# James Malone

James Malone is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 36.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 36
- Serving since: 2025-05-05
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fea0b7c4-d51a-463f-964a-75722678083b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fea0b7c4-d51a-463f-964a-75722678083b (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

0% of the 15 bills Malone sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Pennsylvania Senate.

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

39 classified statements: 39 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 | Malone | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.6% | 2.4% | 94 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 2.6% | 42.9% | 321 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 3.4% | 158 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 321 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 100% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 100% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.03), from 500 donors and 199 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

462 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 73% (93.4%). 26 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 192. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 49 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 358: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2026 as "Suicide Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR358/
- SB 1418: 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 hunting and… (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1418/
- SB 1366: An Act amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions. (in committee, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1366/
- SR 322: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report with recommendations for an updated statutory and… (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR322/
- SB 1310: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in employer child care contribution tax credit, further… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1310/
- SR 286: A Resolution designating the month of May 2026 as "Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR286/
- SR 269: A Resolution designating the month of May 2026 as "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR269/
- SB 1203: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dispositions independent of letters, family… (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1203/
- SB 1249: An Act amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1363, No.100), known as the Crane Operator Licensure Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary… (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1249/
- SR 257: A Resolution designating April 4, 2026, as "School Librarian Day" in Pennsylvania. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR257/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $858.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 84% 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.

- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/2079570319245754700
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/2079575382165008417
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/1905688425602429080
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/1904886761265766728
- 2025-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/1904588308216451525
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/1904278722053906558
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/1903815958482837909
- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/1903555121792876872
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/1902901773125251526
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MaloneForSenate/status/1902907036121153820

## Links

- Official site: https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/2061/sen-malone
- Campaign site: https://www.friendsofjamesmalone.org/
- X: https://x.com/MaloneForSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maloneforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_maloneforsenate/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesandrewmalone/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fea0b7c4-d51a-463f-964a-75722678083b