Camera Bartolotta
Photo: Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA, CC BY 2.0
RepublicanIn office since Nov 2014

Camera Bartolotta

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 46 since 2014. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 46Born 1963Actor

In office
12 yrs
Since 2014
Bills became law
1
37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+12.1
Won 2026
Next election
2030
Nov 5, 2030

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Labor and Industry · vice chair
  • Community, Economic and Recreational Development
  • Environmental Resources and Energy
  • Judiciary
  • Rules and Executive Nominations
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 37 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 1328 An Act requiring automated external defibrillators at utility or electrical worksites; imposing duties on…
Became law Oct 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bartolotta sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate

Bartolotta is closer to the center than 89% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBartolottaMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Elder Vogel, Kim Ward, Rosemary Brown

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

With Bartolotta’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

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: Bartolotta’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 Bartolotta 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Pennsylvania State Senate, District 46WonR+12.1R+28.7−16.6
2022Pennsylvania State Senate, District 46Won—R+26.6—
2018Pennsylvania State Senate, District 46WonR+17.6——
2014Pennsylvania State Senate, District 46WonR+6.5——
2014Pennsylvania State Senate, District 46 (primary)Won———

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$65.8K
Spent
$104K
Cash
$2.6K

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Jun 3, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

FRIENDS OF CAMERA BARTOLOTTA
State
Active
CAMERA BARTOLOTTA
State
Active

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Jun 3, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Seats Bartolotta has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Bartolotta has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Bartolotta

One person, matched across every source we use.

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