RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Dawn Keefer

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 31 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 31

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
3
24 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+21.7
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.

  • Local Government · chair
  • Urban Affairs and Housing · vice chair
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  • Education
  • Finance
  • Intergovernmental Operations
  • Law and Justice
  • Local Government Commission
  • Local Government Commission

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 24 sponsored · 3 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 1287 An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities…
Became law Oct 2026
SB 1181 An Act amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law,…
Became law Jul 2026
SB 1036 An Act amending Title 73 (Townships) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, consolidating the First…
Became law Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Keefer sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate

Keefer is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianKeeferMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jarrett Coleman, Doug Mastriano, Scott Hutchinson

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

With Keefer’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%

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: Keefer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Keefer 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 31WonR+21.7
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 92WonR+40.7
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 92WonR+44.0
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 92WonR+38.5
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 92WonR+45.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Keefer has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Keefer has run against

  • Mark Joseph Temons II (D) · 2024 general, won
  • Daniel Almoney (D) · 2022 general, won
  • Douglas F. Ross (D) · 2020 general, won
  • Shanna Leigh Danielson (D) · 2018 general, won
  • Kate McGraw (I) · 2016 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Keefer

One person, matched across every source we use.

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