# Aerion Abney

Aerion Abney is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 19
- Serving since: 2022-04-26
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1b5abb1e-0028-49a3-ae86-cfb90296c796

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1b5abb1e-0028-49a3-ae86-cfb90296c796 (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 Abney talks about and legislates on agree at 0.63 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of State House Democrats.

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

78 classified statements: 78 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Abney | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 10.3% | 10.4% | 308 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 75.6% | 39.2% | 20 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.7% | 2.9% | 62 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 39.7% | 14.4% | 26 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 15% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 211 donors and 710 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.8% (95.1%). 3 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 yea · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 102. 46.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 65 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2774: An Act amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, authorizing the Commonwealth of… (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2774/
- HB 2490: An Act amending Title 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, providing for waiver of subrogation. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2490/
- HB 2552: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in career and technical education, providing for temporary… (in committee, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2552/
- HR 413: A Resolution recognizing "Black History Month" in Pennsylvania by commemorating the recently passed 50th anniversary of the closure of Freedom House Ambulance… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR413/
- HB 2130: An Act designating a bridge, currently identified as the Fort Duquesne Bridge, on that portion of U.S. Route 279 over the Allegheny River, City of Pittsburgh,… (in committee, 2026-01-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2130/
- HB 1496: An Act amending the act of October 31, 2006 (P.L.1210, No.133), known as the Price Gouging Act, further providing for definitions and for price gouging… (in committee, 2025-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1496/
- HB 1212: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, providing for drug screening and… (passed one chamber, 2025-10-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1212/
- HB 1523: An Act amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally), 66 (Public Utilities) and 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in… (in committee, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1523/
- HR 243: A Resolution designating June 9, 2025, as "Dave Parker Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR243/
- HB 1520: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in intercollegiate athletics, further providing for… (in committee, 2025-05-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1520/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $103.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2105366181737603191
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2089747013243896004
- 2026-07-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2075674962493382680
- 2026-07-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2075674964670189851
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2067326709636948417
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2064354093263372517
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2061797089672085798
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2052370939770184096
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/2036545780605947970
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAbney TripleA2/status/1996276136074948872

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/abney/
- Campaign site: https://voteaerionabney.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepAbney
- X: https://x.com/TripleA2
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepAbney
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AerionAndrewAbney/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaa08
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepAbney/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atypical_/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgWFU9p_scqxcZBQ6q8yNkn2

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1b5abb1e-0028-49a3-ae86-cfb90296c796