Joe Emrick

Seat	House District 137
Party	Republican
Capitol office	Room 401 · Irvis Office Building
Mailing address	Room 401, Irvis Office Building P.O. Box 202137, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Capitol phone	717-260-6159
Write to	jemrick@pahousegop.com (official address)
Tenure	Serving since December 1, 2010
Term limited	No term limits

Committees 1

House Professional Licensure Committee Republican chair standing

Bills, 2025–2026 session 6 as principal author · 19 as coauthor

MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
HR 471A Resolution designating the month of April 2026 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania.Out of committee34
HB 770An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in higher education…In committee23
HB 800An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing…Out of committee22
HB 750An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in…In committee20
HB 765An Act amending the act of June 25, 1931 (P.L.1352, No.332), referred to as the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge…In committee19
HB 730An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in table games, further providing for…In committee12

All 6 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of HB 17, HB 309, HR 277, HB 2496, HB 2359, HB 685, HB 158, HB 1273, HB 1394, HB 1491, HB 1596, HB 1609 and 7 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Vote record, 2025–2026 Regular Session 982 roll calls

877 Yes105 No0 Absent / excused0 Other / not voting

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Effectiveness 2025–26 session

0.39130th of 203 in the House
36th percentile

Bills & joint resolutions authored	5
… passed committee / chamber / both	1 / 0 / 0
… became law	0
Carried in the other chamber (became law)	0 (0)
Points vs. House minority average	1 ÷ 2.56 = 0.39
Most-authored topics	State government & agencies (2), Schools (K–12) (1), Higher education & workforce (1)

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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26

Most bills written together

Mark Gillen RHouse 128 14
Milou Mackenzie RHouse 131 11
Tina Pickett RHouse 110 11
Charity Krupa RHouse 51 10
David Rowe RHouse 85 10
Jill Cooper RHouse 55 10
Brian Smith RHouse 66 9
Craig Staats RHouse 145 8
Dave Zimmerman RHouse 99 8
Donna Scheuren RHouse 147 8

“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

District 137

Counties: Northampton
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Senate members sharing a county: Nick Miller (14), Lisa Boscola (18)

District 137 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official House page.

Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026

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Source

Copied from https://www.palegis.us/house/members/bio/1207/rep-emrick on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.