# Scott Martin

Scott Martin is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c2fcd2dc-22f8-4ec2-b70a-439bc6d60802

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2fcd2dc-22f8-4ec2-b70a-439bc6d60802 (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

Martin reported $1.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

1,482 classified statements: 1,482 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Martin | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.3% | 179 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.2% | 9.5% | 170 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 52.5% | 37.3% | 78 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 2.3% | 163 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 14.7% | 15.4% | 163 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.3% | 161 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 22% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 13% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 747 donors and 919 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 100% (93.4%). 5 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 57 bills: 57 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 202. 47.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 5 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 385: A Resolution recognizing October 4 through 10, 2026, January 10 through 16, 2027, and April 4 through 10, 2027, as "PIAA Officials Appreciation Weeks" in… (in committee, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR385/
- SR 382: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as "Down Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR382/
- SR 379: A Resolution designating the week of September 21 through 25, 2026, as "Safe2Say Something Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR379/
- SR 363: A Resolution designating the month of September 2026 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR363/
- SR 356: A Resolution designating the week of August 17 through 23, 2026, as "Social Media Safety and Parental Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR356/
- SB 1303: An Act providing for the placement of a monument of the Braille Flag at the State Capitol Building as a tribute to honor and remember those who have served in… (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1303/
- SB 1353: 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… (became law, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1353/
- SB 1231: An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1231/
- SB 1233: An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1233/
- SB 1230: An Act to provide appropriations from the General Fund for the expenses of certain agencies of the Executive Department for the fiscal year July 1, 2026, to… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1230/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.2M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2114673397615710407
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2114851315180314648
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2114408648130633874
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2113995426282033595
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2114112247869902848
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2113586481499713974
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2113747793647132852
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2113336942322765983
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2113224596836999641
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA Martin4Pa ScottFMartin/status/2113403274086826459

## Links

- Official site: https://senatorscottmartinpa.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.martin4pa.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorMartinPA
- X: https://x.com/Martin4Pa
- X: https://x.com/ScottFMartin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorScottMartinPA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorscottmartinpa
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martin4pa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-martin-a1b2755/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2fcd2dc-22f8-4ec2-b70a-439bc6d60802