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DState Senator · District 2
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Pennsylvania Senate District 2
Tina Tartaglione is a Democratic state senator from Philadelphia who has represented Pennsylvania Senate District 2 since 1994 and is seeking re-election on November 3, 2026. She is the Senate Democratic Whip.[1][2]
Christine M. Tartaglione was born September 21, 1960, in Philadelphia, and is a lifetime city resident, according to her official biography.[1] She attended St. Martin of Tours, St. Basil Academy, and Peirce Junior College.[1] She worked as an assistant to Philadelphia City Councilwoman Joan Krajewski from 1986 to 1989, as a senior executive assistant to State Treasurer Catherine Baker Knoll from 1989 to 1992, and as a business representative for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 beginning in 1992.[1]
In 1994 she became the fifth woman in state history to win election to the State Senate, and in 2010 she was elected Caucus Secretary, the first woman in Senate Democratic leadership.[1] She now serves as Senate Democratic Whip and as Democratic chair of the Intergovernmental Operations Committee, and she sits on the Labor and Industry; Law and Justice; Rules and Executive Nominations; and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness committees.[1] Her biography says she authored Senate Bill 1090, Pennsylvania's 2006 minimum wage increase, and describes her as an advocate for working families and people with disabilities.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Tina Tartaglione is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Pennsylvania Senate District 2 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
Jun 10, 2026 · Passed 37–13 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Jun 30, 2026 · Failed 8–42 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Sep 9, 2025 · Passed 34–15 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Jun 30, 2026 · Failed 8–42 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Oct 7, 2026: Creates a state false claims law making people who knowingly defraud the state liable for triple damages plus civil penalties, enforced by the attorney general and whistleblower suits, and lets personal care home aides without a diploma qualify by passing reading and math tests.
May 7, 2025 · Passed 47–3 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Oct 6, 2026 · Passed 45–5 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Jun 24, 2026 · Passed 48–2 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Oct 6, 2026 · Passed 33–17 · against most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 1 of 7 party-divided votes on file.
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for prohibition of ownership; and, in sentencing, providing for animal abuse registry.
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 6–17, Republicans 27–0
Oct 6, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Against most of their party · Passed 33–17 · Yes 33–No 17 · Democrats 6–17, Republicans 27–0
Oct 6, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 34–15 · Yes 34–No 15 · Democrats 7–15, Republicans 27–0
Sep 9, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 36–14 · Yes 36–No 14 · Democrats 9–14, Republicans 27–0
May 7, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 37–13 · Yes 37–No 13 · Democrats 23–0, Republicans 14–13
Jun 10, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 37–13 · Yes 37–No 13 · Democrats 20–3, Republicans 17–10
Jun 10, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Failed 8–42 · Yes 8–No 42 · Democrats 0–23, Republicans 8–19
Jun 30, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 45–5 · Yes 45–No 5 · Democrats 18–5, Republicans 27–0
Oct 6, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 47–3 · Yes 47–No 3 · Democrats 21–2, Republicans 26–1
May 7, 2025Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: MOTION TO TABLE CAPPELLETTI AMENDMENT NO. A-4581
Lets drivers use safety cables, not only safety chains, when a towed vehicle is connected by a ball-and-socket hitch or pintle hook without a locking device.
Motion: FINAL PASSAGE
Motion: FINAL PASSAGE
Motion: FINAL PASSAGE
On the version voted Oct 6, 2026: Lets local tax officials recover publicly posted costs of collecting overdue local taxes for up to five years, caps wage withholding for back taxes at 10% of pay, and requires 15 days' notice and pursuing the taxpayer first before taking a spouse's wages.
Motion: FINAL PASSAGE
Motion: BROOKS AMENDMENT NO. A-4049
Motion: FINAL PASSAGE
Motion: MOTION TO TABLE BOSCOLA AMENDMENT NO. A-3710
Creates a standard state form for orders for life-sustaining treatment, for patients a physician finds have a life-limiting, irreversible condition, replacing out-of-hospital do-not-resuscitate orders; bars insurers and providers from requiring it or treating patients differently, and shields providers acting in good faith.
Motion: MOTION TO TABLE MARTIN AMENDMENT NO. A-3572
Motion: FINAL PASSAGE - RECONSIDERATION
Showing 10 of 24 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.