# Steve Santarsiero

Steve Santarsiero is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 10.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 10
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/91f290d0-3405-4091-bb16-822a97f45af5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/91f290d0-3405-4091-bb16-822a97f45af5 (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

Santarsiero reported $460.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

1,143 classified statements: 1,143 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Santarsiero | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 4.5% | 10.3% | 213 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 46.8% | 42.9% | 155 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.7% | 3.4% | 84 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 19.1% | 16.1% | 124 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 0.8% | 123 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 26% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Education 13% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 12% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Health 9.6% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 7.0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.01), from 2,478 donors and 933 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 93.3% (93.4%). 11 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 405. 9.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 38 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 373: A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Life Insurance Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR373/
- SB 1399: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, providing for emergency preparedness… (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1399/
- SR 324: A Resolution designating the month of June 2026 as "Scoliosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR324/
- SR 292: A Resolution designating May 8, 2026, as "Provider Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania to recognize child care providers for their important work and how… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR292/
- SR 295: A Resolution designating the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope as the State Theater of Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR295/
- SR 289: A Resolution designating the week of April 26 through May 2, 2026, as "Jewish Day Schools Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR289/
- SR 263: A Resolution recognizing the week of April 19 through 25, 2026, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR263/
- SR 248: A Resolution designating the week of February 23 through March 1, 2026, as "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR248/
- SB 1157: An Act amending the act of October 18, 1988 (P.L.756, No.108), known as the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, providing for spill response and residential… (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1157/
- SR 223: A Resolution recognizing January 27, 2026, as "International Holocaust Remembrance Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR223/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $460.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 97% 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, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2114760981452648926
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2114387129128067117
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2114024663714025716
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2113693023242461407
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2113270682901450958
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2113299553768096147
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2112911965488054711
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2113004938481565804
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2112536456354775252
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSantarsiero steveforpasen SJSantarsiero/status/2112611261493989506

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorstevesantarsiero.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.steveforpasenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenSantarsiero
- X: https://x.com/steveforpasen
- X: https://x.com/SJSantarsiero
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenSantarsiero
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve.santarsiero.3/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senator_stevesantarsiero/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveforpasen
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stevesantarsieroforstatese400
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-santarsiero-5456a310/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/91f290d0-3405-4091-bb16-822a97f45af5