Kim Ward
Pennsylvania State Senator, District 39 since 2008. Ran in 5 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 5. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 18 yrs
- Since 2008
- Bills became law
- 0
- 5 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +35.2
- Won 2020
- 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.
- Aging and Youth · ex officio
- Agriculture and Rural Affairs · ex officio
- Appropriations · ex officio
- Banking and Insurance · ex officio
- Communications and Technology · ex officio
- Community, Economic and Recreational Development · ex officio
- Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure · ex officio
- Education · ex officio
- Environmental Resources and Energy · ex officio
- Finance · ex officio
- Game and Fisheries · ex officio
- Health and Human Services · ex officio
- Institutional Sustainability and Innovation · ex officio
- Intergovernmental Operations · ex officio
- Judiciary · ex officio
- Labor and Industry · ex officio
- Law and Justice · ex officio
- Local Government · ex officio
- Rules and Executive Nominations · ex officio
- State Government · ex officio
- Transportation · ex officio
- Urban Affairs and Housing · ex officio
- Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness · ex officio
- State Government Commission
- State Government Commission
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 Ward sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate
Ward is closer to the center than 81% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Rosemary Brown, Wayne Langerholc, Elder Vogel
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 bills24%
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… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 36–14 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 369: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated… | Yes | 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.
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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 39 | Won | — | R+28.6 | — |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 39 | Won | R+35.2 | — | — |
| 2016 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 39 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 39 | Won | R+73.9 | — | — |
| 2008 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 39 | Won | R+8.2 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ward has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 39 · since 2008
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ward has run against
- Tay R. Waltenbaugh (D) · 2020 election, won
- Ronald M. Gazze (I) · 2012 election, won
- Tony Bompiani (D) · 2008 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Ward
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c48a0179-5770-410d-ba97-bdbc05d20786
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET