Rep. Rich Irvin

Republican - PA - 81st district

Limited Government Rating

2022: 90.28%

Ratings by Policy Category

79.17%

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90.91%

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83.33%

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Spurring Economic Growth by Gradually Reducing the Corporate Tax Rate from 9.99% to 4.99% by 2031.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Taxpayers through a Constitutional Amendment Limiting State Spending to Only Growth in Population and Inflation.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Property Tax Burdens by Authorizing Local Exemptions for "Affordable Housing".

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Expanding Cronyism by Providing Tax Exemptions to Government-Favored Dairy Processing Facilities.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Out-Of-Control Spending by Providing 4 Non-State-Owned Universities with Nearly $600 Million in Taxpayer Funds.

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Voted for Limited Government

Imposing Greater Tax Burdens on Businesses by Increasing Unemployment Benefit Payouts.

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Increasing Taxation by Preventing the Section 179 Business Deduction from Being Indexed to Inflation.

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Reducing Tax Burdens on Small Businesses by Aligning the State Section 179 Deduction with the Federal Tax Code.

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Reducing Barriers for the Sale of Businesses to Employees by Aligning PA Tax Code with the Rest of the Nation.

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Expanding Cronyism and Government Central Planning through $2 Billion in Special Interest Subsidies.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Out-Of-Control Spending through a Budget with a 11% Spending Hike and Countless New and Increased Social Programs.

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Voted against Limited Government

Increasing Election Integrity and Transparency through the Poll Watcher Empowerment Act

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Increasing Election Integrity by Prohibiting Private Funds for Election Administration

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Weakening Election Integrity by Blocking Reforms that Ensure Voter Rolls Remain Updated and that Deceased Individuals are Removed.

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Promoting American Energy Dominance by Urging the Governors of New York and New Jersey to Authorize Natural Gas Pipeline Construction

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Reducing Unnecessary Regulations by Calling Congress to Reform Vehicle Emission Testing Mandates.

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Protecting Consumer Choice by Prohibiting Local Governments from Imposing All-Electric Building Codes and Anti-Natural Gas Ordinances.

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Preventing Energy Costs from Skyrocketing by Ensuring the State does not Enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

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Advancing Run-Away Spending by Directing $750 Million of Federal COVID-19 Funds to Environmental Projects Subject to Prevailing Wage Mandates.

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Expanding Energy Production by Ending the Delaware River Basin Commission's Authority to Ban Fracking.

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Boosting State Revenue and Energy Production by Authorizing Oil and Gas Extraction Under State Lands.

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Placing Taxpayer Funds at Risk by Further Expanding the Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy Program (C-PACE).

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Reducing Unnecessary Red Tape by Providing Localities the Ability to Bypass State Approval to Maintain Streams in Certain Emergency Situations.

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Improving the State's Business Climate by Establishing a 45 Day Window on DEP Permit Applications.

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Strengthening Government Accountability by Providing Legislative Oversight of Bonding Requirements for Orphaned Gas and Oil Well Plugging.

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Voted for Limited Government

Boosting American Energy Production and International Trade by Establishing a Task Force to Study the Export of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) from the Port of Philadelphia.

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Increasing Healthcare Costs through an Excessive New Occupational Licensing Regime Concerning Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy.

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Protecting Taxpayer Funds from Abuse by Requiring a Child to be Enrolled on the Health Plan of their Non-Custodial Parent as Opposed to Medicaid.

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Strengthening Medical Freedom by Preventing Licensing Boards from Taking Actions Against Doctors for Prescribing Off-Label Drugs to Treat COVID-19.

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Improving Educational Outcomes by Expanding School Choice via the Lifeline Scholarship Program.

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Improving Educational Outcomes by Expanding the "Open Campus Initiative" to Include Charter Schools.

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Hiking Taxpayer Costs by Providing Unions Two Seats on the State's Board of Higher Education.

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Attacking School Choice by Subjecting Scholarship Granting Organizations to Abuse through Open Record Requests

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Voted for Limited Government

Blocking Implementation of Excessive Charter School Regulations Imposed by the Wolf Administration.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Government Integrity by Prohibiting Assignment of State-Owned Vehicles to Members of the Legislature.

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Voted for Limited Government

Directing the JSGC to Conduct an Unnecessary Study that is Primarily Designed to Justify Growing Government Dependency.

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Voted for Limited Government

Infringing Property Rights by Further Worsening the "Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act".

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Public Safety and Property Rights through the Impeachment of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for Failing to Prosecute Crime.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Public Safety by Ensuring Victims of Violent Crime have the Right to Appear at the Bail Hearing of the Defendant.

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Increasing Public Safety by Establishing a Task Force and Providing the State AG the Ability to Prosecute Criminals that Commit Gun Violence in Philadelphia.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Automotive Enthusiasts from Regulatory Overreach by Clarifying the Trailering of Vehicles to Events is not "Commercial Activity".

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Domestic Insurance Companies with Operations in Europe from Costly and Excessive International Regulations.

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Voted for Limited Government

Infringing Private Contracting Rights through Government Overreach into the Governance Practices of Private Homeowners Associations.

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Voted against Limited Government

Amending the Constitution to Strengthen Election Integrity through Voter ID and Audits, Prohibit Taxpayer-Funded Abortion and Disapprove Regulations without a Gubernatorial Override.

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Voted for Limited Government

Restricting Competition and Hiking Consumer Costs by Imposing New Licensing Mandates on Behavior Analysts.

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Voted for Limited Government

Weakening Property Rights through the Seizure and Destruction of ATVs and Dirt Bikes if Unlawfully Operated on Roadways.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Taxpayer Infrastructure Costs by Creating a Special Weight Exemption for Electric-Powered Trucks.

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Reforming Regulations to Reduce Unnecessary Burdens Placed on Farmers and Fueling Stations.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Autonomous Vehicle Innovation and Increasing Penalties for Catalytic Converter Theft.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing Overreaching Regulations Placed on Salon Establishments

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Voted for Limited Government

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