DemocratIn office since Mar 2025

Dan Goughnour

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 35 since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 35

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2025
Bills became law: 0; 5 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +40.9; Won 2026
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.

Aging and Older Adult Services
Finance
Game and Fisheries
Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations
Labor and Industry
Liquor Control

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 5 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1702 An Act amending the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, in preliminary…
Passed House Oct 2025

HB 1572 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in historic…
Passed House Jul 2025

HB 2479 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions,…
In committee Sep 2026

HB 2190 An Act amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, in…
In committee Jul 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Goughnour sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Goughnour is closer to the center than 70% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jeanne McNeill, Maureen Madden, Mandy Steele

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

With Goughnour’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

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

Date	Bill	Goughnour	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Oct 19, 2026	SB 908: An Act amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 128–75
Oct 19, 2026	SB 1260: An Act providing for licensure of electrical contractors, electricians, residential…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 116–87
Oct 5, 2026	HB 2380: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 116–86
Sep 29, 2026	HB 280: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 115–88
Jun 15, 2026	HB 2084: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 119–83

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Goughnour was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2025202620272028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 35

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 35	Won	D+40.9	D+16.0	+24.9
2025	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 35 (special)	Won	D+28.4	D+16.0	+12.4