Scanlon is the representative for Pennsylvania’s 5th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Scanlon is next up for reelection in 2020.
She was previously the representative for Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 2018 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Mary Scanlon [D-PA5]](/static/legislator-photos/412750-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Scanlon.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Scanlon is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Scanlon has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 11, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Mary Scanlon sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law
- Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
- Member, Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
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House Committee on Rules
- Member, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
- Member, Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House
- House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Scanlon sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (100%)
Recent Bills
Some of Scanlon’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5403: To allow the use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal ...
- H.R. 5053: Justice for Juveniles Act
- H.R. 4846: Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act
- H.R. 4627: Student Borrower Advocate Act
- H.R. 4628: Better Tools to Lower Costs Act of 2019
- H.Res. 617: Congratulating the Project Management Institute on the 50th anniversary of its founding.
- H.Res. 577: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) to increase transparency, accountability, and ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Nov 2018 to Dec 2019, Scanlon missed 5 of 766 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
