# Camera Bartolotta

Camera Bartolotta is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 46.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 46
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/66b8c0a7-f8be-4acd-aafb-29ca02fcde65

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/66b8c0a7-f8be-4acd-aafb-29ca02fcde65 (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

Bartolotta reported $1.1M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

459 classified statements: 459 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 | Bartolotta | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.2% | 2.3% | 37 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 5.9% | 9.5% | 189 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 30.3% | 37.3% | 228 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.3% | 125 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 17.4% | 15.4% | 139 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.3% | 130 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 22% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Energy 12% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Health 12% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.03), from 235 donors and 929 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 96.1% (93.4%). 6 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 250. 29.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 20 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1422: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, further providing for definitions and for prohibited acts. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1422/
- SB 1328: An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at utility or electrical worksites; imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1328/
- SB 1421: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to traffic-control devices, providing for… (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1421/
- SB 1248: An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1248/
- SB 1398: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, establishing the Firefighter Cancer Screening Program and the… (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1398/
- SB 890: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for uniform partition of heirs property and… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB890/
- SB 142: An Act prohibiting enforcement of covenants not to compete in broadcast employment agreements. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB142/
- SB 1329: An Act amending the act of May 3, 1933 (P.L.242, No.86), referred to as the Cosmetology Law, further providing for duration and renewal of licenses. (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1329/
- SB 1327: An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to retirement for school employees, further… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1327/
- SB 1324: An Act amending the act of October 17, 2008 (P.L.1645, No.132), known as the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, further providing for definitions, for… (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1324/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.1M (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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2113021514962620875
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2110593825336959034
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2106897365483266073
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2106896203556467016
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2105018537555493211
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2103512954692051299
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2102396046697701768
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2102013619772821682
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2100902662648541393
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senbartolotta CameraForSenate/status/2099887906089267246

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorbartolotta.com/
- Campaign site: https://cameraforsenate.com
- X: https://x.com/senbartolotta
- X: https://x.com/CameraForSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorbartolotta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorbartolotta/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameraforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camerabart/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@camerabartolottaforpasenat7901
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@senatorcamerabartolotta6074
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameracbartolotta/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/66b8c0a7-f8be-4acd-aafb-29ca02fcde65