# Tim Kearney

Tim Kearney is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f9f2479f-0c37-47d1-a4eb-666146e2856f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f9f2479f-0c37-47d1-a4eb-666146e2856f (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

The policy areas Kearney talks about and legislates on agree at 0.67 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats.

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

377 classified statements: 377 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 | Kearney | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 6.4% | 10.3% | 185 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 61.3% | 42.9% | 53 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 3.4% | 136 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 15.4% | 16.1% | 157 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 0.8% | 112 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Transportation and Public Works 19% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Education 11% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Families 7.8% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.85 (standard error 0.02), from 413 donors and 921 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 97.1% (93.4%). 21 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 400. 10.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 36 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 407: A Resolution honoring the life and extending condolences to the family of the Honorable John J. Sweeney, Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR407/
- SB 1494: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, repealing provisions relating to uniformity of taxation. (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1494/
- SB 1467: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 15287, carrying State Route 2031 over Amtrak in Ridley Park Borough, Delaware County, as the Mayor Hank… (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1467/
- SB 1297: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program, further… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1297/
- SB 1291: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in service and facilities, providing for advanced transmission… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1291/
- SR 277: A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2026 as "Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania to promote public awareness of the Sikh faith,… (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR277/
- SB 1275: An Act amending Titles 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns) and 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in elections of officers, further… (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1275/
- SR 268: A Resolution recognizing April 12 through 18, 2026, as "Architecture Week" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR268/
- SB 1204: An Act providing for regulations for employers to protect employees from heat-related injury or heat-related illness caused by heat stress; imposing duties on… (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1204/
- SB 1101: An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in roads, streets, bridges and highways, providing for… (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1101/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $103.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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 · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2114712888535347279
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2114731519067504765
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2114789527956906037
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2114441846814298365
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2113662848710676792
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2113714283959775311
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2113759902531211511
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2113233340400549972
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2112970956943614066
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenTimKearney TimKearney4PA/status/2113038929796497438

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorkearney.com/
- Campaign site: https://timkearney4pa.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenTimKearney
- X: https://x.com/TimKearney4PA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenTimKearney
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sentimkearney/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timkearney4pa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-kearney-6b488b3/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f9f2479f-0c37-47d1-a4eb-666146e2856f