RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Judy Ward

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 30 since 2018. Ran in 5 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 30

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 3; 41 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.6%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +44.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Aging and Youth · vice chair
Transportation · chair
Health and Human Services
Institutional Sustainability and Innovation
Rules and Executive Nominations
State Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 41 sponsored · 3 became law

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SB 782 An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,…
Became law Oct 2026

SB 1058 An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in liquid fuels and fuels…
Became law Jul 2026

SB 1294 An Act amending the act of December 15, 1986 (P.L.1585, No.174), known as the Private Licensed Schools Act,…
Became law Jul 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Ward sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate

Ward is closer to the center than 41% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Greg Rothman, Lynda Culver, Gene Yaw

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

With Ward’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ward’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Ward	Rep. majority	Dem. 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…	No	No	Yes	Passed 36–14
Oct 21, 2026	HB 369: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated…	No	No	Yes	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 Ward was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 80 Pennsylvania State Senate, District 30

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 30	Won	R+44.7	R+51.2	−6.5
2022	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 30	Won	R+52.3	R+50.8	+1.5
2018	Pennsylvania State Senate, District 30	Won	R+45.7	—	—
2016	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 80	Won	—	—	—
2014	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 80	Won	R+35.4	—	—
2014	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 80 (primary)	Won	+14.6	—	—