# Sean Dougherty

Sean Dougherty is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 172.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 172
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d8624d56-a38e-4918-98ac-d7795569ad06

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8624d56-a38e-4918-98ac-d7795569ad06 (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

41% of Dougherty’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.05), from 253 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.6% (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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 305. 63.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 33 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2845: An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for definitions, for conditions of… (in committee, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2845/
- HR 618: A Resolution directing the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study treatment and support for individuals with mental illnesses,… (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR618/
- HB 2377: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in food protection, providing for caffeine safety. (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2377/
- HB 2582: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in general… (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2582/
- HB 2625: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in race horse industry reform, further providing for additional powers of… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2625/
- HB 2585: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for minimum wages. (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2585/
- HR 412: A Resolution designating January 31, 2026, as "Heroes of the Northeast Philadelphia Plane Crash Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR412/
- HB 2079: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, establishing the Budget Impasse Reimbursement Program. (in committee, 2025-12-03) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2079/
- HB 1788: An Act amending Titles 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sustainable mobility options, further providing for… (passed one chamber, 2025-08-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1788/
- HB 1416: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation of vehicles, providing for… (in committee, 2025-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1416/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $247.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 41% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/2035/rep-dougherty
- Campaign site: https://t.co/yni2ruIA5m
- X: https://x.com/SeanforPA172
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeanDoughertyForPA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sean.dougherty.9/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanforpa172/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcqsj5M70PWk5D47T0ZCqrg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-dougherty-0b5875121/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8624d56-a38e-4918-98ac-d7795569ad06