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Jason Dawkins
State Representative, District 179, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 179 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 179 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 179 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 14 (1 became law) — HB 274, HB 1441, HB 1484, HB 1486, HB 1487, HB 1549, HB 183, HB 1960, HB 1990, HB 1995, HB 2189, HB 2619 …
Their home
$300,000 – $400,000market value, Philadelphia
The Office of Property Assessment's market value for the home at the address Jason Dawkins filed on their latest Statement of Financial Interests, shown as a range. The address isn't published here. Assessments trail the market and can be appealed, so treat it as a rough figure. How this works.
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
State Rep 179th, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-02-24 | 5 creditors, 4 income sources, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality, 3 business interests |
2024 statement
Legislator, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-04-24 | 5 creditors, 4 income sources, 1 gifts, 3 business interests |
2023 statement
Legislator, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-01-31 | 6 creditors, 4 income sources, 1 gifts, 3 business interests |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $2,500
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: Pace-o-Matic ($2,500). 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
Travel, lodging & hospitality: Pace-o-Matic $2,500
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 $250
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2024: Peco ($250). 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 $250
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 $250
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2023: Peco ($250). 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 $250
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 Jason Dawkins: $2,907 in 4 items from 3 principals (2 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 |
|---|
Pace-O-Matic
$1,923 in all | Travel and lodging for trip to Pace-O-Matic HQ Transportation 1640.00 Lodging 283.00 · gift · 2025-10-01 | $1,923 |
PECO ENERGY COMPANY
$910 in all | hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2024-09-16 | $785 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2024-03-26 | $125 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts
$74 in all | Dinner provided before a briefing for the Philadelphia House delegation on juvenile justice legislation · gift · 2023-09-21 | $74 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 179
$14,000raised, 13 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
57%43%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $38,675
Largest payees: Jason Dawkins $5,500 Other (described) · Capital One $4,618 Other (described) · Philadelphia Democratic Committee $3,500 Other (described) · Morgan Cephas $2,000 Other (described) · Staples $1,829 Other (described) · 23rd Ward $1,500 Other (described) · Cafe Fresco $1,449 Other (described) · Gabriella Italian Restaurant $1,215 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 |
|---|
Local Union 98 IBEW
Philadelphia | Political committee | $5,000 |
IUPAT Political Action Fund
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
1776 PAC (UFCW)
Plymouth Meeting | Political committee | $1,000 |
GCAP PAC
Lemoyne | Political committee | $1,000 |
INDEPENDENCE PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $500 |
FoodPac
Camp Hill | Political committee | $500 |
DUANE MORRIS LLP Government
Philadelphia | Political committee | $500 |
WOJDAK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
HIGHMARK PAC OF HIGHMARK INC
Camp Hill | Political committee | $500 |
APSCUF/CAP(ASSN PA ST COL/UNIV FACL)
Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
PABAR PAC (PA BAR ASSN)
Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Bryn Mawr | Political committee | $500 |
PECO PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $500 |
Filers: DAWKINS, JASON FRIENDS OF (20150282), JOSEPH C. HOHENSTEIN (2024C0041), DAWKINS,JASON (2026C0081). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
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Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.