# Dan Frankel

Dan Frankel is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 23
- Serving since: 1999-01-05
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96667f6d-d967-4f6a-9cd9-23bf480a98c1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96667f6d-d967-4f6a-9cd9-23bf480a98c1 (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 Frankel’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

400 classified statements: 400 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 | Frankel | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.5% | 389 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.8% | 10.4% | 268 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.2% | 39.2% | 208 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.0% | 2.9% | 191 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.8% | 14.4% | 343 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 258 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 49% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 8.8% (State House Democrats 11%); Labor and Employment 8.8% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.02), from 217 donors and 1,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% 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%). 3 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 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 235. 55.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 46 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 666: A Resolution remembering and giving thanks for the late Honorable Gerald Kaufman, former three-term member of the House of Representatives from southwestern… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR666/
- HB 2702: An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in health care cost containment, repealing provisions relating to… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2702/
- HB 2770: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for drug cost transparency and… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2770/
- HB 2754: An Act providing for change of operator licenses for long-term care nursing facilities; and imposing penalties. (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2754/
- HR 591: A Resolution designating October 20, 2026, as "Community Health Worker Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR591/
- HB 2505: An Act amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, in second class county charter law, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2505/
- HB 2506: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous… (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2506/
- HB 2254: An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, providing for compassionate access to medical marijuana; and… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2254/
- HB 1905: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further… (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1905/
- HB 1902: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated… (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1902/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $156.3K (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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2113700807052853437
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2113314279206289835
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2111069616080335195
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2111069618051633646
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2111133406331384033
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2110799828972097580
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2109750333857825240
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2108600438220026032
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2108600673084281105
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDanFrankel/status/2106059232743157824

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/frankel
- Campaign site: https://electdanfrankel.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepDanFrankel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDanFrankel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repfrankelgram/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL73E178C33BCAABA5
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-frankel-aa13824a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96667f6d-d967-4f6a-9cd9-23bf480a98c1