# Joe Emrick

Joe Emrick is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 137.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 137
- Serving since: 2011-01-04
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0e873ea0-c8a2-4fbb-a408-de0c5bd36de9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e873ea0-c8a2-4fbb-a408-de0c5bd36de9 (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

Emrick voted against the majority of Pennsylvania House Republicans 145 times; party unity 73%, in the bottom 5% of the Pennsylvania House (average 95.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.01), from 353 donors and 1,197 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 73% (95.1%). 145 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 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 19. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 95 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 471: A Resolution designating the month of April 2026 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR471/
- HB 800: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for interference with lawful taking of… (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB800/
- HB 765: An Act amending the act of June 25, 1931 (P.L.1352, No.332), referred to as the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Compact, providing for veto power by the… (in committee, 2025-03-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB765/
- HB 770: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in higher education accountability and transparency,… (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB770/
- HB 750: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing… (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB750/
- HB 730: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in table games, further providing for table game taxes. (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB730/
- HR 320: A Resolution designating the week of February 10 through 17, 2024, as "Commonwealth Entrepreneurship Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2024-02-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR320/
- HB 1960: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing… (in committee, 2024-01-31) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1960/
- HB 21: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in table games, further providing for table game taxes. (in committee, 2023-03-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB21/
- HB 59: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for interference with lawful taking of… (in committee, 2023-03-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB59/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $143.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.repemrick.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.voteemrick.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepEmrick
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo-05z4N4uIdrqbRMGtMiOQ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0e873ea0-c8a2-4fbb-a408-de0c5bd36de9