Emily Kinkead
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Emily Kinkead

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 20 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 20

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
0
40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+37.6
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.

  • Agriculture and Rural Affairs · vice chair
  • Appropriations
  • Human Services
  • Judiciary
  • Labor and Industry

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 40 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1633 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions,…
Passed House Oct 2026
HB 2307 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 2252 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual…
Passed House Jun 2026
HB 589 An Act establishing the Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance Program and the Landslide and Sinkhole Insurance…
Passed House Oct 2025
HB 2652 An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for prescription…
In committee Sep 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kinkead sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Kinkead is closer to the center than 8% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianKinkeadMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Andre Carroll, Keith Harris, Elizabeth Fiedler

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

With Kinkead’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: Kinkead’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 Kinkead 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 20WonD+37.6D+17.8+19.8
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 20WonD+18.5D+17.8+0.7
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 20WonD+22.2D+16.3+5.9
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 20Won———

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$147.9K
Spent
$128.7K
Cash
$23.9K

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

KINKEAD, EMILY PEOPLE FOR
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Active
EMILY KINKEAD
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Active
EMILY KINKEAD
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Active

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 17, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Seats Kinkead has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Kinkead has run against

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

How we know Kinkead

One person, matched across every source we use.

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