# Brendan Boyle

Brendan Boyle is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Pennsylvania’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: B001296
- FEC candidate IDs: H4PA13199

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001296 (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

23% of Boyle’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats.

## What Boyle says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,278 classified statements: 959 posts on X, 152 Congressional Record speeches, 139 press releases, 28 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Boyle | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.1% | 6.6% | 32 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.6% | 27.5% | 42 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 72.5% | 73.2% | 130 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.0% | 9.8% | 142 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 18.4% | 22.7% | 143 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.9% | 147 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 43% (House Democrats 20%); Health 40% (House Democrats 26%); Taxation 23% (House Democrats 6.4%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.01), from 1,883 donors and 6,168 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.5% (96.4%). 22 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted not voting · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 325. 4.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 82 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10251: Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10251
- H.R. 9623: Protecting Americans’ Health Care Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9623
- H.R. 9542: Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9542
- H.Res. 1403: Expressing the sense of Congress that Medicaid is an important lifeline for the health care of millions of Americans. (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1403
- H.R. 8741: Philadelphia Campaign Two Hundred and Fiftieth Commemoration Commission Act (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8741
- H.R. 8600: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily suspend certain fuel excise taxes for fuel separated during periods in which the national average… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8600
- H.R. 7763: Protecting American History Act (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7763
- H.Res. 960: Expressing support for the designation of November 2025 as "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month" and expressing support for early detection and treatment of… (in committee, 2025-12-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/960
- H.R. 5708: Federal Employees Civil Relief Act (in committee, 2025-10-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5708
- H.R. 5380: Labor Market Response Act (in committee, 2025-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5380

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 3.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 23% 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, credit claiming · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2114748971973517734
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2114748976960504113
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · ICYMI: Boyle, Local Leaders Celebrate Improvements to Hammond Fields, Supported by $500,000 in Federal Funding Secured by Boyle · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://boyle.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/icymi-boyle-local-leaders-celebrate-improvements-hammond-fields
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2114075105592549571
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2113692567573614764
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2113727201036124279
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2113332107132993590
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2113412108201128037
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2112934635604738100
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/CongBoyle/status/2113018773124812947

## Links

- Official site: https://boyle.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/CongBoyle
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanBoyle
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B001296

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/B001296