James Malone
Pennsylvania State Senator, District 36 since 2025. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2025
- Bills became law
- 0
- 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.7%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 73%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −9.1
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 2
- 2025–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Game and Fisheries · democratic chair
- Aging and Youth
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs
- Communications and Technology
- Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Malone sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate
Malone is closer to the center than 83% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Marty Flynn, Nick Miller, Judy Schwank
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
With Malone’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats73%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills40%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Malone’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Malone | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 2299: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 43–7 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 2443: An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 47–3 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 558: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 36–14 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 369: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 35–15 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | HB 1935: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 45–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Malone 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 State Senate, District 36 | Lost | R+9.1 | R+15.5 | +6.4 |
| 2025 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 36 (special) | Won | D+1.0 | R+15.5 | +16.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $2.9M
- Spent
- $2.8M
- Cash
- $152.5K
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.
| FRIENDS OF JAMES MALONE State | Active |
| JAMES MALONE State | Active |
| MALONE, JAMES ANDREW State | Active |
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET
Seats Malone has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 36 · since 2025
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Malone has run against
- Tom Jones (R) · 2026 election, lost
- Josh Parsons (R) · 2025 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Malone
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/fea0b7c4-d51a-463f-964a-75722678083b
- Wikidata Q133532727
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET