# Jim Rigby

Jim Rigby is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 71.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 71
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/343e541b-fbd3-4622-bf42-7843494b1714

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/343e541b-fbd3-4622-bf42-7843494b1714 (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

6.3% of the 16 bills Rigby sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Pennsylvania House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 89 donors and 1,192 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 90% (95.1%). 76 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 43. 6.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 159 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2820: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 46807, on that portion of State Route 2007 over the South Fork Little Conemaugh River in Summerhill… (in committee, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2820/
- HB 2683: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8612, carrying U.S. Route 22 in Cresson Township, Cambria County, as the PFC Stanley J. Lassak Memorial… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2683/
- HB 2658: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8546, carrying State Route 1001 over RJ Corman Railroad in Allegheny Township, Cambria County, as the… (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2658/
- HB 2630: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8546, carrying State Route 1001 over RJ Corman Railroad in Allegheny Township, Cambria County, as the… (in committee, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2630/
- HB 2612: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8455, on that portion of U.S. Route 219 over Palestine Road in Adams Township, Cambria County, as the… (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2612/
- HB 2472: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 31485, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 601 in Paint Borough, Somerset County, as the Staff… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2472/
- HB 2319: An Act amending the act of June 24, 1976 (P.L.424, No.101), referred to as the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act, further providing… (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2319/
- HB 2310: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 31485, on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 601 in Paint Borough, Somerset County, as the Staff… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2310/
- HB 2286: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in Grow Pennsylvania Scholarship Grant Program, further… (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2286/
- HB 1973: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in support matters generally, further providing for paternity; and,… (in committee, 2025-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1973/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://repjimrigby.com/
- Campaign site: http://RepJimRigby.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJimRigby
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jim.rigby/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrnV9bz8JpObHlPccnjmMQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-rigby-5913a83b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/343e541b-fbd3-4622-bf42-7843494b1714