# Matt Bradford

Matt Bradford is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 70.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 70
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a15da78b-2475-4606-854f-7477dfc4233d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a15da78b-2475-4606-854f-7477dfc4233d (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

Bradford reported $3.3M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

541 classified statements: 541 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 | Bradford | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.4% | 10.4% | 666 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 37.0% | 39.2% | 425 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 2.9% | 210 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.3% | 14.4% | 229 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 18% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Education 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 10% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 8.5% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.02), from 612 donors and 1,197 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% 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%). 3 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 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 6.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 600: A Resolution authorizing the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to hold session on September 9, 2026, at 5:45 p.m., at Congress Hall… (passed one chamber, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR600/
- HR 412: A Resolution amending the General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives, providing for member incapacity inquiries. (in committee, 2024-07-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR412/
- HR 403: A Resolution amending the General Operating Rules of the House of Representatives, providing for member incapacity inquiries. (in committee, 2024-04-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR403/
- HB 2231: A Supplement to the act of July 28, 1966 (3rd Sp.Sess., P.L.87, No.3), entitled "An act providing for the establishment and operation of the University of… (in committee, 2022-03-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2231/
- HB 2228: An Act making appropriations from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility… (in committee, 2022-03-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2228/
- HB 2232: A Supplement to the act of November 30, 1965 (P.L.843, No.355), known as the Temple University--Commonwealth Act, making an appropriation for carrying the… (in committee, 2022-03-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2232/
- HB 2223: An Act making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of… (in committee, 2022-03-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2223/
- HB 2226: An Act making appropriations from the State Employees' Retirement Fund and from the SERS Defined Contribution Fund to provide for expenses of the State… (in committee, 2022-03-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2226/
- HB 2221: An Act making appropriations from the Professional Licensure Augmentation Account and from restricted revenue accounts within the General Fund to the… (in committee, 2022-03-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2221/
- HB 2230: A Supplement to the act of April 1, 1863 (P.L.213, No.227), entitled "An act to accept the grant of Public Lands, by the United States, to the several states,… (in committee, 2022-03-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2021-2022/HB2230/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3.3M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 77% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2112893486101860805
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2112266959052005395
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2110717790093005261
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2110717791581954372
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2110412059703656598
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2109977524864192616
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2110034250573431091
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2110053246610104531
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2108618323613143332
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepBradford/status/2108202575614882086

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/Bradford
- Campaign site: https://www.mattbradford.org/
- X: https://x.com/RepBradford
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBradford
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmattbradford/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL97682F1C72BC1829
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-bradford-57277646/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a15da78b-2475-4606-854f-7477dfc4233d