Danielle Friel Otten
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Danielle Friel Otten

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 155 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 155Born 1977

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
0
9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+14.6
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.

  • Education
  • Environmental and Natural Resource Protection
  • Government Oversight
  • Health
  • Human Services
  • Liquor Control

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 9 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 2184 An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general…
Passed House Oct 2026
HB 681 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in…
Passed House Jun 2026
HB 1957 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing…
Passed House Dec 2025
HB 501 An Act amending the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L.1672, No.213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio…
In committee Mar 2026
HB 2682 An Act providing for registration of extraordinary water users; imposing a water resource fee; providing for…
Introduced Jun 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Otten sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Otten is closer to the center than 34% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianOttenMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Liz Hanbidge, Leanne Krueger, Justin Fleming

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

With Otten’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

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: Otten’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 Otten 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.

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$4.6K
Spent
$27.2K
Cash
$7.8K

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

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Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Seats Otten has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Otten has run against

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

How we know Otten

One person, matched across every source we use.

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