# Kathy Rapp

Kathy Rapp is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 65
- Serving since: 2004-11-02
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/36348b5e-47fe-404a-b6c3-99359115846c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/36348b5e-47fe-404a-b6c3-99359115846c (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

100% of the 9 bills Rapp sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Pennsylvania House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 54 donors and 1,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 97.1% (95.1%). 107 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 nay · 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 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 77. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 3 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 542: A Resolution recognizing October 24, 2026, as "World Polio Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR542/
- HR 535: A Resolution designating the week of September 20 through 26, 2026, as "Surgical Technologist Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR535/
- HR 529: A Resolution designating the week of September 20 through 27, 2026, as "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania to increase… (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR529/
- HR 472: A Resolution recognizing the week of May 10 through 16, 2026, as "National Hospital Week" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR472/
- HR 255: A Resolution designating the week of September 21 through 27, 2025, as "Surgical Technologist Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-07-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR255/
- HR 249: A Resolution designating the week of September 21 through 28, 2025, as "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research and Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania to increase… (in committee, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR249/
- HR 251: A Resolution recognizing October 24, 2025, as "World Polio Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-07-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR251/
- HR 101: A Resolution recognizing the week of May 11 through 17, 2025, as "National Hospital Week" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR101/
- HB 157: An Act providing for grant awards to entities in rural counties and designated medically underserved areas to pay for the education debt of practitioners… (passed one chamber, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB157/
- HB 2592: An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for drug… (in committee, 2024-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2592/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.reprapp.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.reelectrapp.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRapp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rapp4rep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathy.rapp.528
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gNOlMQvLkrpVjUX3mru8A

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/36348b5e-47fe-404a-b6c3-99359115846c