# Scott Conklin

Scott Conklin is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 77.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 77
- Serving since: 2007-01-02
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/97b012cd-5cd7-4039-a9ae-fed936aabe37

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97b012cd-5cd7-4039-a9ae-fed936aabe37 (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 Conklin’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

587 classified statements: 587 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 | Conklin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.5% | 398 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.9% | 10.4% | 569 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 39.9% | 39.2% | 385 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 2.9% | 509 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.2% | 14.4% | 300 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.8% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Health 9.8% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.01), from 72 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.4% (95.1%). 4 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 294. 36.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 85 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2843: An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for powers and duties of the… (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2843/
- HB 2647: An Act amending Title 7 (Banks and Banking) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for stablecoin licensing; imposing duties on the Department… (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2647/
- HB 2391: An Act amending the act of January 30, 1974 (P.L.13, No.6), referred to as the Loan Interest and Protection Law, in protective provisions, further providing… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2391/
- HB 37: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in voting by qualified absentee electors, further… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB37/
- HR 457: A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report on the feasibility of eliminating property taxes for… (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR457/
- HB 2180: An Act imposing requirements when lands containing certain State correctional institutions are offered for sale; and further providing for duties of the… (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2180/
- HB 1558: An Act requiring baby diaper changing stations in certain public buildings when a restroom is installed or renovated; and imposing penalties. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1558/
- HB 1304: An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration and miscellaneous provisions,… (passed one chamber, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1304/
- HB 1976: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dispositions independent of letters, family… (in committee, 2025-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1976/
- HB 1951: An Act imposing requirements when lands containing certain State correctional institutions are offered for sale; and imposing duties on the Department of… (in committee, 2025-10-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1951/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.7K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2114789345593045460
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2113692273011544324
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2112962002792378613
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2112538796667306172
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2112538801256202697
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2112207419581587607
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2111436431394505165
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2110740656373313662
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2110027782449496387
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ScottConklinPA RepConklin RepScottConklin/status/2110116429676659091

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/Conklin
- Campaign site: https://www.scottconklinpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/ScottConklinPA
- X: https://x.com/RepConklin
- X: https://x.com/RepScottConklin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scott.conklin.505
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepConklin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottConklinPA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottconklinpa
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repconklin/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1B2B3247C8F6FE1E

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97b012cd-5cd7-4039-a9ae-fed936aabe37