# Pat Stefano

Pat Stefano is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/14106428-709f-4018-8881-5c31ee078ff8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/14106428-709f-4018-8881-5c31ee078ff8 (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

The policy areas Stefano talks about and legislates on agree at 0.70 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

187 classified statements: 187 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Stefano | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 3.2% | 9.5% | 239 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 52.4% | 37.3% | 79 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 2.3% | 115 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 17.6% | 15.4% | 134 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 19% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Education 17% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.2% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.03), from 224 donors and 934 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.4%). 9 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 577. 17.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 28 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 386: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR386/
- SB 1374: An Act amending the act of December 1, 1977 (P.L.237, No.76), known as the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act, further providing for title of… (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1374/
- SB 1150: An Act amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in open meetings, further providing for notification of agency business… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1150/
- SB 1277: An Act amending the act of December 1, 1977 (P.L.237, No.76), known as the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act, further providing for title of… (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1277/
- SB 1187: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 45346, carrying Pennsylvania Route 653 over Buffalo Creek in Garrett Borough, Somerset County, as the… (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1187/
- SB 802: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, providing for communication barrier designation; and… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB802/
- SR 201: A Resolution designating the day before Thanksgiving, the Sunday after Christmas and New Year's Day, at 6 p.m., as a time to ring bells throughout this… (in committee, 2025-12-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR201/
- SR 176: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2025 as "Italian-American Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-10-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR176/
- SR 167: A Resolution recognizing the week of October 5 through 11, 2025, as "National Newspaper Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR167/
- SB 830: An Act establishing the Child-Care Workforce Commission; and providing for duties of the Child-Care Workforce Commission, for public portal and Internet… (in committee, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB830/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $441.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2101012085572333928
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2099964233915961804
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2099964355299156475
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2099964532407795932
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2099964760821264421
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2099964942283665771
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2099456878271238650
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2099062528806392188
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2098756009200423232
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorStefano Stefano4Senate/status/2098355620772794850

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorstefano.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.stefanoforstatesenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorStefano
- X: https://x.com/Stefano4Senate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Senatorstefano
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorstefano/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stefanoforsenate7527
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-stefano-6563817/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/14106428-709f-4018-8881-5c31ee078ff8