# Dan Deasy

Dan Deasy is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 27.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 27
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2608882d-9ae2-4522-b8b2-83d905913d3f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2608882d-9ae2-4522-b8b2-83d905913d3f (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 Deasy talks about and legislates on agree at 0.71 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

201 classified statements: 201 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 | Deasy | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.5% | 10.4% | 631 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 43.3% | 39.2% | 321 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 2.9% | 165 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.9% | 14.4% | 217 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Commerce 14% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Families 10% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 9.2% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 9.2% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 50 donors and 1,199 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% 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%). 1 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 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 344. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 16 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2756: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, providing for Task Force on Drink… (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2756/
- HB 492: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in fiscal supplements to statutory programs, repealing provisions… (in committee, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB492/
- HB 799: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for veterans' benefits and services workplace posting; and… (became law, 2025-07-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB799/
- HB 467: 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; and, in… (became law, 2025-12-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB467/
- HB 408: An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in membership, contributions and benefits,… (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB408/
- HB 2273: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed… (in committee, 2024-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2273/
- HR 386: A Resolution recognizing April 15, 2024, as "Jim Leyland Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2024-04-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR386/
- HR 341: A Resolution recognizing May 17, 2024, as "Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2024-05-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR341/
- HB 1626: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military Affairs, establishing the PA VETConnect… (passed one chamber, 2024-05-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1626/
- HR 332: A Resolution recognizing the week of April 21 through 27, 2024, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week" in Pennsylvania to recognize the rights of crime… (passed one chamber, 2024-04-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR332/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $99.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 82% 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.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2110819255868694853
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2108204488536584666
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2100286580434882683
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2098418659735568505
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2087274574983364966
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2076357858162036951
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2072334922304438638
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2067647248293343384
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2066949434726875607
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDeasy/status/2062561342389731385

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/Deasy
- Campaign site: http://www.electdandeasy.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepDeasy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDeasy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087607112877
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087293207428
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgVfoeTCivmSptjVeHZEYFHn

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2608882d-9ae2-4522-b8b2-83d905913d3f