DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Nick Pisciottano

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 45 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 45

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
2
35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
1.8%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
90%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+6.2
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.

  • Finance · democratic chair
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  • Labor and Industry
  • Legislative Budget and Finance
  • Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 35 sponsored · 2 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 806 An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties.
Became law Oct 2026
SB 467 An Act authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain lands owned by the Pennsylvania…
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 Pisciottano sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate

Pisciottano is closer to the center than 74% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianPisciottanoMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Judy Schwank, Christine Tartaglione, John Kane

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

With Pisciottano’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats90%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills35%

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: Pisciottano’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 Pisciottano 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 45WonD+6.2
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 38Won—
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 38WonD+12.2

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Pisciottano has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Pisciottano has run against

  • Jennifer Dintini (R) · 2024 general, won
  • Linda J. Book (R) · 2020 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Pisciottano

One person, matched across every source we use.

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