Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

PA Scorecard 2021-2022

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Pennsylvania Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Abortion & Voting

Good Vote: Yes

SB106 Abortion & Voting (Passed 28 to 22 on 7/8/2022). Includes two constitutional amendments. It states that abortion is not a right and bans all abortions funded by the taxpayers. It also requires that voter ID is needed to vote.

2. Constitutional Carry

Good Vote: Yes

SB565 Constitutional Carry (Passed 29 to 21 on 11/9/2021). Eliminates the requirement of a license to carry a firearm in the state.

3. Transgender Sports

Good Vote: Yes

HB972 Transgender Sports (Passed 30 to 20 on 6/29/2022). Provides for sport activities in public school be expressly designated male, female or coed.

4. Election Integrity

Good Vote: Yes

SB982 Election Integrity (Passed 46 to 4 on 7/7/2022). Prohibits the use of non-public or outside money for the administration and execution of an election, making sure funding only comes from the taxpayers. This bans “Zuckerbucks” from elections in the state.

5. COVID-19 Vaccine Status

Good Vote: Yes

SB618 COVID-19 Vaccine Status (Passed 29 to 21 on 6/24/2021). Prohibits government entities and state funded colleges from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

6. Poll Watchers

Good Vote: Yes

SB573 Poll Watchers (Passed 30 to 19 on 6/6/2022). Allows all registered voters of Pennsylvania to be eligible to be a poll watcher in any precinct in the state of Pennsylvania.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
David Argall	R	SD-029	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dave Arnold	R	SD-048	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ryan Aument	R	SD-036	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lisa Baker	R	SD-020	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Camera Bartolotta	R	SD-046	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
John Blake	D	SD-022	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Lisa Boscola	D	SD-018	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
James Brewster	D	SD-045	33%	-	+	-	+	-	-
Michele Brooks	R	SD-050	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Patrick Browne	R	SD-016	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Amanda Cappelletti	D	SD-017	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Maria Collett	D	SD-012	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Carolyn Comitta	D	SD-019	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Jacob Corman	R	SD-034	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jay Costa	D	SD-043	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Jimmy Dillon	D	SD-005	33%	-	.	-	+	.	.
Giovanni DiSanto	R	SD-015	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cris Dush	R	SD-025	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Wayne Fontana	D	SD-042	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Chris Gebhard	R	SD-048	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
John Gordner	R	SD-027	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Arthur Haywood	D	SD-004	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Vincent Hughes	D	SD-007	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scott Hutchinson	R	SD-021	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
John Kane	D	SD-009	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Timothy Kearney	D	SD-026	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wayne Langerholc	R	SD-035	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Daniel Laughlin	R	SD-049	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Scott Martin	R	SD-013	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Doug Mastriano	R	SD-033	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Robert Mensch	R	SD-024	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Katie Muth	D	SD-044	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Tracy Pennycuick	R	SD-024	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kristin Phillips-Hill	R	SD-028	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Joe Pittman	R	SD-041	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Michael Regan	R	SD-031	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Devlin Robinson	R	SD-037	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
John Sabatina	D	SD-005	NA	.	-	.	.	-	.
Steven Santarsiero	D	SD-010	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Nikil Saval	D	SD-001	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Mario Scavello	R	SD-040	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Judy Schwank	D	SD-011	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Patrick Stefano	R	SD-032	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sharif Street	D	SD-003	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Christine Tartaglione	D	SD-002	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Tomlinson	R	SD-006	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Elder Vogel	R	SD-047	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Judith Ward	R	SD-030	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kim Ward	R	SD-039	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Anthony Williams	D	SD-008	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Lindsey Williams	D	SD-038	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Gene Yaw	R	SD-023	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
John Yudichak	R	SD-014	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	98.2%
Democrat	17.7%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution