# Summer Lee

Summer Lee is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania’s 12th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Pennsylvania’s 12th district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000602
- FEC candidate IDs: H2PA18200

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000602 (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

Lee sits at −1.58 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of House Democrats.

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

1,097 classified statements: 992 posts on X, 51 press releases, 45 newsletters, 9 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lee | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.3% | 6.6% | 95 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 34.3% | 27.5% | 54 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 77.7% | 73.2% | 67 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 9.8% | 209 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 22.5% | 22.7% | 105 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.3% | 1.9% | 30 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 28% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (House Democrats 13%); Labor and Employment 17% (House Democrats 7.5%); Education 17% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.58 (standard error 0.01), from 3,639 donors and 2,500 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.6% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 100% (96.4%). 29 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 nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · 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 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 535. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10277: Access to School Supplies Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10277
- H.R. 9751: Consumer Appeal Rights Enforcement Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9751
- H.R. 9556: Support Our Miners Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9556
- H.R. 9437: Right to Vote Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9437
- H.R. 9029: Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9029
- H.R. 8484: Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8484
- H.R. 8303: Revitalizing America’s Schoolyards Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8303
- H.Res. 1119: Impeaching Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1119
- H.R. 7623: Freedom House Ambulance Service Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7623
- H.R. 7220: COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7220

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.6M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 34% 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 · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2114775621821927781
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2114445975175737509
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2114057511397454267
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2113736101781549537
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · People’s Environmental Justice Caucus opposes Senate permitting reform bill · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://summerlee.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/people-s-environmental-justice-caucus-opposes-senate-permitting-reform-bill
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2113379539535491283
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2112977416754790680
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2113015105160143274
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2112610278131032340
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSummerLee/status/2112276487353098429

## Links

- Official site: https://summerlee.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepSummerLee
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSummerLee
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repsummerlee
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCqQJ44qlkVxWV5N12YeacyA
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000602

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000602