# Kate Klunk

Kate Klunk is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 169.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 169
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/08283fbe-18bc-4daf-972c-617d1e35d746

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/08283fbe-18bc-4daf-972c-617d1e35d746 (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

Klunk sits at +0.55 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 80% of State House Republicans.

## What Klunk says (PA 2025–26 session)

15 classified statements: 15 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Klunk | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.7% | 2.9% | 107 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.7% | 9.3% | 387 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 13.3% | 12.7% | 321 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 40% (State House Republicans 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Families 20% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Labor and Employment 20% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 167 donors and 1,195 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 95.9% (95.1%). 70 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 1431 An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for Game Commission… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1431/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 922 An Act amending the act of January 28, 1988 (P.L.24, No.11), known as the Private Academic Schools Act, further providing for application for license,… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB922/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 1328 An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at utility or electrical worksites; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1328/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 764 An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alteration of territory or corporate entity and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB764/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2593 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in general provisions relating to powers and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2593/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 1372 An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in general powers and duties of the Department of Human… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1372/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 829 An Act designating the Hynerpeton bassetti, a stem tetrapod, as the official State fossil of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; designating the eastern… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB829/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2048 An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Civic Information Consortium; providing for administrative, fiscal or logistical services and governance and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2048/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1827 An Act providing for medical assistance coverage and insurance coverage of screening, prevention and treatment measures for osteoporosis as a result… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1827/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 116 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, providing for credit… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB116/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 51.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2470: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2470/
- HB 1932: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, repealing provisions relating to the offense of… (in committee, 2025-10-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1932/
- HB 2354: An Act amending the act of December 7, 1982 (P.L.784, No.225), known as the Dog Law, in short title and definitions, further providing for definitions; in… (in committee, 2024-06-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2354/
- HB 1902: An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in procedure, further providing for exceptions for public records. (in committee, 2023-12-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1902/
- HB 1781: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for… (in committee, 2023-11-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1781/
- HB 1782: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human… (in committee, 2023-10-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1782/
- HB 1793: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for qualifications of certain judges. (in committee, 2023-10-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1793/
- HB 1556: An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in State-related institutions, further providing for reporting,… (became law, 2023-11-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1556/
- HB 1544: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in municipal police education and training, further providing… (in committee, 2023-06-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1544/
- HR 23: A Resolution amending the Operating Rules of the House of Representatives For Special Session No. 1 (2023) On Providing Justice To Otherwise Barred Victims Of… (in committee, 2023-02-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024S1/HR23/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2096760163759751303
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2093484066444021933
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2082908908515967043
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2082910348512841928
- 2026-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2037925977175552077
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2034441737859412278
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2032581719295992125
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2031850709558145132
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/2012528095882867078
- 2025-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKateKlunk KateKlunk/status/1961768326532587567

## Links

- Official site: https://repklunk.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.kateklunkforstaterep.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepKateKlunk
- X: https://x.com/KateKlunk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repklunk
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkateklunk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sGLWDQYuv1IJ8BtfLqvHg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-klunk-25737bb/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/08283fbe-18bc-4daf-972c-617d1e35d746