# Patty Kim

Patty Kim is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2013-01-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b5ff17d0-36e8-4f29-8c9b-e51bb9b3ea29

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b5ff17d0-36e8-4f29-8c9b-e51bb9b3ea29 (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

Kim missed 1.6% of 502 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Pennsylvania Senate (average 98.9%).

## What Kim says (PA 2025–26 session)

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Kim | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 20.0% | 16.1% | 115 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.02), from 1,075 donors and 1,108 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 94.2% (93.4%). 12 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 160. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 26 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 391: A Resolution honoring the life and expressing condolences on the passing of former State Senator Franklin Kury. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR391/
- SB 1451: An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1451/
- SB 1331: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, providing for waiver of fee for corrected… (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1331/
- SB 1274: An Act amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1274/
- SB 1092: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 22595, located on that portion of U.S. Route 22 in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, over… (in committee, 2025-11-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1092/
- SB 1052: An Act establishing the Grandfamily Assistance Program and the Grandfamily Assistance Program Fund; providing for grants to area agencies on aging; and… (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1052/
- SB 1039: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in student supports, further providing for definitions and… (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1039/
- SB 862: An Act amending Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in vacancies in office, further providing for filling… (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB862/
- SB 749: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in student supports, providing for parental notification. (in committee, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB749/
- SB 328: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority… (in committee, 2025-02-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB328/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $60.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 87% 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.

- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPattyKim PattyHKim/status/1904720982721372329
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPattyKim PattyHKim/status/1902351314509504669
- 2025-03-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPattyKim PattyHKim/status/1898394821443633588
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPattyKim PattyHKim/status/1894567500534231418
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPattyKim PattyHKim/status/1878963836138741906

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/Kim/
- Campaign site: https://pattykimforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepPattyKim
- X: https://x.com/PattyHKim
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepPattyKim
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsofpattykim/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reppattykim/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgUwNH5u2dn_SWYxVa43nxUq
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patty-kim-924a9178/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b5ff17d0-36e8-4f29-8c9b-e51bb9b3ea29