# Amanda Cappelletti

Amanda Cappelletti is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 17
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/77755456-0f2a-4bbd-ac96-03d83398d6fc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77755456-0f2a-4bbd-ac96-03d83398d6fc (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

Cappelletti sits at −1.01 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.01 (standard error 0.02), from 571 donors and 731 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.4%). 18 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 nay · 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 76 bills: 76 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 442. 6.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 42 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 965: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB965/
- SR 399: A Resolution designating the month of October 2026 as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR399/
- SR 387: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR387/
- SR 389: A Resolution recognizing October 10, 2026, as "Period Action Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-10-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR389/
- SB 1424: 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 and… (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1424/
- SB 1463: An Act amending the act of April 23, 1956 (1955 P.L.1510, No.500), known as the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955, providing for cyclosporiasis. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1463/
- SB 1462: An Act amending the act of September 27, 1961 (P.L.1700, No.699), known as the Pharmacy Act, further providing for definitions; providing for HIV infection… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1462/
- SR 364: A Resolution recognizing September 13, 2026, as "Celiac Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR364/
- SB 1396: An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, providing for public servant data privacy. (in committee, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1396/
- SB 1379: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in post-trial matters, further providing for scope of… (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1379/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://pasenatorcappelletti.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.amandaforpa.org/
- X: https://x.com/SenCappelletti
- X: https://x.com/amandaforpa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenCappelletti
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amandaforpa
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sencappelletti/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandaforpa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacappelletti/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77755456-0f2a-4bbd-ac96-03d83398d6fc