# Paul Friel

Paul Friel is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 26
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/494797a5-3d84-414a-9c8c-caaadd621cdd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/494797a5-3d84-414a-9c8c-caaadd621cdd (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

Friel sits at −1.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Democrats.

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Friel | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 42.9% | 10.4% | 9 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 14.4% | 329 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 43% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 29% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Emergency Management 14% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State House Democrats 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.08 (standard error 0.02), from 828 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.8% (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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 102. 37.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 83 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2737: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in career and technical education, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-08-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2737/
- HB 2496: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, providing for pause… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2496/
- HB 2207: An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in small business first, further providing for capital development… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2207/
- HB 1945: 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, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1945/
- HB 1944: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for recklessly endangering another… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1944/
- HB 2315: An Act amending the act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701, No.364), known as the Health Maintenance Organization Act, further providing for rules and regulations. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2315/
- HB 2247: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school finances, further providing for school districts… (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2247/
- HB 2171: An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for powers and duties of the… (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2171/
- HB 2071: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming tax. (in committee, 2025-12-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2071/
- HR 373: A Resolution condemning any threats of political violence made against elected representatives and reaffirming the duty of uniformed military personnel to… (in committee, 2025-12-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR373/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 63% 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.

- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriel PaulFrielforPA Pfriel96Friel/status/2029303545434882333
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriel PaulFrielforPA Pfriel96Friel/status/2029303546995155135
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFriel PaulFrielforPA Pfriel96Friel/status/2001772583415345187
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriel PaulFrielforPA Pfriel96Friel/status/1899447504271204635
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriel PaulFrielforPA Pfriel96Friel/status/1897393663048868165
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriel PaulFrielforPA Pfriel96Friel/status/1894756702404100432
- 2025-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFriel PaulFrielforPA Pfriel96Friel/status/1876329425186504776

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/friel/
- Campaign site: https://www.paulfriel.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepFriel
- X: https://x.com/PaulFrielforPA
- X: https://x.com/Pfriel96Friel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepFriel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repfriel/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulfriel4pa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgWZb1nmNgmlKnrpRImVU2Za
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-friel-1446363/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/494797a5-3d84-414a-9c8c-caaadd621cdd