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Ed Neilson
State Representative, District 174, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 174 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 174 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 174 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 32 (1 became law) — HB 1862, HB 1023, HB 1085, HB 1141, HB 1364, HB 1591, HB 1608, HB 1636, HB 1637, HB 1783, HB 1850, HB 1970 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2026-03-04 | 2 creditors, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality · paper |
2024 statement (amendment)
Representative 174, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-05-05 | Nothing listed |
2024 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-02-07 | 1 income sources |
2023 statement
PA HOUSE OF REP 174 | 2024-02-12 | — · paper |
2023 statement
Representative 174, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-02-09 | 1 income sources |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: ijjji. 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: ijjji
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 Amendments · the statement
An amended statement for 2024
The filer marked this statement as an amendment (blocks not named). Amendments correct or add to a statement already filed.
What to check- What changed from the original statement
Rule: An amended statement
How this rule works
Campaign money: State House District 174
$52,855raised, 41 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
83%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $79,448
Largest payees: ARCHBISHOP RYAN HIGH SCHOOL $10,100 Other (described) · NFC $8,200 Other (described) · THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF PHILADELPHIA $7,500 Other (described) · NGP VAN $5,227 Other (described) · CHASE CARD SERVICES VISA $4,746 Other (described) · MCKAY SERVICES $3,700 Other (described) · CURRAN'S IRISH PUB $3,664 Other (described) · SUPER HERO PROJECT $3,000 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 |
|---|
MALADY & WOOTEN PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $5,000 |
CONSTRUCTORS ASSOCAITION OF WESTERN PA PAC
Cranberry Township | Political committee | $5,000 |
PAA - PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $5,000 |
TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $5,000 |
THE BIPARTISAN NETWORK PAC
Washington | Political committee | $3,500 |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13 POLITICAL & LEGISLATIVE
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,500 |
HTNB HOLDINGS LTD. PAC
Kansas City | Political committee | $2,000 |
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION LOCAL 234 C.O.P.E.
Philadelphia | Political committee | $1,500 |
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC
Findlay | Political committee | $1,000 |
MCNEES PAC
Harrisburgh | Political committee | $1,000 |
CONSTELLATION EMPLOYEE PAC
Washington | Political committee | $1,000 |
PA TOWING ASSOCIATION
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,000 |
PECOPAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $1,000 |
BELLEVUE STRATEGIES PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $1,000 |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND
Washington | Political committee | $1,000 |
Filers: NEILSON FOR THE NORTHEAST (20120111), ED NEILSON (2024C0339), ED NEILSON (2026C0321). 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 |
|---|
MALADY & WOOTEN PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $5,000 | 111 | |
PAA PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $5,000 | 79 | |
TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $5,000 | 31 | |
THE BIPARTISAN NETWORK PAC
Group or PAC · Washington | $3,500 | 15 | |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13 POLITICAL & LEGISLATIVE
Labor union · Harrisburg | $2,500 | 19 | |
HTNB HOLDINGS LTD. PAC
Group or PAC · Kansas City | $2,000 | 2 | |
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEE PAC
Group or PAC · Findlay | $1,000 | 4 | |
MCNEES PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 92 | |
Constellation Employee PAC
Group or PAC · Washington | $1,000 | 11 | |
PECO PAC
Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $1,000 | 66 | |
BELLEVUE STRATEGIES PAC
Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $1,000 | 14 | |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND
Group or PAC · Washington | $1,000 | 5 | |
BIKEPAC
Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | $1,000 | 25 | |
PA SCHOOL BUS PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 22 | |
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION OF PA PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,000 | 3 | |