# Malcolm Kenyatta

Malcolm Kenyatta is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 181.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 181
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96711736-a47d-4bd6-bcc3-92297ec01516

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96711736-a47d-4bd6-bcc3-92297ec01516 (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

11% of Kenyatta’s statements contain a personal attack, 4.3 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%.

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

2,286 classified statements: 2,286 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 | Kenyatta | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.9% | 2.5% | 44 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.8% | 10.4% | 319 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 23.1% | 39.2% | 604 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.9% | 455 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.3% | 14.4% | 529 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.0% | 175 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (State House Democrats 11%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.01), from 3,299 donors and 1,170 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 99.6% (95.1%). 8 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 527. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 29 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2758: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preparation for and conduct of primaries and… (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2758/
- HB 2672: 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… (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2672/
- HB 1800: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to marriage, further providing for… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1800/
- HB 300: An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for the title of the act, for… (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB300/
- HB 1948: An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting institutions of higher education that receive State grants or… (in committee, 2025-10-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1948/
- HB 956: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of aggravated assault. (passed one chamber, 2025-07-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB956/
- HB 2269: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to marriage, further providing for… (passed one chamber, 2024-07-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2269/
- HR 384: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on benefits cliffs in this Commonwealth. (in committee, 2024-04-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR384/
- HR 287: A Concurrent Resolution recognizing January 6, 2023, as "Democracy Observance Day for Education, Remembrance and Vigilance" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2024-01-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR287/
- HB 1946: An Act amending the act of November 30, 1965 (P.L.847, No.356), known as the Banking Code of 1965, in general provisions, further providing for legal holidays. (in committee, 2024-01-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1946/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $168.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 54% 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 · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2114510193526485073
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2114510308744237148
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2114510414042034220
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2114823717297467516
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2113450761032257613
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2113650485886669264
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2113650943384334572
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2113096084205732289
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2112906295418466546
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKenyatta malcolmkenyatta malcolmforpa/status/2112348814723948755

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/kenyatta
- Campaign site: https://www.malcolmkenyatta.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepKenyatta
- X: https://x.com/malcolmkenyatta
- X: https://x.com/malcolmforpa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepKenyatta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malcolmkenyatta/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malcolmforpa/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgWV5sfi05EqUSILVtdNkaLc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-kenyatta-b5384156/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96711736-a47d-4bd6-bcc3-92297ec01516