# Jesse Topper

Jesse Topper is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 78.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 78
- Serving since: 2014-01-28
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/865dbfc4-e6ec-400e-bd5c-257f9a947519

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/865dbfc4-e6ec-400e-bd5c-257f9a947519 (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

Topper missed 0.1% of 1,497 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Pennsylvania House (average 99.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 88 donors and 1,200 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 89% (95.1%). 56 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 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 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 5.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 236: A Resolution directing the Government Oversight Committee to conduct an investigation. (in committee, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR236/
- HB 2386: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in administrative partnerships between school entities,… (in committee, 2024-09-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2386/
- HB 1574: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for State-related university performance-based… (in committee, 2023-07-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1574/
- HB 1507: 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 minimum number of… (became law, 2023-12-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1507/
- HB 1404: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for time for filing… (in committee, 2023-06-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1404/
- HB 896: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in the State Board of Education, further providing for… (in committee, 2023-04-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB896/
- HB 2619: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for State-related university performance-based… (passed one chamber, 2022-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2619/
- HB 2633: An Act amending Title 5 (Athletics and Sports) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, extensively revising the Uniform Athlete Agents Act; providing for… (became law, 2022-11-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2633/
- HB 2608: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in safety and anti-pollution equipment, further providing for tire equipment… (in committee, 2022-05-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2608/
- HB 2277: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for time for filing… (passed one chamber, 2022-09-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2277/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $663.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://reptopper.com/
- Campaign site: https://jessetopper.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepTopper/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofjessetopper/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptopper
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiTM5BEQknu-5AV3WI4Iq_g

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/865dbfc4-e6ec-400e-bd5c-257f9a947519