# Eric Nelson

Eric Nelson is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 57.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 57
- Serving since: 2016-04-05
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0910d394-3c42-48ee-aea7-6d4c0c144130

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0910d394-3c42-48ee-aea7-6d4c0c144130 (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

Nelson voted against the majority of Pennsylvania House Republicans 112 times; party unity 86%, in the bottom tenth of the Pennsylvania House (average 95.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 309 donors and 1,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 86% (95.1%). 112 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 65.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2842: An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional… (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2842/
- HB 2119: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in game or wildlife protection, further providing for killing game or wildlife to… (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2119/
- HB 1108: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for copayments for… (passed one chamber, 2025-10-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1108/
- HB 1112: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for… (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1112/
- HB 1486: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for copayments for… (in committee, 2024-05-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1486/
- HB 1489: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in Ready-to-Succeed Scholarship, further providing for… (in committee, 2023-06-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1489/
- HB 1144: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth budget procedures, providing for… (in committee, 2023-05-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1144/
- HB 959: An Act providing for public sector worker safety data analysis; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry. (in committee, 2023-04-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB959/
- HB 2860: An Act providing for public sector worker safety data analysis; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry. (in committee, 2022-09-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2860/
- HB 2639: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in ready-to-succeed scholarship, further providing for… (in committee, 2022-06-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2639/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $48.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://repnelson.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repnelson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004413216489
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZce4N0PLGJNJU0kXKpIf6w

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0910d394-3c42-48ee-aea7-6d4c0c144130