# David Rowe

David Rowe is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House for district 85.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 85
- Serving since: 2019-09-17
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c88ccd9a-3378-4284-9dc6-767a4826526e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c88ccd9a-3378-4284-9dc6-767a4826526e (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

Rowe sits at +0.67 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans.

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

16 classified statements: 16 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 | Rowe | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.3% | 2.9% | 121 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.3% | 9.3% | 401 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 12.5% | 12.7% | 334 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 25% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Commerce 13% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 214 donors and 1,075 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 95.7% (95.1%). 73 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 nay · 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 453. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 149 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2736: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing… (in committee, 2026-08-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2736/
- HB 2636: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Penn Township Municipal Authority certain… (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2636/
- HB 2370: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in personal income tax, further providing for imposition of tax… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2370/
- HR 346: A Resolution urging the Department of State to comply with the lawful requests for information from the United States Department of Justice and immediately… (in committee, 2025-10-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR346/
- HB 1937: An Act amending Title 25 (Elections) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in voter registration, further providing for government agencies. (in committee, 2025-10-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1937/
- HR 341: A Resolution urging the Department of Human Services to immediately transmit the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enrollment data as required by the… (in committee, 2025-10-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR341/
- HR 325: A Resolution designating October 3, 2025, as "Manufacturing Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-09-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR325/
- HB 1815: An Act repealing the act of July 12, 1935 (P.L.970, No.314), known as the Individual Net Income Tax Act. (in committee, 2025-08-22) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1815/
- HB 1190: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veteran-owned small businesses, providing for small diverse business. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1190/
- HB 92: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veteran-owned small businesses, providing for small diverse business. (in committee, 2023-03-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB92/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $85.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/2014756807529423008
- 2025-11-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1986566223744622967
- 2025-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1977532468233412787
- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1973492635118809447
- 2025-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1967691106394701903
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1965865943466418398
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1965896908716822868
- 2025-07-28 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1949685693879611641
- 2025-07-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1942998137016041833
- 2025-04-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidRowePA/status/1908749403227054439

## Links

- Official site: https://repdavidrowe.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.electdavidrowe.com/
- X: https://x.com/DavidRowePA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repdavidrowe/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PAStateRepDavidRowe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.ewor.9
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpcCVkOXFO0E6abqKurjj1w

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c88ccd9a-3378-4284-9dc6-767a4826526e