# Joe Pittman

Joe Pittman is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 41.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 41
- Serving since: 2019-06-10
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/722f324f-db47-4ce2-9cbc-93f29ae38158

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/722f324f-db47-4ce2-9cbc-93f29ae38158 (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

Pittman reported $3.3M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

166 classified statements: 166 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 | Pittman | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 12.0% | 9.5% | 107 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 54.8% | 37.3% | 65 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.2% | 2.3% | 8 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 19.3% | 15.4% | 121 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 29% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 18% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 11% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.9% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.03), from 729 donors and 920 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 97.1% (93.4%). 5 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 18. 46.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 6 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1482: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19239, carrying State Route 1019, also known as Valley Road, over Two Lick Creek in Green Township,… (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1482/
- SB 1483: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 68471, carrying Pennsylvania Route 403 over Pine Run in Marion Center Borough, Indiana County, as the… (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1483/
- SB 1478: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 70470, carrying State Route 2012, also known as River Road, over Blacklick Creek between Buffington and… (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1478/
- SR 316: A Resolution congratulating Indiana University of Pennsylvania on the occasion of its sesquicentennial. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR316/
- SB 1308: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19080, carrying Pennsylvania Route 259 over Laurel Run in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County, as the… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1308/
- SB 1309: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 19237, carrying State Route 1018, over a tributary of Dixon Run in Green Township, Indiana County, as… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1309/
- SB 584: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 56035, carrying U.S. Route 422 over State Route 2005 and Cherry Run in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong… (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB584/
- SR 50: A Resolution recognizing March 28, 2025, as "Drugs Kill Dreams Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR50/
- SR 14: A Resolution recognizing the distinguished career of Vincent C. DeLiberato, Jr., Esq., and honoring his service to the Commonwealth. (passed one chamber, 2025-01-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR14/
- SB 78: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 67586, located over the South Branch of Bear Run on State Route 1053 in Banks Township, Indiana County,… (became law, 2025-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB78/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3.3M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 85% 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 · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2113641484788326602
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2110825895845900737
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2107574793872486790
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2105749035428524404
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2105749109927772629
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2105749245424721994
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2105749423095726088
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2105749513524916283
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2103595822793342994
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorPittman/status/2103223990663987406

## Links

- Official site: https://senatorpittman.com/
- Campaign site: https://pasenator41.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorPittman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorPittman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorpittman/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/722f324f-db47-4ce2-9cbc-93f29ae38158