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Morgan Cephas
State Representative, District 192, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 192 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 192 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 192 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 18 (1 became law) — HB 1103, HB 1065, HB 1099, HB 1345, HB 1357, HB 1466, HB 1467, HB 1628, HB 2135, HB 2748, HB 986, HB 988 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
PA STATE REPRESENTATIVE, PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 2026-02-25 | — · paper |
2024 statement
PA State Representative, 192nd, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-05-01 | 1 creditors, 1 income sources, 3 gifts, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality, 3 business offices |
2023 statement
PA STATE TEPRESENTATIVE 192ND, PA STATE REPRESENTATIVE 192ND | 2024-01-31 | — · paper |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 3 sources of gifts, worth $3,170
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2024: The Dell East ($1,600); PECO ($785); Mayor's Office ($785). 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: The Dell East $1,600Gifts: PECO $785Gifts: Mayor's Office $785
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 $3,000
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2024: Hunt-Kean Fellowship ($3,000). 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: Hunt-Kean Fellowship $3,000
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 Morgan Cephas: $3,749 in 6 items from 2 principals (3 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 |
|---|
PECO ENERGY COMPANY
$2,761 in all | Contribution to non-profit Wynnefield Overbrook Revitalization Corporation for Voices of the Dream/MLK Day Gospel Celebration · gift · 2026-03-10 | $1,500 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2024-12-06 | $351 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2024-09-16 | $785 |
| hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2024-03-26 | $125 |
MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
$988 in all | 2 Box seat tickets at $135 each for Cynthia Erivo · gift · 2025-06-14 | $270 |
| 4 Box seat Tickets at $179 each to Sessanta · gift · 2025-05-15 | $718 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 192
$139,997raised, 128 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
9%39%32%20%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $112,362
Largest payees: Charlita Davis $15,301 Other (described) · C2 Consulting $13,349 Other (described) · Democratic City Committee $7,500 Other (described) · Clear Channel $7,372 Other (described) · William McGee $6,000 Other (described) · William Miller $5,000 Other (described) · The Solution Shop LLC $5,000 Other (described) · Dubose Printing $4,737 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 |
|---|
Greater Carpenters PEC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $15,000 |
Friends of Curtis Jones Jr
Philadelphia | Political committee | $10,000 |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $10,000 |
LAWPAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $6,250 |
Citizens for Hughes
Philadelphia | Political committee | $6,000 |
1776 P.A.C.
Plymouth Meeting | Political committee | $5,000 |
Concerned Citizens of PA
Philadelphia | Political committee | $5,000 |
HARRITY FOR COUNCIL
Philadelphia | Political committee | $5,000 |
PFT Committee to Support Public Ed
Philadelphia | Political committee | $3,500 |
PILOTS ASSN FOR BAY & RIVER DELAWARE PAC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $3,000 |
ERIE INSURANCE PAC
Erie | Political committee | $3,000 |
Plumbers Union Local 690
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
Local Union #98 IBEW
Philadelphia | Political committee | $2,500 |
Int'l Union of Operating Engineers 542 PAC
Ft Washington | Political committee | $2,500 |
Filers: CEPHAS, MORGAN FRIENDS FOR (20150357), MORGAN CEPHAS (2024C0042), MORGAN B CEPHAS (2026C0064). 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 |
|---|
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $10,000 | 59 | |
LAWPAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $6,250 | 86 | |
Citizens for Hughes
Candidate or officeholder committee · Philadelphia | $6,000 | 18 | |
1776 P.A.C.
Group or PAC · Plymouth Meeting | $5,000 | 7 | |
HARRITY FOR COUNCIL
Candidate or officeholder committee · Philadelphia | $5,000 | 6 | |
PILOTS ASSN FOR BAY & RIVER DELAWARE PAC
Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $3,000 | 13 | |
ERIE INSURANCE PAC
Group or PAC · Erie | $3,000 | 35 | |
PLUMBERS UNION LOCAL 690
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 13 | |
SHEET METAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 19
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 19 | |
Local Union #98 IBEW
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 6 | |
Steamfitters Local Union 420 PAC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 5 | |
INSULATORS INT'L PAC
Group or PAC · Lanham | $2,500 | 2 | |
LABORERS DISTRICT PAC FUND
Labor union · Chester | $2,500 | 2 | |
CITIZENS FOR JORDAN HARRIS
Candidate or officeholder committee · Philadelphia | $2,500 | 4 | |
FRIENDS OF ARVIND VENKAT
Candidate or officeholder committee · Wexford | $2,500 | 20 | |