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Joe Hamm
State Representative, District 84, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 84 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 84 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 84 R · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 15 (0 became law) — HB 1156, HB 1817, HB 2165, HB 412, HB 528, HB 569, HB 606, HB 712, HB 761, HB 762, HB 763, HB 791 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
STATE LEGISLATOR, STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2026-03-02 | 1 income sources, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality, 1 business offices · paper |
2024 statement
STATE LEGISLATOR HD 84, STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2025-04-22 | 1 income sources · paper |
2023 statement
STATE LEGISLATOR HD 84, STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2024-02-07 | — · paper |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: Fa;mii:liy!. 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: Fa;mii:liy!
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 Hamm: $699 in 1 item from 1 principal (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 |
|---|
Pennsylvania Family Council
$699 in all | hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2025-04-18 | $699 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 84
$28,040raised, 30 itemized contributions
$141,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
48%46%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $3,000 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $60,135
Largest payees: IMPACT ADVERTISING $57,122 Other (described) · FRIENDS OF JOE HAMM $3,000 Other (described) · NORTHWEST BANK $13 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 |
|---|
FRANK G. PELLEGRINO
OWNER · CARLTON ASSOCIATES, LLC · Williamsport | Person or other | $10,000 |
JOE AND MELISSA HAMM
ASSEMBLYMAN · PA STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Cogan Station | Person or other | $3,000 |
OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,500 |
PA PATRIOTS FUND
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,000 |
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS
Reading | Political committee | $1,500 |
ANDREW HERTZLER
PRESIDENT · XW CONSTRUCTION, LLC · Watsontown | Person or other | $1,000 |
HIGHMARK PAC
Camp Hill | Political committee | $800 |
PA AMUSEMENT & MUSIC MACHINE ASSOCIATION PAC
Muncy | Political committee | $600 |
ENERGY TRANSFER PAC
Austin | Political committee | $500 |
PAA-PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
TROOPERS ASSOCIATION PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
NFG PA PAC NATIONAL FUEL GAS
Erie | Political committee | $500 |
RANGE RESOURCES ENERGY INDEPENDENCE PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
PA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $500 |
PGG-STATE PAC
Allentown | Political committee | $500 |
Filers: FRIENDS OF JOE HAMM (20200034), JOE HAMM (2024C0192), JOE HAMM (2026C0233), JOE HAMM (2026C0234). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
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