Wild is the representative for Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Wild is next up for reelection in 2020.
She was previously the representative for Pennsylvania’s 15th congressional district as a Democrat from 2018 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA7]](/static/legislator-photos/412751-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Wild.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Wild 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 Wild has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 11, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Susan Wild sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Education and Labor
- Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
- House Committee on Ethics
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
- Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Wild sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (25%) Education (25%) Government Operations and Politics (17%) Families (17%) Health (17%)
Recent Bills
Some of Wild’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 723: Encouraging all nations to end sexual violence against girls through in-country data-driven reforms ...
- H.R. 4893: Keeping Our Children Safe Act
- H.R. 4670: Simplifying Student Loans Act
- H.R. 4577: Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act
- H.Res. 588: Expressing support for the designation of “National Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome Awareness Day”.
- H.R. 4428: Greater Mental Health Access Act
- H.R. 4327: Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Nov 2018 to Dec 2019, Wild missed 19 of 761 roll call votes, which is 2.5%. This is on par with 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
