SB 166 Falls Short in the House

Last night, Pennsylvania’s government union leaders preserved their exclusive political privilege. By a close vote of 90-102, the state House voted down SB 166 which would have prohibited government from collecting and distributing political campaign contributions.

State government currently deducts government unions’ political contributions from workers’ paychecks. As a result, taxpayers have helped the top 14 government unions funnel more than $35 million to elected official and political candidates since 2007. In other words, government perpetuates an unethical power cycle in which union leaders can send taxpayer-collected contributions to the elected officials who vote on reforms such as SB 166.

Government union leaders should not be exempted from ethical standards that have sent elected officials to jail. In fact, a majority of Pennsylvania voters support paycheck protection, and 80 percent of union households believe taxpayer resources should not be used to collect campaign contributions.

That’s why lawmakers must prioritize taxpayers and continue to fight for this good government reform. Below are the 90 lawmakers who voted for SB 166. We applaud these 90 men and women who stood strong for taxpayers and fairness. Thank you!

If your representative is listed, please click here to send him or her a note of thanks.

House of Representatives, Yes Votes


Matt Baker Kerry Benninghoff Aaron Bernstine
Stephen Bloom Martin Causer Jim Christiana
Bud Cook Jim Cox Lynda Schlegel Culver
Bryan Cutler Gary Day Sheryl Delozier
Russ Diamond Matt Dowling George Dunbar
Cris Dush Brian Ellis Joe Emrick
Hal English Eli Evankovich Garth Everett
Mindy Fee Jonathan Fritz Matt Gabler
Mark Gillen Keith Gillespie Keith Greiner
Seth Grove Marcia Hahn Adam Harris
Doyle Heffley Sue Helm Tim Hennessey
David Hickernell Kristin Hill Rich Irvin
Lee James Barry Jozwiak Warren Kampf
Rob Kauffman Dawn Keefer Fred Keller
Mark Keller Jerry Knowles John Lawrence
Ryan Mackenzie John Maher Zach Mako
David Maloney Ron Marsico Kurt Masser
Steven Mentzer Daryl Metcalfe Carl Metzgar
Brett Miller Dan Moul Mark Mustio
Eric Nelson Tedd Nesbit Donna Oberlander
Jason Ortitay Michael Peifer Tina Pickett
Marguerite Quinn Jack Rader Kathy Rapp
Dave Reed Mike Reese Brad Roae
Eric Roe Greg Rothman Frank Ryan
Rick Saccone Tommy Sankey Stan Saylor
Paul Schemel Justin Simmons Curt Sonney
Craig Staats Will Tallman Mike Tobash
Marcy Toepel Jesse Topper Mike Turzai
Justin Walsh Judy Ward Ryan Warner
Parke Wentling Jeff Wheeland David Zimmerman

The table below lists the representatives who voted against SB 166, letting government unions continue using taxpayer resources to collect campaign contributions.

House of Representatives, No Votes


Bryan Barbin Stephen Barrar Ryan Bizzaro
Kevin Boyle Matthew Bradford Tim Briggs
Rosemary Brown Vanessa Brown Donna Bullock
Frank Burns Thomas Caltagirone Mike Carroll
Morgan Cephas Alex Charlton Carolyn Comitta
Scott Conklin Becky Corbin Michael Corr
Dom Costa Paul Costa Angel Cruz
Mary Jo Daley Margo Davidson Tina Davis
Jason Dawkins Madeleine Dean Daniel Deasy
Pamela DeLissio Frank Dermody Gene DiGirolamo
Michael Driscoll Carol Hill Evans Florindo Fabrizio
Frank Farry Isabella Fitzgerald Marty Flynn
Dan Frankel Robert Freeman Ed Gainey
John Galloway Robert Godshall Neal Goodman
Michael Hanna Patrick Harkins Kate Harper
Jordan Harris Sid Kavulich Patty Kim
Stephen Kinsey Brian Kirkland William Kortz
Leanne Krueger-Braneky Anita Astorino Kulik Harry Lewis
Mark Longietti Maureen Madden Joseph Markosek
Jim Marshall Robert Matzie Stephen McCarter
Joanna McClinton Thomas Mehaffie Nick Miccarelli
David Millard Dan Miller Duane Milne
Gerald Mullery Thomas Murt Ed Neilson
Brandon Neuman Michael O'Brien Bernard O'Neill
Eddie Pashinski Joseph Petrarca Scott Petri
Thomas Quigley Chris Quinn Christopher Rabb
Adam Ravenstahl Harry Readshaw James Roebuck
Mark Rozzi Chris Sainato Steve Samuelson
James Santora Michael Schlossberg Peter Schweyer
Brian Sims Pam Snyder Jared Solomon
Todd Stephens Michael Sturla John Taylor
W. Curtis Thomas Tarah Toohill Emilio Vazquez
Greg Vitali Perry Warren Katherine Watson
Jake Wheatley Martina White Rosita Youngblood
*9 Representatives did not vote.  

Click here to see the full roll call.