# Joe Webster

Joe Webster is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 150.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 150
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/676410b6-c3aa-4c17-856f-7d896e6fbc83

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/676410b6-c3aa-4c17-856f-7d896e6fbc83 (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 Webster talks about and legislates on agree at 0.70 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

1,798 classified statements: 1,798 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 | Webster | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.5% | 402 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.4% | 10.4% | 506 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 49.3% | 39.2% | 232 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 2.9% | 338 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.6% | 14.4% | 345 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.4% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.02), from 248 donors and 1,199 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 100% (95.1%). 1 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 97 bills: 97 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 462. 15.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 136 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2861: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in seller disclosures, further providing for disclosure form… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2861/
- HB 2863: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing for work opportunity tax credit. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2863/
- HB 2862: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for general and specific powers of… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2862/
- HR 661: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing automated transit systems in this… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR661/
- HR 594: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study of Pennsylvania's parole process that identifies shortcomings and areas for… (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR594/
- HB 2728: An Act amending Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing… (in committee, 2026-08-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2728/
- HB 2691: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, further providing for data to be supplied by… (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2691/
- HB 2697: 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… (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2697/
- HB 2693: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-07-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2693/
- HB 2692: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preemptions, providing for accessory uses of commercial… (in committee, 2026-07-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2692/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $117.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2113685831487508609
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2113685833555259409
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2113307522010382661
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2113307524741091582
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2112959704880357453
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2112959707929579549
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2112959709485347194
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2112959711389811030
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2112959712836669452
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoeWebster joewebsterpa/status/2112959714057187607

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/webster
- Campaign site: https://joewebsterpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepJoeWebster
- X: https://x.com/joewebsterpa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJoeWebster
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjoewebster150/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgVqc-0u5IRw2yt5F84yWNoy
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHJOYdL6Pov8ftXVGpAfs2A/videos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-g-webster/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/676410b6-c3aa-4c17-856f-7d896e6fbc83