# Lisa Boscola

Lisa Boscola is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 1999-01-05
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/de81d407-bc84-48e6-9796-4a56be984cbd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de81d407-bc84-48e6-9796-4a56be984cbd (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

Boscola voted against the majority of Pennsylvania Senate Democrats 55 times; party unity 52%, the lowest of 50 in the Pennsylvania Senate (average 93.4%).

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

450 classified statements: 450 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Boscola | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.0% | 10.3% | 253 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 55.3% | 42.9% | 100 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.0% | 3.4% | 59 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 16.1% | 100 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 12% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Commerce 10% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Economics and Public Finance 9.6% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.20 (standard error 0.01), from 182 donors and 929 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 52% (93.4%). 55 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2187 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2187/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 558 An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB558/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1098 An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1098/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 807 An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB807/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2437 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional gas well fee, further providing for Statewide… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2437/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1704 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to residential real… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1704/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2443 An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2443/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 369 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for definitions. · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB369/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1652 An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child Screening… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1652/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 928 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB928/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 61 bills: 61 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 151. 11.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 34 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1496: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods; and,… (in committee, 2026-10-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1496/
- SB 1477: An Act providing for hazardous tree removal and remediation, disposition of wood material and sidewalk repair or replacement within municipalities and for… (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1477/
- SB 362: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for false statements,… (passed one chamber, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB362/
- SB 1343: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in career and technical education, establishing the… (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1343/
- SB 1304: An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in liability and compensation, further providing for… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1304/
- SB 1265: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for consumer diesel fuel tax relief and for Commonwealth indebtedness. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1265/
- SB 1264: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for consumer gas tax relief and for Commonwealth indebtedness. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1264/
- SB 1280: An Act directing the Department of Education to establish a career and technical education program of study in shipbuilding and maritime trades; providing for… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1280/
- SB 1272: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in dates of elections and primaries and special… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1272/
- SB 1186: An Act amending the act of November 21, 2016 (P.L.1318, No.169), known as the Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act, in preliminary provisions,… (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1186/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $225.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 83% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2114855594951835741
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2114428641950007398
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2114488855294247211
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2112609828397101212
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2112287523422765117
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2111218214650978692
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2107846558293315780
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2107924214191698282
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2107507431559360741
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola LisaBoscola/status/2107542954059481253

## Links

- Official site: https://senatorboscola.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenLisaBoscola
- X: https://x.com/LisaBoscola
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.boscola
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senlisaboscola/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisaboscola
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-boscola-812927137/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de81d407-bc84-48e6-9796-4a56be984cbd