People › State House
Dane Watro
State Representative, District 116, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 116 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 116 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 116 R · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 6 (1 became law) — HB 17, HB 22, HB 2279, HR 15, HR 2, HR 595
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 statement PA STATE REPRESENTATIVE HD116, PA STATE REPRESENTATIVE | 2026-03-06 | 1 income sources · paper |
| 2024 statement State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-04-28 | 1 creditors, 2 income sources |
| 2023 statement PA STATE REPRESENTATIVE HD 116, PA STATE REPRESENTATIVE | 2024-02-06 | 2 income sources · paper |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: State House District 116
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $143,616
Largest payees: IGNITE STRATEGIES $24,518 Other (described) · HRCC $20,600 Other (described) · VOLUNTEERS FOR ARGALL $14,275 Other (described) · DANE WATRO $8,536 Other (described) · WALSH FOR PA $4,350 Other (described) · CAPITOL PROMOTIONS INC. $3,965 Other (described) · AMAZON $3,492 Other (described) · FIRST NATIONAL BANK $3,379 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KIM MERICLE DEVELOPER · MERICLE REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION · Shavertown | Person or other | $50,500 |
| PAFWD PAC Wilkes Barre | Political committee | $18,000 |
| RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS Reading | Political committee | $12,500 |
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $10,500 |
| CITIZENS FOR A BETTER SCHUYLKILL Harrisburg | Political committee | $10,000 |
| KRISTA AND PAUL DEANGELO OWNERS · CARVER'S RESERVE · Hazleton | Person or other | $7,500 |
| PAUL DEANGELO OWNER · DBI · Hazleton | Person or other | $6,000 |
| LAWPAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $5,000 |
| PENNSYLVANIA LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC Pittsburg | Political committee | $5,000 |
| WHERE AMERICA STARTED Auburn | Political committee | $5,000 |
| SEAN SHAMANY PRIVATE BUSINESS OWNER · ELITE REVENUE SOLUTIONS LLC · Hazleton | Person or other | $5,000 |
| ANTHONY RYBA RETIRED · Conyngham | Person or other | $5,000 |
| PA LABORERS JOB PAC Pittsburg | Political committee | $5,000 |
| LEONARD ROSSI OWNER · ROSSI COAL COMPANY · Sugarloaf | Person or other | $4,750 |
| MARC DECOWSKI EMPLOYER · BCI · Mountain Top | Person or other | $4,500 |
Filers: I'M FOR WATRO (20220082), DANE WATRO (2024C0127), DANE WATRO (2026C0554). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Mericle DEVELOPER, MERICLE REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION · Shavertown | $50,500 | 8 | |
| PAFWD PAC Group or PAC · Wilkes Barre | $18,000 | 7 | |
| RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS Candidate or officeholder committee · Reading | $12,500 | 21 | |
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $10,500 | 157 | |
| CITIZENS FOR A BETTER SCHUYLKILL Candidate or officeholder committee · Harrisburg | $10,000 | 3 | |
| MN8 ENERGY LLC PAC Group or PAC · New York | $5,000 | 3 | |
| LAWPAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $5,000 | 86 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA LABORERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC Labor union · Pittsburgh | $5,000 | 5 | |
| WHERE AMERICA STARTED Group or PAC · Auburn | $5,000 | 3 | |
| Sean Shamany OFFICE MANAGER, NORTHEAST REVENUE SERVICES · Hazleton | $5,000 | 2 | |
| Anthony Ryba RETIRED, Self-Employed · Conyngham | $5,000 | 4 | |
| PA LABORERS JOB PAC Labor union · Pittsburgh | $5,000 | 5 | |
| Leonard Rossi OWNER, ROSSI COAL COMPANY · Sugarloaf | $4,750 | 2 | |
| Arthur Barnes OWNER, AB NOVELTY · Auburn | $4,250 | 4 | |
| Nicholas Boyle OWNER, BOYLE ELECTRO MECHANICAL · Tamaqua | $4,250 | 4 |