Christine M Tartaglione
State senator · Philadelphia
The gist
- Introduced SB 1449 to ban "Glock switches" that convert handguns to fire automatically.In office
- Calls for raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage; authored the state's 2006 minimum wage increase.In office
- Says taxing skill games and closing the Delaware loophole would have generated sustainable state revenue.In office
- Sponsored SB 908, which passed the Senate, to extend prevailing wage to off-site fabrication for public projects.In office
- Co-sponsors a bill to raise the state child and dependent care tax credit to match the federal credit.In office
- Voted against a 2025 transit plan using capital funds, calling for stable, permanent transit funding.In office
- Introduced SB 1054 to require every Pennsylvania high school to keep naloxone on site.In office
- Called on Congress to act after fatal shootings by ICE agents in Minneapolis in January 2026.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Introduced SB 1449 to ban "Glock switches" that convert handguns to fire automatically.
Senator Tartaglione Introduces Legislation to Ban Glock Switches in PennsylvaniaPublic statement · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · Sep 9, 2026 · senatortartaglione.com
“legislation that would prohibit the possession, use, sale, transfer, manufacture, and production of machine gun conversion devices”
Calls for raising Pennsylvania's $7.25 minimum wage; authored the state's 2006 minimum wage increase.
About | Senator Christine TartaglioneGovernment record · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · senatortartaglione.com
“She authored Senate Bill 1090- Pennsylvania’s landmark 2006 minimum wage increase”
Tartaglione Calls Budget a Step Forward That Makes Important Investments, But Falls Short for Working PennsylvaniansPublic statement · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · Jul 12, 2026 · senatortartaglione.com
“I will continue fighting until Pennsylvania finally raises the minimum wage, modernizes its revenue system”
Says taxing skill games and closing the Delaware loophole would have generated sustainable state revenue.
Tartaglione Calls Budget a Step Forward That Makes Important Investments, But Falls Short for Working PennsylvaniansPublic statement · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · Jul 12, 2026 · senatortartaglione.com
“Regulating and taxing skill games, closing the Delaware loophole, and raising the minimum wage would have generated sustainable revenue”
Sponsored SB 908, which passed the Senate, to extend prevailing wage to off-site fabrication for public projects.
Tartaglione Prevailing Wage Bill Passes SenatePublic statement · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · Jun 10, 2026 · senatortartaglione.com
“extending prevailing wage protections to off-site custom fabrication work for public construction projects”
Co-sponsors a bill to raise the state child and dependent care tax credit to match the federal credit.
State Lawmakers Announce Legislation to Increase Child Care Tax Credits for PA FamiliesPublic statement · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · Jun 18, 2026 · senatortartaglione.com
“Aligning Pennsylvania’s Child and Dependent Care Enhancement Tax Credit with the expanded federal credit is a common-sense way”
Voted against a 2025 transit plan using capital funds, calling for stable, permanent transit funding.
Senator Tartaglione Urges the Need for a Long-Term Public Transit Funding SolutionPublic statement · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · Aug 13, 2025 · senatortartaglione.com
“We need a plan that supports all 52 transit systems in all 67 counties, with funding that is stable, permanent, and reliable year after year.”
Introduced SB 1054 to require every Pennsylvania high school to keep naloxone on site.
Senators Tartaglione and Saval Partner with Student Leaders to Introduce Lifesaving Naloxone-in-Schools LegislationPublic statement · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · Oct 15, 2025 · senatortartaglione.com
“require all high schools in Pennsylvania to maintain opioid antagonists, such as naloxone or Narcan, onsite”
Called on Congress to act after fatal shootings by ICE agents in Minneapolis in January 2026.
Senator Tartaglione Condemns ICE Violence, Calls for Immediate ActionPublic statement · Office of State Senator Christine Tartaglione · Jan 25, 2026 · senatortartaglione.com
“Congress and federal leaders must act to stop this unchecked violence.”