# John Kane

John Kane is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c45052c1-f3e4-485e-a3d2-f346fa51839b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c45052c1-f3e4-485e-a3d2-f346fa51839b (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

3.9% of the 51 bills Kane sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Pennsylvania Senate.

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

69 classified statements: 69 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 | Kane | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 2.4% | 62 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 17.4% | 10.3% | 73 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 50.7% | 42.9% | 131 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.8% | 3.4% | 61 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 14.5% | 16.1% | 164 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 29% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 26% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Labor and Employment 20% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.6% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 8.6% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 408 donors and 722 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 90.9% (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 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 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 51 bills: 51 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 649. 3.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 46 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1035: An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, providing for compassionate access to medical marijuana. (in committee, 2026-09-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1035/
- SR 366: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2026 as "National Recovery Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR366/
- SR 360: A Resolution recognizing the month of August 2026 as "Appendix Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR360/
- SB 1443: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-08-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1443/
- SB 1430: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in obstructing governmental operations, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1430/
- SB 1384: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing… (in committee, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1384/
- SR 352: A Resolution recognizing August 31, 2026, as "Overdose Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR352/
- SR 353: A Resolution designating the week of July 20 through 24, 2026, as "Construction Opioid Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-07-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR353/
- SR 339: A Resolution designating the week of June 8 through 14, 2026, as "Union Organizing Week" in Pennsylvania, in honor of those workers who have fought for their… (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR339/
- SR 338: A Resolution designating June 10, 2026, as "Delco Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR338/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $235.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2046330949802119369
- 2026-04-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2039731901649276978
- 2026-04-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2039392851230945337
- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2037594419046519174
- 2026-02-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2021683278160253012
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2018729393355698312
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2018740405487988847
- 2026-01-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2010745847445848250
- 2025-12-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/2001073107134550056
- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane/status/1994045260562092119

## Links

- Official site: https://pasenatorkane.com/
- Campaign site: https://kane4senate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorJohnKane
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJohnKane
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorjohnkane/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kane4senate/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c45052c1-f3e4-485e-a3d2-f346fa51839b