D Pennsylvania House · District 2 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Bob Merski

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Total votes

2,631

all sessions

Attendance

62%

1,505 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Bob Merski

Rep. serving Pennsylvania District 2. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 7 years · 9 months. Serves on 5 committees, including Game and Fisheries, Gaming Oversight and Professional Licensure.

Sworn in

Dec 1, 2018

7 years · 9 months

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How Bob votes, broken down

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Labor & Employment 67% / 33%

70 support · 35 oppose

Budget & Taxes 63% / 37%

79 support · 46 oppose

Healthcare 90% / 10%

75 support · 8 oppose

Energy 51% / 49%

25 support · 24 oppose

Criminal Justice 76% / 24%

32 support · 10 oppose

Veterans 75% / 25%

9 support · 3 oppose

Housing 71% / 29%

25 support · 10 oppose

Technology 72% / 28%

21 support · 8 oppose

Education 65% / 35%

42 support · 23 oppose

Environment 63% / 37%

19 support · 11 oppose

Transportation 84% / 16%

21 support · 4 oppose

Immigration

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HB 2752An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for asset forfeiture. in committee

2 weeks ago

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HB 2731An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, further providing for powers and duties. in committee

1 month ago

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HB 2729An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, providing for the offense of animal hoarding; and, in sentencing, providing for sentencing for animal hoarding. in committee

1 month ago

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HB 2720An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing for definitions; and providing for green infrastructure tax credit. in committee

1 month ago

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HR 591A Resolution designating October 20, 2026, as "Community Health Worker Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania. in committee

1 month ago

Voted Yea

HB 1042An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure), 61 (Prisons and Parole) and 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in crimes against unborn child, further providing for the offense of murder of unborn child; in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction, further providing for the offense of arson and related offenses; in judicial boards and commissions, further providing for adoption of guidelines for sentencing; in posttrial matters, further providing for jurisdiction and proceedings; in sentencing, providing for sentence for general murder of the second degree, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses and for life imprisonment for homicide, repealing provisions relating to transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment and providing for modification of an imposed term of imprisonment for reasons of illness; in general administration, providing for earned vocational training and education credit; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for parole power, for short sentence parole, for parole procedure and for victim statements, testimony and participation in hearing; and, in powers and duties, further providing for consideration of criminal convictions.

1 month ago

Voted Nay

1 month ago

Voted Yea

HR 600A Resolution authorizing the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to hold session on September 9, 2026, at 5:45 p.m., at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, in celebration of the momentous and historic occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and the United States Semiquincentennial.

1 month ago

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HB 2711An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for prediction markets; and imposing civil penalties. in committee

1 month ago

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HB 2017An Act amending the act of July 10, 1984 (P.L.688, No.147), known as the Radiation Protection Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in fees, providing for small modular reactor and microreactor fees and further providing for creation of special funds. signed

1 month ago