Below is a list of every Pennsylvania Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Ed Rendell
- Capital:
- Harrisburg
- Population:
- 12,604,767
- Poverty rate:
- 12.1%
- Anti-poverty organizations:
Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
Keystone Research Center
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Casey | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Arlen Specter | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | 86 | A |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brady1st | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Chaka Fattah2nd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Kathy Dahlkemper3rd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | x | 89 | A |
| Jason Altmire4th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | x | O | O | x | O | 83 | A |
| Glenn Thompson5th | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 28 | D |
| Jim Gerlach6th | O | O | x | x | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 50 | C |
| Joe Sestak7th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Patrick Murphy8th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | 94 | A |
| Bill Shuster9th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 22 | F |
| Chris Carney10th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | x | 89 | A |
| Paul Kanjorski11th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | x | O | O | 89 | A |
| John Murtha12th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | 100 | A+ |
| Allyson Schwartz13th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Mike Doyle14th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Charlie Dent15th | O | O | x | x | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 50 | C |
| Joe Pitts16th | x | x | x | x | x | -- | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 18 | F |
| Tim Holden17th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | x | O | 89 | A |
| Tim Murphy18th | x | O | x | x | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | x | x | x | 61 | B |
| Todd Platts19th | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | O | O | O | O | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | 56 | C |