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Joseph C. Hohenstein
State Representative, District 177, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 177 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 177 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 177 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 16 (0 became law) — HB 1040, HB 1143, HB 1145, HB 1146, HB 1147, HB 1148, HB 1149, HB 1151, HB 1281, HB 1541, HB 2147, HB 2148 …
Their home
$300,000 – $400,000market value, Philadelphia
The Office of Property Assessment's market value for the home at the address Joseph C. Hohenstein 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 Rrepresentative HD 177, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-03-02 | 4 creditors, 2 income sources, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality, 1 business offices |
2024 statement
Representative HD177, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-04-30 | 7 creditors, 2 income sources, 1 business offices |
2023 statement
Representative (HD-177), Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-02-04 | 7 creditors, 2 income sources |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $1,207.78
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: Arnold Ventures ($1,207.78). 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: Arnold Ventures $1,207.78
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 Joseph C. Hohenstein: $764 in 3 items from 1 principal. 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 |
|---|
Action Now Initiative, LLC
$764 in all | Food at the Public Safety Boot Camp in Austin, TX. · gift · 2025-01-18 | $81 |
| Food and reception attendance at the Public Safety Boot Camp in Austin, TX. · gift · 2025-01-17 | $539 |
| Food and reception attendance at the Public Safety Boot Camp in Austin, TX. · gift · 2025-01-16 | $144 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 177
$94,017raised, 184 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
29%36%34%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $97,831
Largest payees: Dilworth Paxson LLP $18,464 Other (described) · Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee $12,500 Other (described) · NGP VAN $4,212 Other (described) · Ryan Alsayegh $3,500 Other (described) · 45th Democratic Ward $2,900 Other (described) · Friends of the 41st Ward Dems $2,500 Other (described) · 62nd Ward Fighting Democrats $2,400 Other (described) · Tara Gontek $2,000 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 |
|---|
Teamsters Local 500 PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $6,000 |
Local 32BJ PA American Dream
New York | Political committee | $5,000 |
Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 692
Philadelphia | Political committee | $5,000 |
James Anderson
President · James J. Anderson Construction Co., Inc. · New Hope | Person or other | $5,000 |
Pennsylvania Automotive Association
Harrisburg | Political committee | $4,000 |
International Longshoreman's Association Local No. 1291
Philadelphia | Political committee | $3,000 |
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 8 PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
Plumbers Union Local 690 Election Political Action Committee
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 21
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
SEIU Healthcare PA COPE
Harrisburg | Political committee | $2,500 |
Transport Workers Union Local 234
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,050 |
David Chermol
Attorney · Chermol & Fishman · New Hope | Person or other | $2,000 |
Advansix Inc. Political Action Committee
Parsippany | Political committee | $1,500 |
Transportation Construction Industries PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $1,500 |
Humane PA
York | Political committee | $1,450 |
Filers: Friends of Joe Hohenstein (20150356), JOSEPH C. HOHENSTEIN (2024C0120), JOSEPH C. HOHENSTEIN (2026C0180). 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 |
|---|
Teamsters Local 500 PAC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $6,000 | 2 | |
Local 32BJ PA American Dream
Group or PAC · New York | $5,000 | 6 | |
Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 692
Labor union · Philadelphia | $5,000 | 2 | |
James Anderson
President, James J Anderson Construction Co, Inc. · New Hope | $5,000 | 12 | |
PA AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $4,000 | 7 | |
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 8 PAC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 2 | |
Plumbers Union Local 690 Election Political Action Committee
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 2 | |
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 21
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 2 | |
SEIU HEALTHCARE PA COPE
Labor union · Harrisburg | $2,500 | 21 | |
Transport Workers Union Local 234
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,050 | 5 | |
Advansix Inc. Political Action Committee
Group or PAC · Parsippany | $1,500 | 4 | |
TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,500 | 31 | |
HUMANE PA
Group or PAC · York | $1,450 | 41 | |
RCPA PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $1,250 | 35 | |
AFSCME COUNCIL 13
Labor union · Harrisburg · registered lobbyist employer | $1,000 | 43 | |