RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Joseph Kerwin

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 125 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 125Born 1993

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 1; 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 89%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +24.4; 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
Game and Fisheries
Judiciary
Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 9 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1006 An Act amending the act of April 28, 1937 (P.L.417, No.105), known as the Milk Marketing Law, in weighing…
Became law Oct 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kerwin sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Kerwin is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jamie Flick, Jack Rader, Jim Struzzi

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

With Kerwin’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans89%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills36%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Kerwin’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Kerwin	Rep. majority	Dem. 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	No	Yes	Passed 128–75
Oct 19, 2026	SB 1260: An Act providing for licensure of electrical contractors, electricians, residential…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 116–87
Oct 5, 2026	HB 2380: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…	No	No	Yes	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…	No	No	Yes	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…	No	No	Yes	Passed 119–83

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Kerwin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 125

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 125	Won	R+24.4	R+25.5	−1.1
2024	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 125	Won	R+36.9	R+25.5	+11.4
2022	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 125	Won	—	R+27.8	—
2020	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 125	Won	—	—	—