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Amanda M. Cappelletti
State Senator, District 17, State Senate
In the General Assembly
Senate District 17 D · 550 floor votes this session, 1% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 76 (2 became law) — SB 1259, SB 475, SB 1022, SB 1044, SB 1045, SB 1059, SB 1065, SB 1071, SB 1103, SB 1112, SB 1154, SB 1185 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
Senator, Pennsylvania Senate | 2026-04-27 | 2 creditors, 2 income sources, 1 gifts, 2 travel, lodging & hospitality, 5 business offices |
2024 statement
Senator, Pennsylvania Senate | 2025-04-23 | 3 creditors, 1 income sources, 1 gifts, 4 business offices |
2023 statement
Senator, Pennsylvania Senate | 2024-02-07 | 3 creditors, 2 income sources, 1 gifts, 4 business offices |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of gifts, worth $1,500
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2025: PECO an Exelon Company ($1,500). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Gifts: PECO an Exelon Company $1,500
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 2 sources of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $1,889.55
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: Women in Government ($1,299.55); Emilys List ($590). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Travel, lodging & hospitality: Women in Government $1,299.55Travel, lodging & hospitality: Emilys List $590
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of gifts, worth $1,500
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2024: PECO an Exelon Company ($1,500). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Gifts: PECO an Exelon Company $1,500
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of gifts, worth $1,500
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2023: PECO an Exelon Company ($1,500). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Gifts: PECO an Exelon Company $1,500
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Reported by lobbying interests
What principals told the Department of State they gave Amanda M. Cappelletti: $4,000 in 3 items from 1 principal. A report names an official once a principal's gifts to them reach $250 in a year, or its hospitality passes $650 (65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05). Matched by name and office.
| Principal | What, when | Value |
|---|
PECO ENERGY COMPANY
$4,000 in all | Contribution to non-profit Norristown Zoo for Kids Fair · gift · 2025-08-25 | $1,500 |
| Contribution to non-profit Norristown Zoological Society for Kids Fair · gift · 2024-07-30 | $1,500 |
| Contribution to non-profit Zoo for Family Night · gift · 2023-09-15 | $1,000 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State Senate District 17
$112,313raised, 341 itemized contributions
$337from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
40%45%12%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $337 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $111,608
Largest payees: Rittenhouse Political Partners $52,573 Other (described) · Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Campaign Committee $25,000 Other (described) · NGPVAN, Inc. $5,631 Other (described) · Friends of Christopher Thomas $3,750 Other (described) · DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE OF LOWER MERION AND NARBERTH $3,700 Other (described) · JEFFERSONVILLE GOLF CLUB $3,672 Other (described) · Friends of James Malone $2,500 Other (described) · FRIENDS OF EILEEN ALBILLAR $2,500 Other (described)
Expenditures on their reports filed in 2025–2026; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
LAWPAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $12,500 |
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO 420 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION
Philadelphia | Political committee | $5,000 |
Plumbers Union Local 690 Election PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
IUPAT DISTRICT COUNCIL 21
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
Bill Becker
Retired · Not Employed · Wynnewood | Person or other | $2,500 |
DILWORTH PAXSON LLP
N/A · N/A · Philadelphia | Person or other | $2,115.18 |
1776 P.A.C
Plymouth Meeting | Political committee | $2,000 |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
PA BAR ASSOCIATION
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
PAA - PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,000 |
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC. PAC
Bryn Mawr | Political committee | $2,000 |
DUANE MORRIS LLP GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE STATE & LOCAL FUND
Philadelphia | Person or other | $2,000 |
Tj Cappelletti
Boyertown | Person or other | $1,665 |
Bigley and Blikle
Duncannon | Political committee | $1,500 |
Filers: Cappelletti for PA (20190307), AMANDA M. CAZPPELLETTI (2024C0575). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|
LAWPAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $12,500 | 86 | |
Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Committee on Political Education
Labor union · Philadelphia | $5,000 | 10 | |
Plumbers Union Local 690 Election Political Action Committee
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 2 | |
IUPAT DISTRICT COUNCIL 21
Group or PAC · Philadelphia · registered lobbyist employer | $2,500 | 5 | |
Dilworth Paxson LLP
Business · Philadelphia | $2,115 | 8 | |
1776 P.A.C.
Group or PAC · Plymouth Meeting | $2,000 | 7 | |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13
Labor union · Harrisburg · registered lobbyist employer | $2,000 | 43 | |
PA BAR ASSOCIATION
Group or PAC · Harrisburg · registered lobbyist employer | $2,000 | 4 | |
PAA PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 79 | |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,000 | 59 | |
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. PAC
Group or PAC · Bryn Mawr | $2,000 | 68 | |
DUANE MORRIS LLP GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE STATE & LOCAL FUND
Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $2,000 | 32 | |
BIGLEY AND BLIKLE
Group or PAC · Duncannon · registered lobbyist employer | $1,500 | 6 | |
HIGHMARK PAC
Group or PAC · Camp Hill | $1,500 | 128 | |
APSCUF/CAP-PA
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 40 | |