# Thomas Kutz

Thomas Kutz is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 87.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 87
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/932682ef-c7da-4383-8c50-58879fba0ca6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/932682ef-c7da-4383-8c50-58879fba0ca6 (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

7.7% of the 13 bills Kutz sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Pennsylvania House.

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

561 classified statements: 561 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kutz | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.9% | 9.3% | 504 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.9% | 31.9% | 410 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 1.8% | 156 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.1% | 12.7% | 376 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 28% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 22% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 15% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Taxation 6.6% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 224 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 91.7% (95.1%). 63 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 117. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 158 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2452: 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 exclusions from tax. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2452/
- HB 2451: 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 exclusions from tax. (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2451/
- HB 649: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for inspection by police or… (in committee, 2025-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB649/
- HB 650: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for use of dealer registration… (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB650/
- HB 437: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for qualifications of electors. (in committee, 2025-02-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB437/
- HB 224: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in higher education accountability and transparency,… (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB224/
- HB 230: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for veteran plates and placard. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB230/
- HB 219: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in realty transfer tax, further providing for excluded… (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB219/
- HB 225: An Act providing for the establishment of first-time home buyer savings accounts for first-time home buyers in this Commonwealth. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB225/
- HB 217: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in personal income tax, further providing for classes of income. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB217/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $229.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2100266241092890860
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2100267061725298715
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2099939860408676813
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2098549586612638000
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2097800458161029194
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2095961434970550742
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2090819789706932370
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2090520632295375148
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2080781494373511194
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKutz ThomasKutzPA/status/2080782016304357521

## Links

- Official site: https://www.repkutz.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.thomaskutz.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepKutz
- X: https://x.com/ThomasKutzPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepKutz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomaskutzpa
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkutz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-kutz/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/932682ef-c7da-4383-8c50-58879fba0ca6