# Lynda Culver

Lynda Culver is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 27.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 27
- Serving since: 2023-02-28
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/02117eb4-a7b3-4095-831b-1857910660fb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02117eb4-a7b3-4095-831b-1857910660fb (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Culver missed 2.0% of 502 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Pennsylvania Senate (average 98.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.03), from 310 donors and 1,014 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 98.0% (93.4%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2187 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2187/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 558 An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB558/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1098 An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1098/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 807 An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB807/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2437 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional gas well fee, further providing for Statewide… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2437/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1704 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to residential real… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1704/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2443 An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2443/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 369 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for definitions. · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB369/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1652 An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child Screening… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1652/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 928 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB928/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 368. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 26 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1415: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of neglect of… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1415/
- SB 807: An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB807/
- SR 380: A Resolution designating the week of September 21 through 27, 2026, as "See Tracks? Think Train! Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR380/
- SR 375: A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Histiocytosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR375/
- SB 1458: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in high schools, further providing for assessment of civic… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1458/
- SB 1334: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions, for respiratory… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1334/
- SR 337: A Resolution recognizing June 15, 2026, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR337/
- SB 1183: An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1200, No.202), known as the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act, further providing for… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1183/
- SR 331: A Resolution designating June 2, 2026, as "Cancer Action Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR331/
- SB 1339: An Act amending the act of November 26, 1982 (P.L.744, No.203), referred to as the Prothonotary Fee Law, further providing for automation fee for… (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1339/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 84% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senatorculver.com/
- Campaign site: http://SenatorCulver.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorCulver
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorculver/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndasenate27/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynda-culver-9671552b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02117eb4-a7b3-4095-831b-1857910660fb