# Jamie Walsh

Jamie Walsh is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 117.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 117
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96cbec5b-b9a4-4325-8346-bd4d08d87237

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96cbec5b-b9a4-4325-8346-bd4d08d87237 (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

Walsh sits at +0.90 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

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

177 classified statements: 177 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 | Walsh | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.7% | 9.3% | 424 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 45.8% | 31.9% | 185 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.3% | 1.8% | 227 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 20.9% | 12.7% | 166 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 20% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 9.9% (State House Republicans 18%); Transportation and Public Works 9.9% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.6% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.90 (standard error 0.03), from 202 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 98.2% (95.1%). 288 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 143. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 167 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2532: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, repealing provisions relating to computer data center equipment… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2532/
- HB 2533: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2533/
- HB 2516: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing… (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2516/
- HB 2515: An Act providing for commercial data center transparency regarding energy use, water use and noise pollution; imposing duties on the Department of… (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2515/
- HB 2442: An Act amending the act of May 1, 1984 (P.L.206, No.43), known as the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act, providing for temporary operating license; and… (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2442/
- HB 2324: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions… (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2324/
- HB 2272: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for prohibition on expenditures… (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2272/
- HB 1956: An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for definitions. (in committee, 2025-10-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1956/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $252.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2109995385725096408
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2102061970190926257
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2095156925411348842
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2090800662871249068
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2090508212696924256
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2089443568146338269
- 2026-06-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2066615374439706929
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2062268504280011093
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2059724244922061062
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/repjamiewalsh/status/2054986863694266593

## Links

- Official site: https://repwalsh.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.walshforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/repjamiewalsh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552481893430
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009044331273
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjamiewalsh

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96cbec5b-b9a4-4325-8346-bd4d08d87237