# Steve Malagari

Steve Malagari is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House for district 53.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania House, district 53
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fa1e1564-0a13-4b26-8416-098b39627df7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa1e1564-0a13-4b26-8416-098b39627df7 (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

Malagari reported $271.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

30 classified statements: 30 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 | Malagari | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 10.4% | 178 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 83.3% | 39.2% | 8 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 14.4% | 62 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 16% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 12% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 393 donors and 1,194 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

1,497 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Pennsylvania House 99.9%). Party unity 99.4% (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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 541. 67.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania House 39.6%; rank 26 of 171).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 631: A Resolution recognizing the week of October 25 through 31, 2026, as "Respiratory Care Week" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR631/
- HB 2696: An Act amending the act of October 24, 2018 (P.L.733, No.118), known as the Assistance and Service Animal Integrity Act, further providing for definitions;… (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2696/
- HR 553: A Resolution designating May 19, 2026, as "Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR553/
- HR 511: A Resolution designating May 19, 2026, as "Greek Pontian Genocide Remembrance Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR511/
- HR 498: A Resolution designating September 25, 2026, as "Chuseok Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR498/
- HR 502: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2026 as "Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR502/
- HR 497: A Resolution recognizing October 6, 2026, as "German American Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR497/
- HB 2390: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2390/
- HR 463: A Resolution recognizing June 19, 2026, as "Korean-American Citizenship Day" in Pennsylvania to celebrate the first naturalization of a Korean-American… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR463/
- HR 462: A Resolution recognizing May 17, 2026, as "World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HR462/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $271.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 86% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2113024192597696824
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2111110050794328073
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2099517669628063992
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2095921074449813629
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2036794204718797169
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2032471020037448099
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2032471021987541329
- 2026-02-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2025999721207083253
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/2019476131070509437
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMalagari Steve_Malagari/status/1966130458137342286

## Links

- Official site: https://www.pahouse.com/malagari
- Campaign site: https://votemalagari.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepMalagari
- X: https://x.com/Steve_Malagari
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMalagari
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repstevemalagari/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve_malagari/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjtqNtfs0bgVFSzCIMki7jJ9BI-D9gi8Y
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmalagari/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa1e1564-0a13-4b26-8416-098b39627df7