# Robert Leadbeter

Robert Leadbeter is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 109.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 109
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1d775faf-9231-420a-b62e-979bb6a1fc78

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d775faf-9231-420a-b62e-979bb6a1fc78 (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

Leadbeter sits at +0.71 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 65 donors and 597 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 93.4% (95.1%). 128 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 138.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2102: An Act amending the act of November 24, 2004 (P.L.1270, No.153), referred to as the Pennsylvania Amber Alert System Law, further providing for title of the… (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2102/
- HB 1867: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for prohibition… (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1867/
- HB 538: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB538/
- HB 93: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and… (passed one chamber, 2024-11-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB93/
- HR 472: A Resolution extending sincere condolences on the death of the Honorable Kent D. Shelhamer, Sr., a former member from North Centre Township, Columbia County. (passed one chamber, 2024-06-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR472/
- HB 2157: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child custody, providing for gender identification. (in committee, 2024-03-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2157/
- HB 2156: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and immunities, providing for… (in committee, 2024-03-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2156/
- HB 1750: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in… (in committee, 2023-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1750/
- HB 1328: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in local organizations and services, further providing for local… (in committee, 2023-10-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1328/
- HB 1099: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in domestic animals, providing for posted notice with information on… (in committee, 2023-05-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1099/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $71.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 72% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.repleadbeter.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.leadbeter.com/
- X: https://x.com/RobertLeadbeter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepLeadbeter
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-leadbeter-mba-20b220b8/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d775faf-9231-420a-b62e-979bb6a1fc78