Mary Gay Scanlon
DU.S. Representative · Pennsylvania-5 · 115th-119th, 7 years 10 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Scanlon, Mary Gay a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 30, 1959; graduated from Watertown High School, Watertown, N.Y., 1976; B.A., Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y., 1980; J.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1984; lawyer, private practice; judicial law clerk, superior court of Pennsylvania; attorney, Education Law Center of Pennsylvania, 1992-2001; elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth and the One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Patrick Meehan, and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (November 6, 2018-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
7
Bills introduced
24
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
435
Committees
6
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
98% — Voted in 635 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.0% — Voted against their own party majority 0 of 597 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
386 — Attracted 386 cosponsors across 24 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
56 — Attracted 56 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
435 — 435 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
54 — 54 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Committee Assignments
6 committees · 2 leadership roles
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