Scott Hutchinson
Pennsylvania State Senator, District 21 since 2012. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 2
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +41.7
- Won 2020
- 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 · vice chair
- Finance · chair
- Local Government Commission · chair
- Local Government Commission · chair
- Game and Fisheries
- Health and Human Services
- Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Oct 2026
Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hutchinson sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate
Hutchinson is closer to the center than 11% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Chris Gebhard, Doug Mastriano, Michele Brooks
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
With Hutchinson’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%
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: Hutchinson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hutchinson | 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 Hutchinson 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 21 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21 | Won | R+41.7 |
| 2016 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21 | Won | — |
| 2012 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21 | Won | — |
| 2010 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 | Won | R+68.7 |
| 2008 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 | Won | R+73.9 |
| 2006 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 | Won | R+31.9 |
| 2004 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 | Won | — |
| 2002 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 | Won | R+36.6 |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 | Won | — |
| 1998 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 | Won | R+20.7 |
| 1996 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hutchinson has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21 · since 2012
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64 · 1992–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hutchinson has run against
- Shelbie Lynn Stromyer (D) · 2020 general, won
- Vance H. Mays (L) · 2010 general, won
- Vance H. Mays (L) · 2008 general, won
- Gary Hutchinson (D) · 2006 general, won
- Dennis C. Schuster (D) · 2002 general, won
- Mark A. Flaherty (D) · 1998 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hutchinson
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/5d3e2203-b11c-4471-8f35-5106c30263ec
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET