# Cris Dush

Cris Dush is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/402d7e3b-1935-47fa-8124-61490037d016

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/402d7e3b-1935-47fa-8124-61490037d016 (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

Dush sits at +0.69 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State Senate Republicans.

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

69 classified statements: 69 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 | Dush | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 2.3% | 70 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 10.1% | 9.5% | 125 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 21.7% | 37.3% | 269 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.3% | 102 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 7.2% | 15.4% | 244 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 4.3% | 1.3% | 29 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 47% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Law 27% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 13% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.7% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.69 (standard error 0.03), from 260 donors and 1,032 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.4%). 18 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 nay · 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 nay · 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, 9 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 312. 31.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 18 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 384: A Resolution recognizing the cultural, historical and religious significance of Armenia and the numerous contributions of Armenian-Americans residing in this… (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR384/
- SB 603: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in computer offenses, providing for Internet protections for minors. (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB603/
- SB 599: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in county boards of elections, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB599/
- SB 357: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further… (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB357/
- SB 45: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 44 (Law and Justice), 61 (Prisons and Parole)… (became law, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB45/
- SB 250: An Act providing for display of the Preamble of the Constitution of Pennsylvania in each school building. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB250/
- SB 598: An Act providing for display of the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States in each school building. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB598/
- SR 282: A Resolution recognizing the week of April 20 through 24, 2026, as "National Home Visiting Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR282/
- SR 281: A Resolution commemorating the anniversary of Operation El Dorado Canyon. (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR281/
- SR 280: A Resolution designating the month of April 2026 as "Faith Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR280/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,500 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2114163193870532796
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2112975741352861953
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2095168541917868393
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2095168700777181656
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2095215001262768465
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2093099002929541369
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2091729459044929893
- 2026-08-08 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2085912189823561848
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2084688397432410188
- 2026-08-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/Cris49048966/status/2084048916262052351

## Links

- Official site: https://senatordush.com/
- Campaign site: https://dushforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/Cris49048966
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorCrisDushPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DushForSenate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cris.dush
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrisDushFriends/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repcris/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYO6hiV1z7PNZ8Em9gXhrg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cris-dush-30783a54/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/402d7e3b-1935-47fa-8124-61490037d016