# Abigail Salisbury

Abigail Salisbury is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 34.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 34
- Serving since: 2023-02-21
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4bc74848-3896-4a0a-9310-970458f48d1a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4bc74848-3896-4a0a-9310-970458f48d1a (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

The policy areas Salisbury talks about and legislates on agree at 0.71 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

488 classified statements: 488 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 | Salisbury | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.7% | 10.4% | 453 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 52.9% | 39.2% | 182 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 2.9% | 540 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 22.8% | 14.4% | 185 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.0% | 307 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 12% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.03), from 284 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% 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%). 6 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 nay · 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 192. 70.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 24 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2639: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Nonprofit Security Grant Fund, further providing for administration. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2639/
- HB 2106: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in incapacitated persons, further providing for… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2106/
- HB 2161: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in service and facilities, providing for tree removal agreements. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2161/
- 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 and… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1652/
- HB 1860: An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in motor vehicle sales finance, providing for remote work. (became law, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1860/
- HB 1872: An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police, providing for cooperation with Federal… (in committee, 2025-09-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1872/
- HB 1712: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, further providing for organization. (in committee, 2025-07-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1712/
- HB 1560: An Act establishing the Municipal Grant Assistance Program and the Municipal Grant Assistance Program Fund; and imposing duties on the Department of Community… (in committee, 2025-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1560/
- HB 965: An Act amending the act of December 19, 1990 (P.L.1200, No.202), known as the Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act, further providing for… (in committee, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB965/
- HB 743: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for acquisition of property… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB743/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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 · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2114800482724073601
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2114824396158435592
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2113626595563033086
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2113286055214371257
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2112934624146141255
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2112641755740860760
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2112262605880557887
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2111615616717386132
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2110672031767506998
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/abigsalisbury SalisburyforPA RepSalisbury/status/2110702238985232555

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/salisbury/
- Campaign site: https://salisburyforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/abigsalisbury
- X: https://x.com/SalisburyforPA
- X: https://x.com/RepSalisbury
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abigail.salisbury
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepASalisbury
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SalisburyforPA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repsalisbury/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salisburyforpa/
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgVXVzyvhMv49f3BmPkKIkfB&feature=shared
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigailsalisbury/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4bc74848-3896-4a0a-9310-970458f48d1a