# Dan Goughnour

Dan Goughnour is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 35.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 35
- Serving since: 2025-04-07
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b42a625f-25e4-4f25-b942-928c8a3e0bb2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b42a625f-25e4-4f25-b942-928c8a3e0bb2 (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

100% of the 5 bills Goughnour sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Pennsylvania House.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Goughnour | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 100.0% | 2.9% | 1 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 100.0% | 14.4% | 1 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Public Lands and Natural Resources 100% (State House Democrats 1.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.07), from 77 donors and 287 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,440 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.4% (95.1%). 4 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 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 61. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 3 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2479: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions. (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2479/
- HB 2190: An Act amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, in collective bargaining impasse, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-07-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2190/
- HB 1702: An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in… (passed one chamber, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1702/
- HR 268: A Resolution mourning the loss of the Honorable Matthew R. Gergely of McKeesport, Allegheny County, respected member of the House of Representatives from the… (passed one chamber, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR268/
- HB 1572: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in historic preservation incentive tax credit, further providing… (passed one chamber, 2025-07-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1572/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $119.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 88% 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.

- 2025-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepGoughnour/status/1939793694539870643

## Links

- Official site: https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/2060/rep-goughnour
- Campaign site: https://danforstaterep.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepGoughnour
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanForPA/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b42a625f-25e4-4f25-b942-928c8a3e0bb2