# Jim Prokopiak

Jim Prokopiak is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 140.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 140
- Serving since: 2024-03-18
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3c3cd25a-658f-4aab-a648-ef2509469c34

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c3cd25a-658f-4aab-a648-ef2509469c34 (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

26% of Prokopiak’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

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

67 classified statements: 67 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 | Prokopiak | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.5% | 10.4% | 501 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 46.3% | 39.2% | 281 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 441 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.0% | 14.4% | 542 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 32% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.7% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Environmental Protection 9.7% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Taxation 9.7% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.85 (standard error 0.05), from 157 donors and 427 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.6% (95.1%). 2 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 127. 18.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 128 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2851: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for education support… (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2851/
- HB 2634: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, further providing for funding for… (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2634/
- HB 2482: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, establishing the Newly Employed Teacher Grant Program. (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2482/
- HB 2323: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in military educational programs, further providing for definitions,… (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2323/
- HB 2321: An Act providing for job posting requirements; and imposing penalties. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2321/
- HB 2176: 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 social media… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2176/
- HB 1503: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for definitions. (in committee, 2025-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1503/
- HB 1293: An Act amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), referred to as the Housing Authorities Law, further providing for findings and declaration of… (in committee, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1293/
- HB 1081: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, providing for moratorium on buildings. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1081/
- HB 914: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, providing for limitations on rent increases; and… (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB914/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $71.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 26% 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.

- 2026-02-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2023910337347506551
- 2026-02-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2024145086716449214
- 2026-02-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2024233701937213803
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2018700065280323898
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2017256293140988241
- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2013234991971360958
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2006591463920992326
- 2025-12-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2004537683650252995
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2004175296459952438
- 2025-12-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimfor140 RepProkopiak/status/2001411005062987858

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/Prokopiak
- Campaign site: https://jimfor140.com/
- X: https://x.com/jimfor140
- X: https://x.com/RepProkopiak
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepProkopiak/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimfor140
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.prokopiak
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimfor140

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c3cd25a-658f-4aab-a648-ef2509469c34