# Danielle Otten

Danielle Otten is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 155.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 155
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6678bcaf-292f-408a-aa36-90ed8bc8fd08

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6678bcaf-292f-408a-aa36-90ed8bc8fd08 (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

100% of Otten’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Otten | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 240 donors and 1,195 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.4% (95.1%). 8 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 542. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 29 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2682: An Act providing for registration of extraordinary water users; imposing a water resource fee; providing for reporting; establishing the Critical Water… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2682/
- HB 2184: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in powers and… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2184/
- HR 561: A Resolution honoring the life and extending deepest condolences to the family of Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Timothy J. O'Connor, Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR561/
- HB 2217: 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 recess and… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2217/
- HR 367: A Resolution designating the month of November 2025 as "Children's Grief Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR367/
- HB 1957: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for personal reproductive liberty. (passed one chamber, 2025-12-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1957/
- HB 501: An Act amending the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, further providing for definitions;… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB501/
- HB 681: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, further providing for health… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB681/
- HB 1374: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for… (in committee, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1374/
- HB 2212: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed… (in committee, 2024-09-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2212/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,250 (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.

- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDanielle Danielle_4PA/status/1874917577539097010
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDanielle Danielle_4PA/status/1874455636752130427

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/frielotten
- Campaign site: https://danielle4pa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepDanielle
- X: https://x.com/Danielle_4PA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDanielle
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_otten/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle4pa/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgVr-fZ-diFi9mzN-IRKsx2e
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-friel-otten/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6678bcaf-292f-408a-aa36-90ed8bc8fd08