Pennsylvania Senate · District 49
Dan Laughlin
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Dan Laughlin's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Dan Laughlin.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Dan Laughlin.
Bills
The bills Dan Laughlin sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 31 |
| Passed both chambers | 1 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 16 of 50 in the Senate (tied with 15 others) · 14 of 27 Republicans (tied with 9 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 109 Amending the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act, further providing for definitions and for projects affecting submerged lands of the Commonwealth. |
Became law | June 30, 2025 |
Budget projects
Pennsylvania's General Appropriation Act doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Pennsylvania legislators.
Contested votes where they split
9 against the Senate President pro Tempore; 6 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Dan Laughlin voted on each of the 549 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President pro Tempore | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.palegis.us
- dlaughlin@pasen.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 20, East Wing Senate Box 203049, Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-787-8927 - District office
- 1314 Griswold Plaza Suite 101, Erie, PA 16501
814-453-2515
Committees
- Law and Justice Chair
- Game and Fisheries Vice chair
- Appropriations
- Environmental Resources and Energy
- Finance
- Health and Human Services
- Labor and Industry
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Pennsylvania General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Pennsylvania General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 7, 2025 to Oct. 7, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections