RepublicanIn office since Nov 2014

Michele Brooks

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 50 since 2014. Ran in 8 elections between 2006 and 2022, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Pennsylvania State Senator, District 50

In office
12 yrs
Since 2014
Bills became law
4
83 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+28.6
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.

  • Agriculture and Rural Affairs · vice chair
  • Health and Human Services · chair
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
  • Institutional Sustainability and Innovation
  • Rules and Executive Nominations
  • Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 83 sponsored · 4 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 398 An Act amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of…
Became law Oct 2026
SB 1372 An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in general…
Became law Oct 2026
SB 992 An Act amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act,…
Became law Jul 2026
SB 466 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth…
Became law Jun 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Brooks sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate

Brooks is closer to the center than 19% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBrooksMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Kristin Phillips-Hill, Cris Dush, Chris Gebhard

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

With Brooks’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
  • 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: Brooks’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Brooks 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 State Senate, District 50WonR+28.6R+34.0−5.4
2022Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50WonR+42.7R+29.0+13.7
2018Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50WonR+31.3——
2014Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50WonR+31.3——
2014Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50 (primary)Won+45.6——
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 17Won———
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 17Won———
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 17WonR+28.7——
2006Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 17WonR+5.6——

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$74.7K
Spent
$62.1K
Cash
$67.2K

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Jun 8, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

PEOPLE TO ELECT BROOKS
State
Active
MICHELE BROOKS
State
Active

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Jun 8, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Seats Brooks has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Brooks has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Brooks

One person, matched across every source we use.

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