# Dan Laughlin

Dan Laughlin is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 49
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/431a823e-0268-4921-a62d-5f698211e706

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/431a823e-0268-4921-a62d-5f698211e706 (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

Laughlin missed 4.6% of 502 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Pennsylvania Senate (average 98.9%).

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

1,029 classified statements: 1,029 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 | Laughlin | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.3% | 121 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 6.7% | 9.5% | 177 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 46.0% | 37.3% | 120 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.3% | 129 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 21.2% | 15.4% | 101 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.3% | 127 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 16% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Government Operations and Politics 9.7% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 9.5% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 497 donors and 916 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 97.0% (93.4%). 14 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 220. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 16 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1311: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1311/
- SB 1213: An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to fish and fishing, further providing for rules and… (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1213/
- SB 1431: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Game Commission, further providing for Game Commission officers and… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1431/
- SB 465: An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act, in club licensees, further providing for… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB465/
- SR 347: A Resolution designating July 18, 2026, as "Piping Plover Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR347/
- SB 1388: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for classes of licenses and… (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1388/
- SB 482: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for definitions, for… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB482/
- SB 1365: An Act amending Titles 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Multimodal Fund, further providing for use of money… (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1365/
- SB 1348: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in grounds and buildings, further providing for work to be… (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1348/
- SR 297: A Resolution urging the creation of an interstate compact to allow for a competitive electric transmission market to flourish in the best interest of the… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR297/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $147.9K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2114720209617428751
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2113667423756779931
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2112728204142354623
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2113014164205473987
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2112581055744020920
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2112242316370927750
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2111670312148582411
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2111271466784190962
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2111187803191075295
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senatorlaughlin VoteLaughlin/status/2111161935928385897

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorlaughlin.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.votelaughlin.com/
- X: https://x.com/senatorlaughlin
- X: https://x.com/VoteLaughlin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorlaughlin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votedanlaughlin/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-laughlin-293b88148/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/431a823e-0268-4921-a62d-5f698211e706