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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Total Expenditures	Payee	Type
$703.00	Halo	ENTITY
$500.00	William Mulkeen	ENTITY
$37.90	Fritz Bakery	ENTITY
$22.00	Amy Masgay	ENTITY
$20.00	Park America	ENTITY