# Sharif Street

Sharif Street is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b0d20b05-428a-4e3a-bda1-bbba5c3cfd6a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0d20b05-428a-4e3a-bda1-bbba5c3cfd6a (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

The policy areas Street talks about and legislates on agree at 0.73 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats.

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

651 classified statements: 651 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 | Street | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.4% | 154 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 10.9% | 10.3% | 126 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 50.4% | 42.9% | 133 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.7% | 3.4% | 114 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.4% | 16.1% | 134 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 93 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Labor and Employment 12% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 949 donors and 933 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 94.2% (93.4%). 14 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 49 bills: 49 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 380. 14.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 33 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1450: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1450/
- SB 1423: An Act amending Title 5 (Athletics and Sports) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for mixed martial arts; establishing the Subcommission on… (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1423/
- SR 354: A Resolution honoring the life and expressing condolences on the passing of former State Senator Shirley M. Kitchen. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR354/
- SB 1412: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for transition to chip-enabled… (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1412/
- SR 349: A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to pass the American High-Speed Rail Act. (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR349/
- SB 1411: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for school-based… (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1411/
- SR 348: A Resolution directing the Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council to conduct a study and issue a report recommending modifications and… (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR348/
- SR 342: A Resolution recognizing June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR342/
- SR 335: A Resolution recognizing June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR335/
- SR 330: A Resolution recognizing the month of June 2026 as "Aphasia Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR330/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $230.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2112540752949457025
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2112540755978056110
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2112540758615953688
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2112541180332536246
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2108656922098323677
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2108656926389408217
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2108656929660711173
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2108657644017742061
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2095206012118532388
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenSharifStreet StreetForPA/status/2090512651860214163

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorsharifstreet.com/
- Campaign site: https://streetforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenSharifStreet
- X: https://x.com/StreetForPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenSharifStreet
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensharifstreet/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chairman_street/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharif-street-a4016733/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0d20b05-428a-4e3a-bda1-bbba5c3cfd6a