# Dave Argall

Dave Argall is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 29
- Serving since: 2009-03-17
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2a2df3c1-9ede-46b7-8d73-896b1e317aff

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a2df3c1-9ede-46b7-8d73-896b1e317aff (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

Argall reported $409.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

44 classified statements: 44 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 | Argall | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 63.6% | 37.3% | 23 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.1% | 2.3% | 12 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 31.8% | 15.4% | 38 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 29% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 25% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Energy 7.1% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.03), from 691 donors and 934 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 97.1% (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 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 174. 34.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 14 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1390: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school safety and security, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1390/
- SB 1480: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in malt beverage tax, further providing for limited tax credits. (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1480/
- SB 1426: An Act designating the interchange of Interstate 81 with State Route 4007, known as Exit 119, on the border of Cass Township and Butler Township, Schuylkill… (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1426/
- SR 345: A Resolution condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR345/
- SB 1378: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for third-party access to dental insurance contracts; and… (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1378/
- SB 1362: An Act providing for the Milk Dispensary School Pilot Program; awarding grants; establishing the Milk Dispensary School Pilot Program Account; and imposing… (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1362/
- SR 310: A Resolution commemorating Independence National Park in Philadelphia for hosting the Pennsylvania Senate for a ceremonial meeting upon the momentous occasion… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR310/
- SB 402: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for administration of emergency anti-seizure… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB402/
- SB 331: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; and providing for the form of the compact. (became law, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB331/
- 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 for… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB116/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $409.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% 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.

- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2011121065947287935
- 2026-01-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2010758675002966299
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2009633449599021348
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2009633571716436131
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2009633619514671439
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2009633700657655931
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2009671513075528147
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2009752684908208593
- 2026-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2009309121682538712
- 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/SenatorArgall/status/2008584348535304673

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorargall.com/
- Campaign site: http://senatorargall.com
- X: https://x.com/SenatorArgall
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorArgall
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorargall/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a2df3c1-9ede-46b7-8d73-896b1e317aff