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.
- 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
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
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.
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