# Gene Yaw

Gene Yaw is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/18127660-d04e-43c2-b931-084f0c87142c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18127660-d04e-43c2-b931-084f0c87142c (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

38% of Yaw’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans.

## What Yaw says (PA 2025–26 session)

114 classified statements: 114 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 | Yaw | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 20.2% | 9.5% | 53 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 59.7% | 37.3% | 42 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 2.3% | 58 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 22.8% | 15.4% | 87 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.3% | 78 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 65% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Environmental Protection 10% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Commerce 8.8% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Armed Forces and National Security 5.9% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.03), from 154 donors and 927 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 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.4%). 8 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 96. 41.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 10 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1502: An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in township supervisors, further providing for monthly… (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1502/
- SB 1487: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in neighborhood assistance tax credit, further providing for tax… (in committee, 2026-10-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1487/
- SB 1476: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for authority to issue permits; and… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1476/
- SB 1380: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in institutions of higher education, establishing the PA… (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1380/
- SB 1182: An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary… (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1182/
- SR 341: A Resolution honoring the life and expressing condolences on the passing of former State Senator Jack McGregor. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR341/
- SB 730: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in health care, further providing for applicability,… (passed both chambers, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB730/
- SR 333: A Resolution designating the week of June 7 through 13, 2026, as "Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR333/
- SB 1358: An Act amending the act of July 25, 1961 (P.L.825, No.359), known as the Oil and Gas Conservation Law, further providing for drilling permits. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1358/
- SR 307: A Resolution recognizing The United States Army Field Band for its participation in the ceremonial meeting of the Pennsylvania Senate that will convene on May… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR307/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $153.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 38% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2114726828342641042
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2110409823909212329
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2108577345346879992
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2104940826946314380
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2105019880735162449
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2104619750689026474
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2100963415879569605
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2098430470996242821
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2094892636452569188
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw/status/2094444415989285103

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorgeneyaw.com/
- Campaign site: https://yawforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorGeneYaw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorGeneYaw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatoryaw/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLs1ZD65qG1wGNc7xB9PBg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gene-yaw-73785318/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18127660-d04e-43c2-b931-084f0c87142c