# Carolyn Comitta

Carolyn Comitta is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/91c58c1d-de9d-471b-8178-f6ef89c1286b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/91c58c1d-de9d-471b-8178-f6ef89c1286b (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 Comitta’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 300 donors and 1,011 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 94.2% (93.4%). 13 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 470. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 43 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1472: An Act designating a portion of State Route 3062 from the intersection with Lieds Road in West Bradford Township, Chester County, to the intersection with… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1472/
- SB 1301: An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in preliminary provisions,… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1301/
- SB 1258: An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in small business first, further providing for capital development… (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1258/
- SB 1200: An Act designating the apple as the official fruit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1200/
- SB 848: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in organization of departmental administrative boards… (became law, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB848/
- SB 994: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in hotel occupancy tax, further providing for Tourism Promotion… (in committee, 2025-09-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB994/
- SB 944: An Act amending Title 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for nondiscrimination in adoption and foster care family… (in committee, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB944/
- SB 956: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in offenses against the family, providing for the offense of child… (in committee, 2025-07-31) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB956/
- SB 847: An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in vacancies in office, further providing for filling… (in committee, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB847/
- SB 846: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in cruelty to animals, further providing for animal mutilation and… (in committee, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB846/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pasenatorcomitta.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.comittaforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorComitta
- X: https://x.com/carolyncomitta
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorComitta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorcomitta/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolyncomitta
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@senatorcomitta
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-comitta-a551ba1a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/91c58c1d-de9d-471b-8178-f6ef89c1286b