Dan Frankel
Photo: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0
DemocratIn office since Nov 1998

Dan Frankel

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 23 since 1998. Ran in 15 elections between 1998 and 2024, winning 15. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 23Born 1956

In office
28 yrs
Since 1998
Bills became law
0
18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+76.4
Won 2022
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Health · chair
  • Rules

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 18 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Frankel sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Frankel is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianFrankelMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Regina Young, Chris Rabb, Greg Scott

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

With Frankel’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Frankel’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 Frankel 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 House of Representatives, District 23Won—D+64.6—
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won—D+64.6—
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23WonD+76.4D+67.3+9.1
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23WonD+70.9——
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23WonD+81.1——
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won———
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won———
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23 (primary)Won———
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won———
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23WonD+59.8——
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23WonD+73.5——
2006Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won———
2004Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won———
2002Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won———
2000Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won———
1998Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23Won———

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$338.6K
Spent
$208.4K
Cash
$238.3K

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Jun 2, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAN LAUGHLIN
State
Active
DAN FRANKEL
State
Active
DAN FRANKEL
State
Active
COMMITTEE TO ELECT FRANK M. FELICI, JR.
State
Active
DAN FRANKEL FOR THE 23RD DISTRICT COMMITTEE
State
Active

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Jun 2, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Seats Frankel has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Frankel has run against

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

How we know Frankel

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET