# Joe Ciresi

Joe Ciresi is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 146.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 146
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c9521d0e-56ca-40d2-b9bc-7a1f1be639bc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9521d0e-56ca-40d2-b9bc-7a1f1be639bc (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

Ciresi reported $183.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

85 classified statements: 85 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ciresi | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.4% | 10.4% | 328 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 72.9% | 39.2% | 28 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.6% | 2.9% | 28 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 38.8% | 14.4% | 29 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 16% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Commerce 11% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.44 (standard error 0.01), from 423 donors and 1,195 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.4% (95.1%). 4 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 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 907. 32.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 99 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2603: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic surveillance, providing for wearable… (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2603/
- HB 2637: An Act providing for a temporary prohibition on artificial intelligence chatbots in children's toys and for Joint State Government Commission study;… (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2637/
- HB 2826: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for firefighter cancer screening and for firefighter cancer… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2826/
- HB 2821: An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing… (in committee, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2821/
- HR 637: A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to pass Federal legislation that would regulate frontier artificial intelligence models. (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR637/
- HB 2805: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for growing, retaining and elevating… (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2805/
- HB 2794: An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in turnpike, providing for signage. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2794/
- HB 2772: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 27860, carrying Hanover Street over the Schuylkill River in the City of Pottstown, Montgomery County, as… (in committee, 2026-09-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2772/
- HR 602: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026, as "Infant Safe Sleep Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR602/
- HB 2741: An Act amending the act of November 21, 1990 (P.L.539, No.133), known as the Cave Protection Act, further providing for penalties. (in committee, 2026-08-18) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2741/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $183.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2112921867040211193
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2112921867568697346
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2089796761673941397
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2085807281984115137
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2077814928153481435
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2077814929629831177
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2077128499924492759
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2072326609055682965
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2071946090069234175
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCiresi ciresiforpa/status/2071952896665780420

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/ciresi
- Campaign site: https://ciresiforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepCiresi
- X: https://x.com/ciresiforpa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepCiresi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repciresi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciresi4pa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgVIhyB4HWbJiOz-5wKB7QG-
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeciresi/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c9521d0e-56ca-40d2-b9bc-7a1f1be639bc