Cris Dush
Pennsylvania State Senator, District 25 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 2
- 47 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +32.9
- 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.
- Intergovernmental Operations · vice chair
- State Government · chair
- Appropriations
- Game and Fisheries
- Judiciary
- Legislative Budget and Finance
- Local Government
- Local Government Commission
- Local Government Commission
- Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Oct 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Dush sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate
Dush is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kristin Phillips-Hill, Michele Brooks, Pat Stefano
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
With Dush’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Dush’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Dush | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 2299: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 43–7 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 2443: An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 47–3 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 558: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant… | No | No | Yes | Passed 36–14 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 369: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated… | No | No | Yes | Passed 35–15 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | HB 1935: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 45–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Dush 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+32.9 |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 25 | Won | R+48.8 |
| 2018 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | R+59.1 |
| 2016 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | — |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 66 | Won | R+44.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dush has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 25 · since 2020
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 66 · 2014–2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dush has run against
- William L. McGill (D) · 2024 general, won
- Margaret Satterwhite Brown (D) · 2020 general, won
- Kerith Strano Taylor (D) · 2018 general, won
- Robert Toby Santik (D) · 2014 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Dush
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/402d7e3b-1935-47fa-8124-61490037d016
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET