 43 to 7 on Jun 20, 2023 See Declaration of Independence

6. Government Loans

Establishes the Veteran-owned Business Loan Guarantee Program.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No

SB248 Roll Call 1320278 Passed 50 to 0 on May 8, 2023

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	Score
David G. Argall	R	33%
Ryan P. Aument	R	33%
Lisa Baker	R	33%
Camera C. Bartolotta	R	33%
Lisa M. Boscola	D	33%
James R. Brewster	D	17%
Michele Brooks	R	50%
Rosemary M. Brown	R	33%
Amanda M. Cappelletti	D	0%
Jarrett Charles Coleman	R	50%
Maria Collett	D	0%
Carolyn T. Comitta	D	0%
Jay Costa	D	17%
James Dillon	D	17%
Giovanni M. DiSanto	R	50%
Cris Dush	R	33%
Frank Anthony Farry	R	33%
Martin B. Flynn	D	17%
Wayne D. Fontana	D	17%
Chris Gebhard	R	33%
Arthur L. Haywood	D	17%
Vincent J. Hughes	D	17%
Scott E. Hutchinson	R	67%
John I. Kane	D	17%
Timothy P. Kearney	D	17%
Wayne Langerholc	R	33%
Daniel J. Laughlin	R	50%
Scott F. Martin	R	33%
Doug Mastriano	R	67%
Nicholas P. Miller	D	17%
Katie J. Muth	D	0%
Tracy Elizabeth Pennycuick	R	33%
Kristin Lee Phillips-Hill	R	50%
Joe Pittman	R	33%
Michael R. Regan	R	33%
Devlin Robinson	R	33%
Greg Rothman	R	33%
Steven J. Santarsiero	D	0%
Nikil Saval	D	0%
Lynda J. Schlegel Culver	R	33%
Judy L. Schwank	D	17%
Patrick J. Stefano	R	33%
Sharif T. Street	D	17%
Christine M. Tartaglione	D	17%
Elder A. Vogel	R	33%
Judith F. Ward	R	33%
Kim L. Ward	R	33%
Anthony Hardy Williams	D	33%
Lindsey Marie Williams	D	0%
Gene Yaw	R	33%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	13%
Republican	38.5%

2023 Pennsylvania Legislative Scorecard

Senate Votes

1. WIC Advisory Board

2. Parental Control

3. Constitution Display

4. Forced Student Loans

5. Dog Licenses

6. Government Loans

How did they vote?

Average Freedom Score by Party

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