# Pat Harkins

Pat Harkins is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 1.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 1
- Serving since: 2007-01-02
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c4a1a8f4-cb29-4700-8235-b103fcb40279

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c4a1a8f4-cb29-4700-8235-b103fcb40279 (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

Harkins sits at −0.42 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 79% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 10 donors and 1,197 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.0% (95.1%). 5 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 290. 43.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 72 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 459: A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to enact legislation for the payment of Transportation Security Officers during a government shutdown. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR459/
- HR 419: A Resolution designating April 14, 2026, as "Animal Control Officer and Animal Cruelty Officer Day" in Pennsylvania; and recognizing the week of April 12… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR419/
- HB 1655: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for definitions and for general and… (in committee, 2025-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1655/
- HB 1635: An Act amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in State lottery, further providing for definitions and providing… (in committee, 2025-06-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1635/
- HB 1319: An Act amending the act of August 24, 1963 (P.L.1175, No.497), known as the Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963, in definitions, further providing for definitions. (passed one chamber, 2025-07-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1319/
- HB 754: An Act amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, further providing for supplemental benefits. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB754/
- HB 933: An Act amending the act of October 13, 2010 (P.L.506, No.72), known as the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act, further providing for improper… (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB933/
- HB 863: An Act providing for legal protections from abusive work environments and for remedies. (in committee, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB863/
- HB 866: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for resident license and fee… (in committee, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB866/
- HB 867: 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, 2025-03-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB867/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://pahouse.com/Harkins
- Campaign site: http://pahouse.com/Harkins
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgV_GcfsgVUt0PwAXkAWeMvn

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c4a1a8f4-cb29-4700-8235-b103fcb40279