# Jill Cooper

Jill Cooper is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 55.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 55
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ae972c8-aff3-4886-a7d7-bd2cc5e40a38

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ae972c8-aff3-4886-a7d7-bd2cc5e40a38 (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

Cooper sits at +0.57 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 83% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.02), from 242 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 93.6% (95.1%). 69 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 299. 21.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 122 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2817: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, providing for career and… (in committee, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2817/
- HB 2789: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in institutions of higher education, providing for… (in committee, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2789/
- HB 2703: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in special vehicles… (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2703/
- HR 528: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and pediatric autoimmune… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR528/
- HR 527: A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive study of the operating revenues, expenditures and balance sheet… (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR527/
- HR 468: A Resolution urging municipal governments and encouraging farmers, landowners and residents throughout Pennsylvania to open their lands to public hunting and… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR468/
- HB 2152: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school safety and security, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2152/
- HR 375: A Resolution recognizing October 18, 2026, as "Willie Thrower Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR375/
- HR 376: A Resolution urging the President and Congress of the United States to address the critical issue of veteran suicides by ensuring that the Department of… (in committee, 2025-12-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR376/
- HB 1955: An Act amending Titles 44 (Law and Justice) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, codifying prohibition on political subdivisions and… (in committee, 2025-10-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1955/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.repjillcooper.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.votejillcooper.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJillCooper
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-cooper-8195b829/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ae972c8-aff3-4886-a7d7-bd2cc5e40a38