# Arvind Venkat

Arvind Venkat is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 30
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f4e98ad8-2ee6-45e4-8594-0deaaa51190e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f4e98ad8-2ee6-45e4-8594-0deaaa51190e (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

Venkat reported $603.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

1,428 classified statements: 1,428 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 | Venkat | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 2.5% | 310 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.3% | 10.4% | 362 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 60.9% | 39.2% | 97 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.1% | 2.9% | 41 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 25.9% | 14.4% | 130 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.0% | 321 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 47% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 8.4% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.60 (standard error 0.02), from 1,402 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 97.8% (95.1%). 16 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 639. 74.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 20 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2304: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for issuance and content of driver's… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2304/
- HR 648: A Resolution recognizing the month of January 2027 as "National Blood Donor Month" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR648/
- HB 2773: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting unilateral changes to contracts between insurers and health care… (in committee, 2026-09-15) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2773/
- HB 2673: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for preventive services coverage. (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2673/
- HB 75: An Act amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, further providing for definitions. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB75/
- HB 76: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB76/
- HB 2547: An Act amending the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, further providing for definitions. (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2547/
- HB 2543: 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 pending medical assistance… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2543/
- HR 534: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on medical student choice in primary care and issue a report. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR534/
- HB 2520: An Act amending the act of December 20, 1985 (P.L.457, No.112), known as the Medical Practice Act of 1985, further providing for definitions and for midwifery. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2520/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $603.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 66% 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/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2114703600622698656
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2114467506723475507
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2114341213683724783
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2113978818847457637
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2113661730249429245
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2113701454389391617
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2113722131230130543
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2113254044009648630
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2113299344086467014
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepVenkat VenkatforPA DrArvindVenkat/status/2113359736577966134

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/venkat/
- Campaign site: https://www.venkatforpa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepVenkat
- X: https://x.com/VenkatforPA
- X: https://x.com/DrArvindVenkat
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepVenkat
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repvenkat
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venkatforpa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgUa5cex7Mj7cVfQ9sxV6ey2
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvind-venkat-51947b42/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f4e98ad8-2ee6-45e4-8594-0deaaa51190e