# Tina Tartaglione

Tina Tartaglione is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 1995-01-03
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f3b4fe8c-05f9-4610-81ef-354c0fcb0cdd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3b4fe8c-05f9-4610-81ef-354c0fcb0cdd (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

30% of Tartaglione’s statements claim credit, 1.9 times the State Senate Democrat average of 16%.

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

317 classified statements: 317 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 | Tartaglione | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 8.2% | 10.3% | 162 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 58.4% | 42.9% | 86 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.9% | 3.4% | 44 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 30.0% | 16.1% | 43 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 26% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Health 19% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 12% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Housing and Community Development 10% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 117 donors and 925 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 92.3% (93.4%). 12 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 53 bills: 53 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 573. 11.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 35 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1196: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for pain parity in Medicaid and… (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1196/
- SR 383: A Resolution recognizing the month of October 2026 as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and October 16, 2026, as "National Mammography Day" in… (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR383/
- SR 370: A Resolution observing September 15 through October 15, 2026, as "Hispanic Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR370/
- SR 361: A Resolution recognizing September 10, 2026, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR361/
- SB 1449: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive… (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1449/
- SB 406: An Act providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace;… (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB406/
- SB 1360: An Act providing for insurance coverage for prostheses and orthoses; and imposing duties on the Insurance Department and the Department of Human Services. (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1360/
- SR 327: A Resolution recognizing the month of May 2026 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR327/
- SR 308: A Resolution celebrating the City of Philadelphia upon the momentous occasion of the United States semiquincentennial and commemorating the convening of a… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR308/
- SR 302: A Resolution recognizing the month of May 2026 as "Older Americans Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR302/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $343.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 90% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2113603515574550719
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2113326950001348828
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2112889717427511570
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2112947194311421967
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2112529761717088371
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2112200495280341178
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2112227520732901809
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2112242497443242074
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2111074433209078250
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenTartaglione TeamTartaglione/status/2110363931919224878

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatortartaglione.com/
- Campaign site: http://www.teamtartaglione.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenTartaglione
- X: https://x.com/TeamTartaglione
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTinaTartaglione
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senator_tartaglione/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamtartaglione/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f3b4fe8c-05f9-4610-81ef-354c0fcb0cdd