# Heather Boyd

Heather Boyd is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 163.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 163
- Serving since: 2023-06-05
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d5f1bbaf-5daf-4266-9b18-16042f49db1b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d5f1bbaf-5daf-4266-9b18-16042f49db1b (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

83% of the 6 bills Boyd sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Pennsylvania House.

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

106 classified statements: 106 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 | Boyd | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.5% | 328 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.4% | 10.4% | 327 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 55.7% | 39.2% | 152 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.9% | 386 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 20.8% | 14.4% | 222 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 29% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 8.5% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.03), from 522 donors and 562 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 100% (95.1%). 3 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 398. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 11 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 625: A Resolution recognizing October 6, 2026, as "World Cerebral Palsy Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR625/
- HB 2757: An Act designating rye whiskey as the official State spirit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2757/
- HB 1381: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juvenile matters, further providing for definitions. (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1381/
- HB 2131: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2131/
- HB 2367: An Act amending the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, in capital facilities, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2367/
- HR 307: A Resolution recognizing October 6, 2025, as "World Cerebral Palsy Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2025-12-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR307/
- HB 2207: An Act prohibiting employers from conducting credit check histories on employees and job applicants; establishing the Employment Credit Check Prohibition… (in committee, 2024-04-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB2207/
- HR 200: A Resolution recognizing October 6, 2023, as "World Cerebral Palsy Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2023-10-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HR200/
- HB 1407: An Act amending the act of June 22, 2000 (P.L.394, No.54), known as the Tobacco Settlement Agreement Act, further providing for definitions. (became law, 2023-10-11) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2023-2024/HB1407/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% 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.

- 2026-04-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/2044501148128649447
- 2025-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1964051123276222796
- 2025-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1964051124920496139
- 2025-08-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1953831123139674598
- 2025-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1949901213761491173
- 2025-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1949125808401928702
- 2025-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1948762917601493432
- 2025-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1948400530168172745
- 2025-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1947673489059811469
- 2025-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd HeatherBoydPA/status/1947310850097680860

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/boyd/
- Campaign site: https://heatherboydforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepHeatherBoyd
- X: https://x.com/HeatherBoydPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepHeatherBoyd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeatherBoydforPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heather.boyd.710
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repheatherboyd/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgWphJ4u0qujEXSMcMUqtFcD
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/heboyd

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d5f1bbaf-5daf-4266-9b18-16042f49db1b