# Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz

Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 129.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 129
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8d5ab463-45d5-4cf0-9c65-85820c08e506

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8d5ab463-45d5-4cf0-9c65-85820c08e506 (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

100% of Cepeda-Freytiz’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## What Cepeda-Freytiz says (PA 2025–26 session)

263 classified statements: 263 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cepeda-Freytiz | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 10.4% | 549 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 40.7% | 39.2% | 372 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.9% | 384 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.1% | 14.4% | 337 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Labor and Employment 12% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.03), from 487 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.8% (95.1%). 2 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 54 bills: 54 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 1,153. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 69 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2823: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in entertainment production tax credit, providing for… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2823/
- HR 634: A Resolution designating the week of October 11 through 17, 2026, as "Military Sexual Trauma Survivor Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR634/
- HR 629: A Resolution recognizing September 15 through October 15, 2026, as "Hispanic Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR629/
- HB 634: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school safety and security, further providing for… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB634/
- HR 501: A Resolution recognizing the week of May 3 through 9, 2026, as "National Travel and Tourism Week" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR501/
- HB 2471: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in licenses and regulations and liquor, alcohol and malt and brewed… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2471/
- HB 306: An Act amending the act of November 29, 2006 (P.L.1435, No.156), known as the Public Utility Confidential Security Information Disclosure Protection Act,… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB306/
- HR 486: A Resolution recognizing July 5, 2026, as "Venezuelan Independence Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-07-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR486/
- HR 487: A Resolution recognizing July 20, 2026, as "Colombian Independence Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-07-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR487/
- HB 2300: 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, providing for mandatory reporting and… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2300/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2102827698288808354
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2099516597744390616
- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2066972904504398172
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2064067645998092776
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2064105189402149008
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2062547838022652071
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2062547839679381603
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2019475625774350376
- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2016928553997136191
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJohanny CepedaFreytiz/status/2012257857853358238

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/CepedaFreytiz/
- Campaign site: https://johannycepeda-freytizforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepJohanny
- X: https://x.com/CepedaFreytiz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJohanny
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjohanny
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cepedafreytizfor129/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcmilanny/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgXF41ANhseZae0q59xVafHG
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannycepedafreytiz/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8d5ab463-45d5-4cf0-9c65-85820c08e506