Jason Dawkins
Photo: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0
DemocratIn office since Nov 2014

Jason Dawkins

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 179 since 2014. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 179Born 1984

In office
12 yrs
Since 2014
Bills became law
1
14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028
Elections
8
2014–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Labor and Industry · chair
  • Rules

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 274 An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment…
Became law Dec 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Dawkins sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Dawkins is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianDawkinsMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Abigail Salisbury, Nikki Rivera, Dan Williams

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

With Dawkins’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

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: Dawkins’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 Dawkins 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 179Won—D+60.1—
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179Won—D+60.1—
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179Won—D+70.7—
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179Won———
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179Won———
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179Won———
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179Won———
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179 (primary)Won+1.5——

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$60K
Spent
$60.9K
Cash
$13.1K

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 16, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

DAWKINS, JASON FRIENDS OF
State
Active
DAWKINS, JASON
State
Active
DAWKINS,JASON
State
Active

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 16, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

How we know Dawkins

One person, matched across every source we use.

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