# Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania’s 16th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Pennsylvania’s 16th district
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000376
- FEC candidate IDs: H0PA03271

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000376 (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

55% of Kelly’s statements claim credit, in the top tenth of House Republicans (average 37%).

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

730 classified statements: 506 posts on X, 186 press releases, 29 newsletters, 9 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kelly | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 161 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 11.6% | 15.1% | 153 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 75.1% | 67.7% | 55 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 17.9% | 8.9% | 19 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 54.7% | 37.4% | 13 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 3.0% | 168 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 26% (House Republicans 9.5%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Republicans 19%); Health 19% (House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Commerce 15% (House Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.84 (standard error 0.01), from 1,874 donors and 7,367 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.0% (97.1%). 9 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 283. 8.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 159 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10876: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate access to mental health care under the Medicare program. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10876
- H.R. 10877: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 establish a credit against the excise tax on beer for brewers that donate spent grain for local agricultural use. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10877
- H.R. 10521: MA STARS Act (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10521
- H.R. 9911: Shipbuilding Investment and Workforce Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9911
- H.Res. 1426: Remembering the life of Corey Comperatore who passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1426
- H.R. 9353: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt qualified religious institutions from the excise tax on investment income. (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9353
- H.R. 9173: Charitable Deductions for Digital Asset Donations Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9173
- H.R. 9098: Congressional Records Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9098
- H.R. 8376: Concurrent Care for Comfort Act (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8376
- H.Res. 1156: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1156

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 1.3% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 26% 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/MikeKellyPA/status/2114772890184737277
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeKellyPA/status/2113635340707606553
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeKellyPA/status/2113349077211468087
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Kelly, Schneider introduce bipartisan "Brews to Barns Act" to support small breweries & local farmers, strengthen local supply chains · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-schneider-introduce-bipartisan-brews-barns-act-support-small-breweries
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeKellyPA/status/2112923019559489670
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeKellyPA/status/2112975766157750753
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Kelly introduces "Behavioral Health Care Deregulation Act of 2026" to strengthen mental health support for American seniors · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/kelly-introduces-behavioral-health-care-deregulation-act-2026-strengthen
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeKellyPA/status/2112541478945714643
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeKellyPA/status/2112211368619163782
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeKellyPA/status/2112273831721119859

## Links

- Official site: https://kelly.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/MikeKellyPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/191056827594903
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repmikekelly
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000376

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000376