# Marla Brown

Marla Brown is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 9
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/68e26db9-10ba-414b-9d06-440dd1fd3f10

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68e26db9-10ba-414b-9d06-440dd1fd3f10 (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

Brown sits at +0.54 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 80% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 198 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 93.0% (95.1%). 80 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 82. 15.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 134 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 622: A Resolution designating the month of October 2026 as "Italian and Italian American History and Culture Month" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR622/
- HR 611: A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Firefighter Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR611/
- HB 2680: An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2680/
- HB 1296: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, providing for contributions to the Fire Company… (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1296/
- HB 2588: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing… (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2588/
- HR 541: A Resolution recognizing the month of June 2026 as "Aphasia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania to increase awareness and understanding of aphasia to support… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR541/
- HB 2538: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax. (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2538/
- HB 2522: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax. (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2522/
- HB 2379: An Act providing for trauma-informed maternity care education for certain health care professionals; and imposing duties on licensing boards and the… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2379/
- HB 2271: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, further providing for the offense of rape. (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2271/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $94.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.repmarlabrown.com/
- Campaign site: https://mbrownforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/MarlaBrownforPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMarlaBrown
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlabrown88/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68e26db9-10ba-414b-9d06-440dd1fd3f10