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Joseph Ciresi
Democratic Party
Candidate, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146
Tenure
2018 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
7
Predecessor: Thomas Quigley (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$110,015.54/year
Per diem
$198/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
May 19, 2026
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Joseph Ciresi (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 146. He assumed office on December 1, 2018. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Ciresi (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 146. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[source]


Committee assignments

2023-2024

Ciresi was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Ciresi was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Ciresi was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary occurred on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Incumbent Joseph Ciresi (D) ran in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on May 19, 2026.

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Joseph Ciresi

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Campaign finance

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2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Incumbent Joseph Ciresi defeated Michael J. McCloskey III in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joseph Ciresi (D)
 
59.2
 
20,726
Image of Michael J. McCloskey III
Michael J. McCloskey III (R)
 
40.7
 
14,233
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
52

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 35,011
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Incumbent Joseph Ciresi advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joseph Ciresi
Joseph Ciresi
 
99.0
 
4,884
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
47

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 4,931
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Michael J. McCloskey III advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael J. McCloskey III
Michael J. McCloskey III
 
98.5
 
3,414
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
53

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 3,467
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

Ciresi signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Incumbent Joseph Ciresi defeated Thomas Neafcy in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joseph Ciresi (D)
 
61.8
 
16,091
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Thomas Neafcy (R)
 
38.2
 
9,935

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,026
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Incumbent Joseph Ciresi advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joseph Ciresi
Joseph Ciresi
 
100.0
 
4,898

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,898
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Thomas Neafcy advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Thomas Neafcy (Write-in)
 
73.4
 
973
 Other/Write-in votes
 
26.6
 
353

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,326
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Incumbent Joseph Ciresi defeated Thomas Neafcy in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joseph Ciresi (D)
 
56.8
 
20,719
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Thomas Neafcy (R)
 
43.2
 
15,731

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,450
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Incumbent Joseph Ciresi advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joseph Ciresi
Joseph Ciresi
 
100.0
 
7,779

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,779
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Thomas Neafcy advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Thomas Neafcy
 
100.0
 
4,721

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,721
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Joseph Ciresi defeated incumbent Thomas Quigley in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joseph Ciresi
Joseph Ciresi (D)
 
55.5
 
14,093
Image of Thomas Quigley
Thomas Quigley (R)
 
44.5
 
11,286

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,379
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Joseph Ciresi advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joseph Ciresi
Joseph Ciresi
 
100.0
 
2,951

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,951
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146

Incumbent Thomas Quigley advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Quigley
Thomas Quigley
 
100.0
 
2,422

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,422
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2016

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During the 2016 election cycle Ciresi was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama
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See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Thomas Quigley defeated Joseph Ciresi in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Quigley Incumbent 51.15% 15,060
     Democratic Joseph Ciresi 48.85% 14,381
Total Votes 29,441
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Joseph Ciresi ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 146 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Ciresi  (unopposed)


Incumbent Thomas Quigley ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146 Republican primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 146 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Quigley Incumbent (unopposed)


Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Ciresi's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]

Fair funding for education

  • Excerpt: "Joe Ciresi will fight for a fair funding formula that allocates state money based on actual need, which would result in millions of dollars more to every local school district, reducing property taxes and improving educational outcomes for our children."

Property tax reform

  • Excerpt: "This is why Joe will be a strong advocate for fair funding for education, which will bring millions of dollars back to our school districts and lower property taxes for local residents."

Restoring passenger train service

  • Excerpt: "One of his top priorities will be making sure that passenger rail service restoration between Pottstown and Philadelphia becomes a priority for the state, and he will stand strongly against any proposal that would involve tolling Rt 422."

Responsible budgeting

  • Excerpt: "Only three states have lower credit ratings than Pennsylvania does now, and credit agencies are threatening further downgrades as Pennsylvania continues to fail the basic task of budgeting, as well as addressing structural deficits. Standard & Poor’s specifically cited the “lack of political will” to make budgeting decisions in its March 2016 warning to the state, and lower credit ratings mean higher interest rates and higher interest payments for Pennsylvania taxpayers."

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Joseph Ciresi campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146Won general$383,392 $353,437
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146Won general$224,666 $196,774
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146Won general$235,748 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146Won general$670,292 N/A**
Grand total$1,514,097 $550,211
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
    2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Ciresi for PA, "On the issues," accessed September 26, 2016

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    Thomas Quigley (R)     		Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 146
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