DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Paul Takac

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 82 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 82

Official website Wikipedia

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

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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.

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.

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

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.

2022202320242025202620272028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 82

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 82	Won	D+23.9	D+5.3	+18.6
2024	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 82	Won	D+7.6	D+5.3	+2.3
2022	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 82	Won	D+12.7	D+10.5	+2.2