People › State House
Craig T. Staats
State Representative, District 145, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 145 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 145 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 145 R · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 7 (0 became law) — HB 1329, HB 1367, HB 1368, HB 1369, HB 427, HR 141, HR 429
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 statement STATE REPRESENTATIVE, COMMONWEALTH OF PA | 2026-03-02 | — · paper |
| 2024 statement STATE REPRESENTATIVE, COMMONWEALTH OF PA | 2025-04-23 | — · paper |
| 2023 statement STATE REPRESENTATIVE HD 145, COMMONWEALTH OF PA | 2024-02-06 | — · paper |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: State House District 145
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $15,678
Largest payees: CRAIG STAATS $4,565 Other (described) · HRCC $3,600 Other (described) · BELA PRINTING $2,668 Other (described) · AXIOM STRATEGIES $1,820 Other (described) · AXIOM $1,284 Other (described) · BUCKS COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE $1,000 Other (described) · QUAKERTOWN FOOTBALL BOOSTER CLUB $200 Other (described) · CASEY'S PLACE $166 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2999 GROUP Bensalem | Political committee | $5,000 |
| ROBERT ASHER EXECUTIVE · ASHER'S CHOCOLATE CO. · Gwynedd Valley | Person or other | $2,500 |
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
| PECO PAC Philadelphia | Political committee | $1,000 |
| PA-THA-PAC Bensalem | Political committee | $1,000 |
| PA THOROUGHBRED HORSEMEN'S ASSOC PA-THA-PAC Bensalem | Political committee | $1,000 |
| JAY FELDSTEIN EXECUTIVE · PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE · Gladwyne | Person or other | $1,000 |
| COMMITTEE TO ELECT TIM ARNOLD Quakertown | Political committee | $850 |
| MALADY & WOOTEN PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $650 |
| HIGHMARK PAC Camp Hill | Political committee | $650 |
| ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Bryn Mawr | Political committee | $650 |
| WINE & SPIRITS ASSOCIATION OF PA PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
| CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC Washington | Political committee | $500 |
| NFIB PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Nashville | Political committee | $500 |
| PENNSYLVANIA OPTOMETRIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
Filers: STAATS FOR STATE REP (20140130), CRAIG T. STAATS (2024C0137), CRAIG T. STAATS (2026C0170). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2999 GROUP Group or PAC · Bensalem | $5,000 | 22 | |
| Robert Asher Co-Chair, Asher's Chocolate Co · Gwynedd Valley | $2,500 | 11 | |
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 157 | |
| PECO PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $1,000 | 66 | |
| PA-THA-PAC Group or PAC · Bensalem | $1,000 | 42 | |
| PA THOROUGHBRED HORSEMEN'S ASSOC PA-THA-PAC Group or PAC · Bensalem | $1,000 | 8 | |
| Jay Feldstein Physician, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic · Gladwyne | $1,000 | 2 | |
| INDEPENDENCE PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $650 | 38 | |
| MALADY & WOOTEN PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $650 | 111 | |
| CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $650 | 50 | |
| HIGHMARK PAC Group or PAC · Camp Hill | $650 | 128 | |
| ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. PAC Group or PAC · Bryn Mawr | $650 | 68 | |
| WINE & SPIRITS ASSOCIATION OF PA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $500 | 8 | |
| CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Washington | $500 | 28 | |
| NFIB PENNSYLVANIA PAC Group or PAC · Nashville | $500 | 25 |