# Katie Muth

Katie Muth is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 44.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 44
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ade3ef98-a98c-4448-a974-ec4e0eede98f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ade3ef98-a98c-4448-a974-ec4e0eede98f (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

Muth missed 3.6% of 502 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Pennsylvania Senate (average 98.9%).

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

1,418 classified statements: 1,418 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Muth | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.4% | 145 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 17.6% | 10.3% | 71 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 61.9% | 42.9% | 46 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 3.4% | 184 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 13.8% | 16.1% | 170 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 0.8% | 107 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 16% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Environmental Protection 15% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Energy 11% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.88 (standard error 0.02), from 490 donors and 922 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 92.2% (93.4%). 58 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2187 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2187/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 558 An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB558/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1098 An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1098/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 807 An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB807/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2437 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional gas well fee, further providing for Statewide… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2437/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1704 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to residential real… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1704/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2443 An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2443/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 369 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for definitions. · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB369/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1652 An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child Screening… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1652/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 928 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB928/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 172. 4.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 44 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1457: An Act amending Title 38 (Holidays and Observances) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veteran recognition, providing for Military Sexual Trauma… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1457/
- SB 1464: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in miscellaneous provisions relating to institutions of… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1464/
- SB 1447: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, providing for Pennsylvania Environmental Rights… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1447/
- SR 357: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2026 as "National Preparedness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR357/
- SR 351: A Resolution designating the month of August 2026 as "Emergency Management Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR351/
- SB 1385: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions. (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1385/
- SB 1359: An Act imposing a Statewide moratorium on hyperscale data center development and permitting; and providing for enforcement. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1359/
- SR 272: A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2026 as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR272/
- SR 271: A Resolution recognizing the week of April 19 through 25, 2026, as "National Library Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR271/
- SR 249: A Resolution honoring the life and extending condolences to the family of Corporal Timothy J. O'Connor, Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR249/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $62.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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 · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2114704194305220695
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2114769070956355679
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2114356504107086253
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2113615936162836727
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2113360216452448503
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2113360217970811019
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2112890229136744657
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2112890230260867421
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2112890231183511660
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMuth Muth4PA KJMuth/status/2112890232106295374

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatormuth.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.katiemuthforpasenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorMuth
- X: https://x.com/Muth4PA
- X: https://x.com/KJMuth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatormuth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormuth/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muth4pa/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SenatorMuth
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@katiemuth5881

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ade3ef98-a98c-4448-a974-ec4e0eede98f