# Rosemary Brown

Rosemary Brown is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 40
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3e2840e6-f904-43be-911e-235b906458a5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e2840e6-f904-43be-911e-235b906458a5 (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

Brown reported $520.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

98 classified statements: 98 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 | Brown | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 9.2% | 9.5% | 136 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 39.8% | 37.3% | 161 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.1% | 2.3% | 45 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 26.5% | 15.4% | 64 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 31% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 18% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Health 15% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Science, Technology, Communications 13% (State Senate Republicans 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 750 donors and 1,044 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% 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%). 3 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 382. 45.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 7 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1041: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for medical assistance for complex… (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1041/
- SR 369: A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on the future viability of data center technology and facilities. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR369/
- SB 1459: An Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1459/
- SB 1455: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to government and… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1455/
- SB 1460: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, prohibiting the location of… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1460/
- SR 365: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2026 as "Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR365/
- SB 1105: An Act amending Title 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hotel tax, further providing for hotel room rental tax in third through… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1105/
- SB 803: An Act providing for the establishment of first-time homebuyer savings accounts for first-time homebuyers in this Commonwealth; establishing the First-time… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB803/
- SR 288: A Resolution designating the month of April 2026 as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR288/
- SB 979: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in consolidated county assessment, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB979/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $520.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2113364769784877087
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2106119530225521029
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2104337788900704460
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2104337789630501106
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2104337789932478894
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2098140704870445546
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2094203511592329589
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2093126421392617631
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2088052986740351131
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRBrown/status/2085516275812315334

## Links

- Official site: https://senatorbrown40.com/
- Campaign site: https://brownforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorRBrown
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRosemaryBrown
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reprosemarybrown
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brownforpa
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosemary-m-brown-5b142221/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e2840e6-f904-43be-911e-235b906458a5