Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Valerie Gaydos

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 44 since 2018. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4.

Pennsylvania State Representative, District 44Born 1967

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 0; 21 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 81%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −6.5; Lost 2026
Elections: 5; 2018–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Communications and Technology · republican secretary
Liquor Control · republican secretary
Commerce
Finance
Professional Licensure

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 21 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 999 An Act providing for the America250PA Semiquincentennial Celebration Bell monument on the grounds of the…
In committee Sep 2025

HB 2745 An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure…
Introduced Aug 2026

HB 2481 An Act amending the the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further…
Introduced May 2026

HB 1444 An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for association…
Introduced May 2025

HB 1398 An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms…
Introduced May 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gaydos sits in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Gaydos is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Brenda Pugh, Brett Miller, Andrew Kuzma

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

With Gaydos’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans81%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills39%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Gaydos’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

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

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Gaydos 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 44

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 44	Lost	D+6.5	R+3.9	−10.4
2024	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+7.6	R+3.9	+3.7
2022	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+9.8	R+3.1	+6.7
2020	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+9.9	—	—
2018	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44	Won	R+3.4	—	—

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

Seats Gaydos has held

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44 · since 2018

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Gaydos has run against

Hadley B. Haas (D) · 2026 election, lost
Debbie L. Turici (D) · 2022 election, won
Michele Knoll (D) · 2020 election, won

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

How we know Gaydos

One person, matched across every source we use.

Open States ocd-person/590df273-5587-46bd-98dc-f3943cd1ddd8
Wikidata Q107231142

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