DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Paul Takac

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 82 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 82

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
0
13 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+23.9
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
  • Communications and Technology
  • Education
  • Environmental and Natural Resource Protection
  • Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development
  • Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 13 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1667 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing for…
Passed Senate Oct 2026
HB 1424 An Act amending the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, in…
Passed House Sep 2026
HB 2544 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in…
Passed House Jun 2026
HB 2302 An Act amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1363, No.100), known as the Crane Operator Licensure Act,…
Passed House May 2026
HB 1980 An Act amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and…
Passed House Nov 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Takac sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Takac is closer to the center than 83% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianTakacMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Scott Conklin, Tarah Probst, Joe Ciresi

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

With Takac’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

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: Takac’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 Takac 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 District 82WonD+23.9D+5.3+18.6
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 82WonD+7.6——
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 82WonD+12.7——

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$190.6K
Spent
$208.5K
Cash
$36.2K

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Friends of Paul Takac
State
Active
PAUL R. TAKAC JR.
State
Active
PAUL R. TAKAC JR.
State
Active

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:41 AM ET

Seats Takac has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Takac has run against

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

How we know Takac

One person, matched across every source we use.

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