Robert Matzie
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2008

Robert Matzie

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 16 since 2008. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 16Born 1968

In office
18 yrs
Since 2008
Bills became law
0
36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+21.4
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.

  • Rules
  • State Government Commission
  • State Government Commission

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 36 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1834 An Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public…
Passed House Mar 2026
HB 1191 An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in railroads,…
Passed House Mar 2026
HB 463 An Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and…
Passed House Jun 2025
HB 2685 An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credit…
Introduced Jun 2026
HB 2513 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, in general budget…
Introduced May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Matzie sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Matzie is closer to the center than 86% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianMatzieMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Ryan Bizzarro, Matt Bradford, Eddie Pashinski

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

With Matzie’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%

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: Matzie’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 Matzie 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 16WonD+21.4R+7.5+28.9
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16WonD+4.6——
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16WonD+13.4——
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16WonD+12.4——
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16Won———
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16Won———
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16Won———
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16 (primary)Won———
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16WonD+12.2——
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16Won———
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 16Won———

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$490.6K
Spent
$471.7K
Cash
$34.8K

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.

MATZIE, ROBERT PEOPLE FOR
State
Active
MATZIE, ROBERT F.
State
Active
MATZIE, ROBERT F
State
Active

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

Seats Matzie has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Matzie has run against

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

How we know Matzie

One person, matched across every source we use.

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