DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Carolyn Comitta

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 19 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 19

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
1
20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
94%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+13.0
Won 2024
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Environmental Resources and Energy · democratic chair
  • Aging and Youth
  • Agriculture and Rural Affairs
  • Education
  • Local Government

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 20 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 848 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in…
Became law May 2026
SB 1472 An Act designating a portion of State Route 3062 from the intersection with Lieds Road in West Bradford…
Introduced Sep 2026
SB 1301 An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment…
Introduced Apr 2026
SB 1258 An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in small business…
Introduced Apr 2026
SB 1200 An Act designating the apple as the official fruit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Introduced Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Comitta sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate

Comitta is closer to the center than 39% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianComittaMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Vincent Hughes, Maria Collett, Patty Kim

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET

With Comitta’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Comitta’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Comitta was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Pennsylvania State Senate, District 19WonD+13.0
2020Pennsylvania State Senate, District 19WonD+15.0
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156WonD+13.0
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156WonD+0.1

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Comitta has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Comitta has run against

  • Duane Milne (R) · 2024 general, won
  • Kevin T. Runey (R) · 2020 general, won
  • Nicholas Deminski (R) · 2018 general, won
  • Daniel George Truitt Sr. (R) · 2016 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Comitta

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET