DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Steve Malagari

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 53 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 53Born 1983

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 0; 37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +35.7; 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.

Insurance · vice chair
Appropriations
Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities
Liquor Control
Professional Licensure

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 37 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1063 An Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and…
Passed House Nov 2025

HB 819 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 Apr 2025

HB 411 An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,…
Passed House Apr 2025

HB 2696 An Act amending the act of October 24, 2018 (P.L.733, No.118), known as the Assistance and Service Animal…
In committee Oct 2026

HB 1289 An Act amending the act of December 14, 1988 (P.L.1192, No.147), known as the Special Ad Hoc Municipal…
In committee May 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Malagari sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Malagari is closer to the center than 78% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Kyle Donahue, Ed Neilson, Kyle Mullins

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

With Malagari’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

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: Malagari’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Malagari	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 Malagari was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 53

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 District 53	Won	D+35.7	D+11.0	+24.7
2024	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 53	Won	D+20.4	—	—
2022	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 53	Won	D+22.2	—	—
2020	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 53	Won	D+8.9	—	—
2018	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 53	Won	D+3.2	—	—