Frank Burns
Pennsylvania State Representative, District 72 since 2008. Ran in 10 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 10. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 18 yrs
- Since 2008
- Bills became law
- 2
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 88%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +17.6
- Won 2026
- 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.
- Professional Licensure · chair
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Oct 2026
Became law Jul 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Burns sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Burns is closer to the center than 99% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Brandon Dukes, Anita Kulik, Jim Haddock
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
With Burns’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats88%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
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: Burns’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Burns | 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 Burns 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | D+17.6 | R+31.6 | +49.2 |
| 2024 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | D+2.8 | R+31.6 | +34.4 |
| 2022 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | D+9.1 | R+30.1 | +39.2 |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | D+5.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | D+4.8 | — | — |
| 2016 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | D+15.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | D+25.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 (primary) | Won | +36.0 | — | — |
| 2012 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 | Won | D+5.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Burns has held
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72 · since 2008
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Burns has run against
- Philip Rice (R) · 2026 election, won
- Amy Marie Bradley (R) · 2024 election, won
- H. Renae Billow (R) · 2022 election, won
- Howard D. Terndrup (R) · 2020 election, won
- Gerald S. Carnicella (R) · 2018 election, won
- Cecilia E. Houser (R) · 2016 election, won
- Philip D. Rice (R) · 2014 election, won
- Chris Voccio (R) · 2008 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Burns
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/a60da669-bae3-4e1d-a241-370a7ad2c769
- Wikidata Q16240907
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET