# Ben Sanchez

Ben Sanchez is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 153.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 153
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b64463e2-41f6-4d58-a725-03db71798c1c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b64463e2-41f6-4d58-a725-03db71798c1c (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 Sanchez’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

3 classified statements: 3 posts 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 | Sanchez | 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 | 66.7% | 39.2% | 52 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Emergency Management 50% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Environmental Protection 50% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 152 donors and 1,197 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.8% (95.1%). 2 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 1,998. 47.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 63 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 607: A Resolution designating the week of November 16 through 20, 2026, as "Certified Public Accountant Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR607/
- HB 2438: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school finances, providing for school mapping services. (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2438/
- HB 2369: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in returns of primaries and elections, further providing… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2369/
- HB 1311: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to offenses involving danger to the… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1311/
- HB 1315: An Act amending Title 54 (Names) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judicial change of name, further providing for court approval required for… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1315/
- HR 441: A Resolution recognizing March 2, 2026, as "Adwa Victory Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR441/
- HB 2043: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, prohibiting certain… (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2043/
- HB 2044: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for report of… (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2044/
- HR 347: A Resolution designating the week of November 17 through 21, 2025, as "Certified Public Accountant Week" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR347/
- HB 1410: An Act amending the act of May 26, 1947 (P.L.318, No.140), known as the CPA Law, further providing for definitions, for general powers of the board, for… (in committee, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1410/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2025-07-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBenSanchez Sanchez4PA/status/1943299175757562020
- 2025-02-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepBenSanchez Sanchez4PA/status/1895574042020888982
- 2025-02-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepBenSanchez Sanchez4PA/status/1895574043597983834

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/sanchez
- Campaign site: https://bensanchez.org/
- X: https://x.com/RepBenSanchez
- X: https://x.com/Sanchez4PA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBenSanchez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benstagram153/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgUooLKfgdclJXjFq2HnB_CL
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-sanchez-34aa7368/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b64463e2-41f6-4d58-a725-03db71798c1c