Tim Briggs
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2008

Tim Briggs

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 149 since 2008. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 149Born 1970

In office
18 yrs
Since 2008
Bills became law
3
38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+42.7
Won 2022
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Judiciary · chair

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 38 sponsored · 3 became law
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HB 1935 An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault,…
Became law Oct 2026
HB 1934 An Act amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, in…
Became law Feb 2026
HB 331 An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in…
Became law Feb 2026
HB 2124 An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,…
Passed House Oct 2026
HB 2154 An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, establishing the…
Passed House Oct 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Briggs sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Briggs is closer to the center than 51% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianBriggsMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Napoleon Nelson, Carol Hill-Evans, Jared Solomon

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

With Briggs’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

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: Briggs’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 Briggs 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 149Won—D+38.3—
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149Won———
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149WonD+42.7——
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149WonD+40.1——
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149Won———
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149WonD+33.7——
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149Won———
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149 (primary)Won———
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149WonD+31.5——
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149WonD+25.0——
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149WonD+23.8——

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

Seats Briggs has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Briggs has run against

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

How we know Briggs

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET