# Pete Schweyer

Pete Schweyer is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 134.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 134
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/63936c68-ec65-40a9-9a68-0d956939404a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/63936c68-ec65-40a9-9a68-0d956939404a (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

80% of the 5 bills Schweyer sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Pennsylvania House.

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

114 classified statements: 114 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 | Schweyer | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 7.9% | 10.4% | 381 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 56.1% | 39.2% | 149 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 532 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 14.4% | 213 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 66% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Democrats 11%); Labor and Employment 6.3% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Agriculture and Food 4.7% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.02), from 131 donors and 1,200 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.6% (95.1%). 3 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 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 83. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 16 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2785: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in books, furniture and supplies, providing for… (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2785/
- HB 2602: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance… (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2602/
- HB 1402: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, providing for State… (passed one chamber, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1402/
- HB 504: An Act providing for community energy facilities; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, electric distribution companies and… (passed one chamber, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB504/
- HB 1155: An Act providing for community solar facilities; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, electric distribution companies and subscriber… (in committee, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1155/
- HR 533: A Resolution designating the month of September 2024 as "Back to School Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2024-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR533/
- HB 2547: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in charter schools, further providing for applicability of… (in committee, 2024-09-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2547/
- HB 2398: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in transfers of credits between institutions of higher… (in committee, 2024-06-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2398/
- HB 1842: An Act providing for community solar facilities; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, electric distribution companies and subscriber… (passed one chamber, 2024-04-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1842/
- HB 1408: 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 limitation… (passed one chamber, 2023-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1408/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $168.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2113987546086523057
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2112265827214868742
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2109293042612003318
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2109369707736285477
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2098416747061649790
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2098494284303606038
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2096970775727087706
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2094230150011343005
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2092431604668834232
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweyer peter_schweyer/status/2088391171190005794

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/schweyer
- Campaign site: https://www.peterschweyer.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepSchweyer
- X: https://x.com/peter_schweyer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSchweyer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repschweyer/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peter_schweyer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgVILSRgblHBVSsRwq6fidek
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterschweyer/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/63936c68-ec65-40a9-9a68-0d956939404a