# Eric Weaknecht

Eric Weaknecht is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 5
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b7373c43-580b-4044-a405-054073ac687b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b7373c43-580b-4044-a405-054073ac687b (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

Weaknecht sits at +0.66 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.02), from 144 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.6% (95.1%). 80 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 nay · 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 43.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 261: A Resolution designating July 22, 2025, as "Hemihyperplasia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-09-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR261/
- HB 1363: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, providing for the offense of assault of emergency… (in committee, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1363/
- HB 1366: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for elk hunting licenses. (in committee, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1366/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://repweaknecht.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.ericweaknecht.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repweaknecht
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Weaknechthttps://www.facebook.com/Eweaknecht
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weaknecht
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-weaknecht-10385647

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b7373c43-580b-4044-a405-054073ac687b