# Wayne Langerholc

Wayne Langerholc is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7b3a6244-335b-4407-957d-b7d6b6ab1d97

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7b3a6244-335b-4407-957d-b7d6b6ab1d97 (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

Langerholc reported $290.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

17 classified statements: 17 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 | Langerholc | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 5.9% | 9.5% | 189 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 64.7% | 37.3% | 20 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.9% | 2.3% | 34 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 17.6% | 15.4% | 134 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 64% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Law 18% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Government Operations and Politics 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Health 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Labor and Employment 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 3.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 147 donors and 934 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% 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%). 3 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 34 bills: 34 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 141. 32.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 17 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1341: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for community-engaged schools; establishing the… (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1341/
- SB 469: An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fishing licenses, providing for law enforcement; and, in hunting… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB469/
- SB 822: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB822/
- SB 1298: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for prohibition on expenditures… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1298/
- SR 231: A Resolution designating the weekend of February 20 through 22, 2026, as "THON Weekend" in Pennsylvania and honoring the work of The Pennsylvania State… (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR231/
- SR 193: A Resolution designating the month of November 2025 as "Care at Home Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-11-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR193/
- SB 69: An Act establishing Recovery-to-work as a pilot program within the Department of Labor and Industry; and providing for local recovery-to-work pilot programs,… (in committee, 2025-10-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB69/
- SR 153: A Resolution congratulating the West Suburban Little League 12-and-Under Softball Team for winning the 2025 Little League Softball World Series. (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR153/
- SB 875: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information,… (in committee, 2025-07-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB875/
- SB 665: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Safe Exchange Zone Program. (in committee, 2025-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB665/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $290.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2105695590646706368
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2102858076416069664
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2102087220127477781
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2080727463714263458
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2080727465782063586
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2080727468936212697
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2080727470651662598
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2077862592089878898
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2077862593792712787
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLangerholc WayneForSenate/status/2072420291897094190

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorlangerholc.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.langerholcforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenLangerholc
- X: https://x.com/WayneForSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorwaynelangerholcjr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senlangerholc/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wayneforsenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SenatorWayneLangerholc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senator-wayne-langerholc-jr-30b8432/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7b3a6244-335b-4407-957d-b7d6b6ab1d97