# Tarik Khan

Tarik Khan is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 194.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 194
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6fa30029-d933-4f6d-b0fb-343a0c82772c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6fa30029-d933-4f6d-b0fb-343a0c82772c (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 Khan talks about and legislates on agree at 0.74 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

478 classified statements: 478 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 | Khan | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.5% | 356 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 15.5% | 10.4% | 193 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 61.1% | 39.2% | 94 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.3% | 2.9% | 33 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 31.8% | 14.4% | 70 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.0% | 221 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 14% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Education 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.02 (standard error 0.02), from 687 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.4% 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%). 5 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 1,109. 32.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 101 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2875: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for prohibitions; in lottery, further… (in committee, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2875/
- HB 2879: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for online gambling public health and consumer protection;… (in committee, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2879/
- HB 2874: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration and enforcement, further providing for list of persons self… (in committee, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2874/
- HB 2849: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in liquid fuels and fuels tax, further providing for definitions and for… (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2849/
- HB 2711: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for prediction markets; and imposing civil penalties. (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2711/
- HB 2648: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in regulation of insurers and related persons generally, providing for health… (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2648/
- HB 2548: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Gaudenzia DRC, Inc., certain lands situate in… (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2548/
- HB 2635: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing for automated speed… (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2635/
- HB 2468: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in Agriculture Innovation Grant Program, further providing for funding. (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2468/
- HR 493: A Resolution recognizing May 28, 2026, as "World Hunger Day" in Pennsylvania and raising awareness of food insecurity across this Commonwealth. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR493/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $84.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2109648292049047565
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2105408163071812033
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2104030349806493720
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2103252372180926967
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2101789897031925924
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2098385420849406266
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2098385424041287963
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2098515203159732315
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2095213158868623780
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTarik TarikforPA InclusionPhilly/status/2095213160953225224

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/Tarik/
- Campaign site: https://tarikforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepTarik
- X: https://x.com/TarikforPA
- X: https://x.com/InclusionPhilly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTarik
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptarikkhan
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgVyftgW3ZNh2L2uD5pbVN4c
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariknp/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6fa30029-d933-4f6d-b0fb-343a0c82772c