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Joe Ciresi
State Representative, District 146, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 146 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 146 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 146 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 79 (1 became law) — HB 1176, HB 1036, HB 1067, HB 1071, HB 1094, HB 117, HB 1299, HB 1317, HB 1318, HB 1372, HB 1485, HB 1658 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-02-24 | 4 creditors, 1 income sources, 2 travel, lodging & hospitality, 2 business offices |
2024 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-04-08 | 4 creditors, 1 income sources, 2 business offices |
2023 statement (amendment)
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-02-05 | 6 creditors, 1 income sources, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality, 2 business offices |
2023 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-02-04 | 7 creditors, 2 income sources, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality, 2 business offices |
Findings
Worth a look Lobbying · the statement
TechNet reported $3,048 in gifts to them in 2025; the statement doesn't list it
TechNet's lobbying expense reports name this official as receiving SPC Reception ($270, 2025-11-12); SPC Breakfast ($152, 2025-11-13); SPC Lunch ($173, 2025-11-13); SPC Reception ($495, 2025-11-13); Dinner at Paddlefish ($104, 2025-11-13); Breakfast at Helios ($69, 2025-11-14); Flight ($619, 2025-11-14); Transportation ($166, 2025-11-14); TechNet State Policy Conference - Lodging at Waldorf Astoria Orlando ($887, 2025-11-14); Additional expenses ($29, 2025-02-18); Additional expenses ($47, 2025-03-25); Additional expenses ($37, 2025-10-07). Principals name an official once their gifts reach $250 in a year, or hospitality passes $650 (65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05(b)(3)), the same thresholds at which the official lists them (§ 1105(b)(6)–(7)). The statement for 2025 lists no gift or hospitality from them.
What to check- Whether the statement lists it under another name (a parent company, the lobbying firm, the charity it went to)
- Whether the report's recipient is this person (name and position as written)
- Whether an amended statement adds it
Gifts: TechNet $270Gifts: TechNet $152Gifts: TechNet $173Gifts: TechNet $495Gifts: TechNet $104Gifts: TechNet $69Gifts: TechNet $619Gifts: TechNet $166Gifts: TechNet $887Gifts: TechNet $29Gifts: TechNet $47Gifts: TechNet $37
Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement
“identify, by name, position and each occurrence, a State official or employee who receives from a principal or lobbyist anything of value which must be included in the statement under section 1105(b)(6) or (7)”65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05(b)(3) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Worth a look Lobbying · the statement
Google LLC and its Affiliates reported $2,339 in transportation, lodging or hospitality to them in 2025; the statement doesn't list it
Google LLC and its Affiliates's lobbying expense reports name this official as receiving payment ($2,339, 2025-10-20). Principals name an official once their gifts reach $250 in a year, or hospitality passes $650 (65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05(b)(3)), the same thresholds at which the official lists them (§ 1105(b)(6)–(7)). The statement for 2025 lists no gift or hospitality from them.
What to check- Whether the statement lists it under another name (a parent company, the lobbying firm, the charity it went to)
- Whether the report's recipient is this person (name and position as written)
- Whether an amended statement adds it
Travel, lodging & hospitality: Google LLC and its Affiliates $2,339
Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement
“identify, by name, position and each occurrence, a State official or employee who receives from a principal or lobbyist anything of value which must be included in the statement under section 1105(b)(6) or (7)”65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05(b)(3) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 2 sources of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $3,286.21
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: Stateside Association ($1,984.11); CSG ($1,302.10). 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: Stateside Association $1,984.11Travel, lodging & hospitality: CSG $1,302.10
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 transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $1,227.59
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2023: Pocono Mountain Visitor Bureau ($1,227.59). 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: Pocono Mountain Visitor Bureau $1,227.59
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 2023
The filer marked this statement as an amendment (creditors, income, travel, offices). 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
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $1,227.59
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2023: Pocono Mountain Visitor Bureau ($1,227.59). 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: Pocono Mountain Visitor Bureau $1,227.59
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 Joe Ciresi: $5,387 in 13 items from 2 principals (1 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 |
|---|
TechNet
$3,048 in all | Breakfast at Helios · gift · 2025-11-14 | $69 |
| Flight · gift · 2025-11-14 | $619 |
| Transportation · gift · 2025-11-14 | $166 |
| TechNet State Policy Conference - Lodging at Waldorf Astoria Orlando · gift · 2025-11-14 | $887 |
| SPC Breakfast · gift · 2025-11-13 | $152 |
| SPC Lunch · gift · 2025-11-13 | $173 |
| SPC Reception · gift · 2025-11-13 | $495 |
| Dinner at Paddlefish · gift · 2025-11-13 | $104 |
| SPC Reception · gift · 2025-11-12 | $270 |
| Additional expenses · gift · 2025-10-07 | $37 |
| Additional expenses · gift · 2025-03-25 | $47 |
| Additional expenses · gift · 2025-02-18 | $29 |
Google LLC and its Affiliates
$2,339 in all | hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2025-10-20 | $2,339 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 146
$185,896raised, 253 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
33%33%34%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $170,033
Largest payees: Adam Alberico $24,119 Other (described) · Sellitto Consulting $23,991 Other (described) · HDCC $20,000 Other (described) · Brookside Country Club $17,680 Other (described) · Area 1 Democrats $5,035 Other (described) · Michele Sellitto $4,702 Other (described) · Liam Keenan $4,258 Other (described) · Amazon $2,865 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 0690 PLUMBERS UNION POL ACTION FUND
Philadelphia | Political committee | $15,000 |
Nathaniel Guest
Executive Director · Colebrookdale Railroad · Pottstown | Person or other | $10,500 |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $10,000 |
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $8,500 |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $5,000 |
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND
Washington | Political committee | $5,000 |
LOCAL 0420 STEAMFITTERS UNION COPE COM
Philadelphia | Political committee | $5,000 |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13 POL & LEG ACCT
Harrisburg | Political committee | $4,000 |
PILOTS ASSN FOR BAY & RIVER DELAWARE PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $4,000 |
Andrew Monastra
Attorney · Self · Pottstown | Person or other | $4,000 |
Warren Levy Jr
business owner · Lazer Limousine · Quakertown | Person or other | $3,100 |
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Local 542 PAC
Fort Washington | Political committee | $3,000 |
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO 420 COMM ON POL ED
Philadelphia | Political committee | $3,000 |
Insulators International PAC
Lanham | Political committee | $3,000 |
LAWPAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $3,000 |
Filers: CIRESI, JOE FRIENDS OF (20150334), CIRESI,JOSEPH (2024C0152), CIRESI, JOSEPH (2026C0154). 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 |
|---|
LOCAL 0690 PLUMBERS UNION POL ACTION FUND
Labor union · Philadelphia | $15,000 | 11 | |
Nathaniel Guest
Executive Director, Colebrookdale Railroad · Pottstown | $10,500 | 2 | |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $10,000 | 59 | |
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $8,500 | 157 | |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PAC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $5,000 | 20 | |
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND
Labor union · Washington | $5,000 | 34 | |
LOCAL 0420 STEAMFITTERS UNION COPE COM
Labor union · Philadelphia | $5,000 | 7 | |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13 POL & LEG ACCT
Labor union · Harrisburg | $4,000 | 38 | |
PILOTS ASSN FOR BAY & RIVER DELAWARE PAC
Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $4,000 | 13 | |
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 542 PAC
Labor union · Fort Washington | $3,000 | 5 | |
Insulators International PAC
Group or PAC · Lanham | $3,000 | 29 | |
LAWPAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $3,000 | 86 | |
Marlene Armato
Retired, Retired · Pottstown | $3,000 | 6 | |
Local Union #98 IBEW
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 6 | |
Operative Plasterers And Cement Masons Local 592 PAC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 5 | |