# Rob Matzie

Rob Matzie is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 16
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a7b2e50f-90a6-4f35-b1fb-c33406dc4277

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7b2e50f-90a6-4f35-b1fb-c33406dc4277 (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

81% of the 36 bills Matzie sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Pennsylvania House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.01), from 421 donors and 1,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% 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 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 51. 80.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 13 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2685: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing… (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2685/
- HR 538: A Resolution designating the month of November 2026 as "Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR538/
- HR 539: A Resolution designating the month of October 2026 as "Agent Orange Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR539/
- HR 537: A Resolution designating the week of September 21 through 27, 2026, as "Rail Safety Week" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR537/
- HR 536: A Resolution designating the week of October 11 through 17, 2026, as "Credit Union Week" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR536/
- HB 2513: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in general budget implementation, further providing for Commonwealth… (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2513/
- HR 512: A Resolution urging the creation of an interstate compact to allow for a competitive electric transmission market to flourish in the best interest of the… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR512/
- HB 2270: An Act amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act, in preliminary provisions,… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2270/
- HB 1834: An Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1834/
- HR 410: A Resolution recognizing May 9, 2026, as "National Train Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR410/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $229.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/Matzie
- Campaign site: https://robmatzie.com/
- X: https://x.com/RobMatzie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRobertMatzie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMatzie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rob.matzie
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rmatzie
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCB4F49FABFC43BF
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-matzie-5b315aa5/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a7b2e50f-90a6-4f35-b1fb-c33406dc4277