# Madeleine Dean

Madeleine Dean is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania’s 4th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Pennsylvania’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000631
- FEC candidate IDs: H8PA04116

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000631 (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

0.2% of Dean’s statements use an extreme label, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 1.9%).

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

866 classified statements: 696 posts on X, 80 press releases, 52 Congressional Record speeches, 38 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Dean | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.8% | 6.6% | 86 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 27.9% | 27.5% | 118 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 67.0% | 73.2% | 179 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.3% | 9.8% | 94 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 16.1% | 22.7% | 167 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.9% | 197 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 33% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); International Affairs 18% (House Democrats 8.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (House Democrats 16%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.08 (standard error 0.01), from 2,234 donors and 3,822 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.3% (96.4%). 5 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 yea · 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 469. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10733: To establish a Science Advisory Board at the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10733
- H.R. 10659: Removing Access Barriers to Running for Elected Office for People with Disabilities Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10659
- H.R. 10660: AID Local Government Leadership Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10660
- H.R. 10661: Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10661
- H.R. 10543: PREP Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10543
- H.R. 10254: MORE Savings Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10254
- H.R. 10226: To prohibit the use of shock gloves by Federal law enforcement officers to enforce the immigration laws, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10226
- H.R. 10018: Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10018
- H.R. 8681: SHIELD Act (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8681
- H.Res. 1158: Recognizing the importance of sleep health and expressing support for the designation of the week of March 9 through March 13, 2026, as "Sleep Awareness Week". (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1158

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 24% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 79% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2113682889879490792
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2112544419270242494
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2112597782485774344
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2112257211573678155
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2111156462819131829
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2110859417084219512
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2110423075632386263
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2110509285688176706
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2109058871469711456
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDean/status/2108648905969680477

## Links

- Official site: https://dean.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDean
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMadeleineDean
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmadeleinedean
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCHj4veUyhPzzOW-Jvn7MqUg
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000631

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000631