Sean M Dougherty
State representative · Fox Chase, Philadelphia
The gist
- Sponsored HB 1788, a transit and road funding bill the House passed, and urged the Senate to fund transit.In office
- Sponsored HB 1416 making interference that seriously injures or kills a transit operator a felony.In office
- Sponsored HB 643, passed by the House, to raise the cap on PHARE affordable housing funding to $110 million.In office
- Supports universal pre-K, citing its economic benefits and help for working parents.In office
- Sponsored HB 2585 to end subminimum wages for workers with disabilities.In office
- Sponsored HB 2079 to repay interest schools and nonprofits paid on loans during the 2025 budget impasse.In office
- Proposes speed-limiting devices for some speeding offenders as an alternative to license suspension.In office
- Sponsored HR 618 for a state study of mental health treatment in county jails.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored HB 1788, a transit and road funding bill the House passed, and urged the Senate to fund transit.
House passes Dougherty’s transformative public transit omnibus legislation; calls on the PA Senate to finally fund public transitPublic statement · Office of Rep. Sean Dougherty · Aug 11, 2025 · pahouse.com
“The Senate needs to get back to Harrisburg immediately and finally fund public transit”
Sponsored HB 1416 making interference that seriously injures or kills a transit operator a felony.
House Transportation Committee approves Dougherty bill punishing interference of public transit operatorsPublic statement · Office of Rep. Sean Dougherty · Jun 17, 2025 · pahouse.com
“any interference that causes the serious bodily injury or death of an operator would be punishable as a felony”
Sponsored HB 643, passed by the House, to raise the cap on PHARE affordable housing funding to $110 million.
PA House passes Dougherty bill Increasing aid for affordable housingPublic statement · Office of Rep. Sean Dougherty · Apr 24, 2025 · pahouse.com
“Affordable housing is a necessity that all Pennsylvanians deserve easy access to … the bill would raise this cap to $110 million”
Supports universal pre-K, citing its economic benefits and help for working parents.
Universal Pre-K helps economy, children and parentsPublic statement · Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus · Mar 3, 2026 · pahouse.com
“Pennsylvania forfeits an estimated $6 billion in economic activity every single year by not offering universal pre-K”
Sponsored HB 2585 to end subminimum wages for workers with disabilities.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Eliminating Subminimum Wage EmploymentGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · May 6, 2026 · palegis.us
“My legislation would amend the Minimum Wage Act of 1968 to remove exceptions allowing employers to underpay workers with disabilities.”
Sponsored HB 2079 to repay interest schools and nonprofits paid on loans during the 2025 budget impasse.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Protecting Schools, Nonprofits, and Human Services from Budget Impasse FalloutGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Nov 18, 2025 · palegis.us
“back fill any interest accrued by entities that receive state funding which were forced to take out loans during the recent budget impasse”
Proposes speed-limiting devices for some speeding offenders as an alternative to license suspension.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Making Our Roads Safer -- Establishing an Opt-In Speed Inhibitor ProgramGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Sep 9, 2025 · palegis.us
“establish a program to allow the option to install ISA systems in the cars of individuals convicted of certain speed-related offenses”
Sponsored HR 618 for a state study of mental health treatment in county jails.
Co-Sponsorship Memo: Resolution to Study Mental Health Treatment in County JailsGovernment record · Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Jul 16, 2026 · palegis.us
“directing the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to study mental health treatment in county jails”