Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022.

Committee chair fundraising

State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $226,421. The funds raised by each of the House’s 54 committee chairs are shown below.

• Aging & Older Adult Services Committee – David Rowe – $137,019
• Aging & Older Adult Services Committee – Steve Samuelson – $13,500
• Children & Youth Committee – Sheryl Delozier – $55,710
• Commerce Committee – Valerie Gaydos – $274,823
• Commerce Committee – John Galloway – $137,750
• Commerce Committee – Tim Twardzik – $35,060
• Commerce Committee – Bradley Roae – $9,251
• Committee On Committees – Mary Jo Daley – $127,166
• Consumer Affairs Committee – Robert Matzie – $707,335
• Consumer Affairs Committee – Joe Emrick – $347,308
• Consumer Affairs Committee – Jim Marshall – $203,390
• Gaming Oversight Committee – H. Scott Conklin – $33,666
• Government Oversight Committee – Matthew Bradford – $1,745,799
• Health Committee – Dan Frankel – $193,268
• Health Committee – Kathy Rapp – $40,414
• Health Committee – Paul Schemel – $0
• House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee – Eddie Day Pashinski – $182,938
• House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee – Dan Moul – $9,450
• House Appropriations Committee – Matthew Bradford – $1,745,799
• House Appropriations Committee – Natalie Mihalek – $251,525
• House Appropriations Committee – John Lawrence – $215,016
• House Appropriations Committee – Keith Greiner – $78,440
• House Appropriations Committee – Torren Ecker – $77,921
• House Appropriations Committee – Lynda Schlegel Culver – $41,670
• House Appropriations Committee – Clint Owlett – $4,970
• House Education Committee – Jesse Topper – $153,892
• House Education Committee – Barbara Gleim – $82,419
• House Education Committee – Jason Ortitay – $44,070
• House Education Committee – Craig Staats – $35,330
• House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee – Ryan Warner – $52,306
• House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee – Jason Ortitay – $44,070
• House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee – Gregory Vitali – $23,231
• House Finance Committee – Aaron Kaufer – $274,584
• House Finance Committee – Kevin Boyle – $158,129
• House Game & Fisheries Committee – Ed Neilson – $272,872
• House Judiciary Committee – Tim Briggs – $109,431
• House Judiciary Committee – Barry Jozwiak – $105,850
• House Judiciary Committee – Rob Kauffman – $87,686
• House Judiciary Committee – Kate Klunk – $58,155
• House Judiciary Committee – Paul Schemel – $0
• House Labor & Industry Committee – Eric Nelson – $88,470
• House Labor & Industry Committee – Kate Klunk – $58,155
• House Local Government Committee – Joe Emrick – $347,308
• House Local Government Committee – James Rigby – $64,936
• House Local Government Committee – Richard Irvin – $17,835
• House Local Government Committee – Robert Freeman – $2,050
• House State Government Committee – Russell Diamond – $72,830
• House State Government Committee – Brett Miller – $44,399
• House State Government Committee – Jason Ortitay – $44,070
• House State Government Committee – H. Scott Conklin – $33,666
• House State Government Committee – Seth Grove – $16,035
• House State Government Committee – Paul Schemel – $0
• House Transportation Committee – Lynda Schlegel Culver – $41,670
• House Transportation Committee – Louis Schmitt Jr. – $30,170
• House Transportation Committee – Mindy Fee – $28,800
• House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee – Lynda Schlegel Culver – $41,670
• Human Services Committee – K.C. Tomlinson – $332,572
• Human Services Committee – Natalie Mihalek – $251,525
• Insurance Committee – Tina Pickett – $57,480
• Liquor Control Committee – Daniel Deasy Jr. – $109,668
• Liquor Control Committee – Barry Jozwiak – $105,850
• Liquor Control Committee – Carl Metzgar – $41,450
• Liquor Control Committee – Craig Staats – $35,330
• Rules Committee – Kerry Benninghoff – $1,349,808
• Tourism & Recreational Development Committee – Mary Jo Daley – $127,166
• Tourism & Recreational Development Committee – Jack Rader – $60,970
• Tourism & Recreational Development Committee – Mindy Fee – $28,800
• Urban Affairs Committee – P. Michael Sturla – $271,750
• Urban Affairs Committee – Doyle Heffley – $100,496

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Pennsylvania PACs submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

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