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David H. Rowe
State Representative, District 85, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 85 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 85 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 85 R · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 9 (0 became law) — HB 1190, HB 1815, HB 1937, HB 2370, HB 2636, HB 2736, HR 325, HR 341, HR 346
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2024 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-03-29 | 2 creditors, 2 income sources, 1 gifts, 4 travel, lodging & hospitality, 1 business offices, 1 business interests |
2023 statement
STATE REPRESENTATIVE HD85, PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2024-02-01 | 1 real estate · paper |
2025 statement
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY | 2022-02-24 | 1 creditors, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality · paper |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $1,000
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: SMUCE cece. 270 He ($1,000). 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: SMUCE cece. 270 He $1,000
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 $337
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2024: Pennsylvania State University ($337). 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: Pennsylvania State University $337
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 4 sources of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $4,336.52
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2024: Young Americans for Liberty ($1,586.10); IRPE ($908.46); Club for Growth ($1,000); American Federation for Children ($841.96). 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: Young Americans for Liberty $1,586.10Travel, lodging & hospitality: IRPE $908.46Travel, lodging & hospitality: Club for Growth $1,000Travel, lodging & hospitality: American Federation for Children $841.96
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 David H. Rowe: $6,301 in 5 items from 4 principals (3 of them transportation, lodging or hospitality). 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 |
|---|
Google LLC and its Affiliates
$3,064 in all | hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2025-10-20 | $3,064 |
EdChoice
$2,386 in all | hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2025-10-12 | $2,386 |
Americans for Prosperity
$664 in all | hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2025-12-31 | $664 |
Pfizer Inc.
$187 in all | Meal · gift · 2024-10-22 | $135 |
| Dinner · gift · 2023-06-06 | $52 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 85
$84,320raised, 58 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
98%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $91,533
Largest payees: HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $69,040 Other (described) · DAVID ROWE $6,479 Other (described) · I360, LLC $3,434 Other (described) · UNION COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE $2,000 Other (described) · TAXPAYERS FOR WALLEN $2,000 Other (described) · SAVANAH MARTIN FOR PA $2,000 Other (described) · FRIENDS OF ANDREA VEROBISH $2,000 Other (described) · MIFFLIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE $1,000 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 |
|---|
KEYSTONE SENIORS PAC
Dover | Political committee | $30,000 |
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $10,000 |
HIGHMARK PAC
Camp Hill | Political committee | $4,000 |
FIRSTPAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
DUANNE MORRIS LLP GOVERNMENT STATE & LOCAL FUND
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,000 |
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION PAC
Finley | Political committee | $2,000 |
WOJDAK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
PA BANKERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
HAPAC-STATE
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
PA FOR TOMORROW PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
PA REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Lemoyne | Political committee | $2,000 |
PMA PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
SGA PAC
Fairless Hills | Political committee | $2,000 |
BETTER PA PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
NFG PAPAC NATIONAL FUEL GAS
Erie | Political committee | $2,000 |
Filers: FRIENDS OF DAVID ROWE (20190198), DAVID HUMMER ROWE (2024C0052), DAVID H. ROWE (2026C0160). 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 |
|---|
KEYSTONE SENIORS PAC
Group or PAC · Dover | $30,000 | 52 | |
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $10,000 | 157 | |
HIGHMARK PAC
Group or PAC · Camp Hill | $4,000 | 128 | |
FIRSTPAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 21 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp PAC
Group or PAC · Findlay | $2,000 | 6 | |
WOJDAK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 76 | |
PENNSYLVANIA BANKERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 45 | |
HAPAC-STATE
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 69 | |
PA FOR TOMORROW PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 16 | |
PA REALTORS PAC
Group or PAC · Lemoyne | $2,000 | 66 | |
PMA PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 37 | |
SGA PAC
Group or PAC · Fairless Hills | $2,000 | 46 | |
BETTER PENNSYLVANIA PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $2,000 | 55 | |
NFG PAPAC (NATIONAL FUEL GAS)
Group or PAC · Erie | $2,000 | 29 | |
CAP67 PAC
Group or PAC · Ambler | $2,000 | 10 | |