# Joe D'Orsie

Joe D'Orsie is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 47.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 47
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b698d343-137d-423b-a102-c471f1fd1768

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b698d343-137d-423b-a102-c471f1fd1768 (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

D'Orsie sits at +0.75 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

## What D'Orsie says (PA 2025–26 session)

77 classified statements: 77 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | D'Orsie | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.6% | 2.9% | 266 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 44.2% | 9.3% | 8 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 74.0% | 31.9% | 15 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 357 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.6% | 12.7% | 643 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.6% | 1.4% | 150 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 58% (State House Republicans 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 5.3% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 5.3% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.75 (standard error 0.02), from 148 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 95.7% (95.1%). 105 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 46. 8.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 155 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2844: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, providing for the offense of grooming of a minor. (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2844/
- HB 2661: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for residence… (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2661/
- HB 1877: 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 Pennsylvania… (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1877/
- HB 2317: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2317/
- HB 2144: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in liquid fuels and fuels tax, further providing for definitions. (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2144/
- HB 2142: An Act repealing the act of June 9, 1936 (Sp.Sess.1, P.L.13, No.4), entitled "An act imposing an emergency State tax on liquor, as herein defined, sold by the… (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2142/
- HB 2112: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses relating to sentencing enhancement, further… (in committee, 2026-01-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2112/
- HB 1370: An Act amending the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L.1987, No.394), known as The Clean Streams Law, in other pollutions and potential pollution, further providing… (in committee, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1370/
- HB 1276: An Act amending Title 13 (Commercial Code) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in short title and general matters, further providing for applicability… (in committee, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1276/
- HB 1271: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for free speech in higher education. (in committee, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1271/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $60.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/2071965686109233369
- 2026-04-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/2044145040352584184
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/2037220381321212351
- 2026-01-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/2010844945297355167
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/2008958107293241428
- 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/2008639968781246947
- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/2001449319002509318
- 2025-12-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/2001057150806716462
- 2025-11-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/1986819053600522301
- 2025-11-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDforPA/status/1986518546403279317

## Links

- Official site: https://www.repjoed.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.joedforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/JoeDforPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJoeD
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjoedorsie/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joedforpa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@joedforpa3810
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-d-orsie-7a257b64/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b698d343-137d-423b-a102-c471f1fd1768