Recent events
2025-01-07
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress)) on 2025-01-07: Scanlon voted against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes, consistent with her criminal…
2024-12-31
Stated positions
SECONDARY
Lawyers and law firms are Scanlon's largest career donor sector, consistent with her identity as a civil rights attorney and her Judiciary Committee assignment handling issues of direct interest to the legal profession…
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
Scanlon's top career donor sectors through 2024 are lawyers/law firms, public sector unions, and ideological/single-issue organizations, reflecting her background as a civil rights attorney, her service on the House…
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
Scanlon's 2024 cycle raised approximately $3.1 million in what became a more competitive cycle following post-2020 redistricting. Her seat shifted from safely Democratic to a more competitive suburban Philadelphia…
2024-11-05
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Scanlon faced no credible Democratic primary challenger in the 2024 election cycle, meaning any progressive activist discontent over her Israel aid vote was expressed through non-electoral channels (open letters…
2024-04-20
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Rep. Scanlon's 2024 'yea' vote on H.R. 8034 aligned her with House Democratic leadership whip position, placing her among the majority of her caucus (166 of 213 Democrats voted 'yea'), but in direct opposition to the…
2024-04-20
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Scanlon voted for $26.38 billion in Israel military aid at a time when progressive Democrats in her caucus were…
2024-03-13
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 7521 (Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok)) on 2024-03-13: Scanlon voted for TikTok divestiture legislation despite the bill's significant…
2023-05-31
Votes
PRIMARY
[vote] Scanlon voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which included increased spending on ICE detention capacity — a provision that civil liberties advocates and progressive Democrats characterized as…
2023-05-31
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Debt Ceiling)) on 2023-05-31: Scanlon voted for the debt ceiling deal despite opposition from 46 progressive Democrats and concerns from civil…
2022-12-31
Stated positions
SECONDARY
Scanlon served as Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee during the 117th Congress, including during both Trump impeachment proceedings. Her Judiciary Committee position and role in impeachment proceedings…
2022-08-12
Votes
INFERENTIAL
Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 5376 (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) on 2022-08-12: Scanlon voted for the IRA, which included Medicare prescription drug negotiation directly benefiting PA-05's significant senior…
2022-01-01
Votes
PRIMARY
[vote] Scanlon voted for the Bipartisan Secure Elections Act provisions included in various appropriations discussions while also supporting broader voting rights expansion — creating a documented tension between her…
2021-12-08
Stated positions
SECONDARY
Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint in Delaware County, Pennsylvania in December 2021 — an incident that generated significant national press attention. The carjacking and subsequent criminal case became a political…
2021-06-01
Votes
PRIMARY
[platform] Scanlon has been a consistent advocate for voting rights expansion and has publicly criticized voter suppression efforts in multiple states, including supporting the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act…
2021-01-01
Stated positions
PRIMARY
[platform] Scanlon has consistently supported criminal justice reform legislation including reducing mandatory minimum sentences and reforming cash bail systems, describing the criminal justice system as systemically…
