# Elder Vogel

Elder Vogel is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 47.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 47
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8a2a9b56-cdfa-45e0-a26e-b45b547a2eae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a2a9b56-cdfa-45e0-a26e-b45b547a2eae (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

61% of Vogel’s statements discuss policy, 1.6 times the State Senate Republican average of 37%.

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

564 classified statements: 564 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 | Vogel | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 4.8% | 9.5% | 208 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 61.0% | 37.3% | 36 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 2.3% | 162 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 14.7% | 15.4% | 162 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 25% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Education 15% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 15% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.4% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 7.6% (State Senate Republicans 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 286 donors and 933 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 610. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 26 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 378: A Resolution designating the month of October 2026 as "Pork Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR378/
- SB 1485: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in race horse industry reform, further providing for additional powers of… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1485/
- SR 371: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2026 as "Hunger Action Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR371/
- SB 1440: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in emergency medical services system, providing for laryngectomy… (in committee, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1440/
- SB 1427: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for restraint systems. (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1427/
- SR 320: A Resolution designating the month of June 2026 as "Dairy Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR320/
- SR 299: A Resolution designating May 14, 2026, as "IgAN Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR299/
- SR 213: A Resolution recognizing the week of February 21 through 28, 2026, as "National FFA Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR213/
- SR 161: A Resolution designating the month of October 2025 as "Pork Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-10-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR161/
- SR 143: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2025 as "Hunger Action Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-09-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR143/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $85.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2114800565314081193
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2113993925916528737
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2113692497004105770
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2111487405861818606
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2111181776445972971
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2110754938271719609
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2110438898975330574
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2110098213126775110
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2109615064693293173
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr/status/2108920494330196397

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatoreldervogel.com/
- Campaign site: http://senatoreldervogel.com
- X: https://x.com/SenElderVogelJr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senator.elder.vogel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seneldervogel/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8a2a9b56-cdfa-45e0-a26e-b45b547a2eae