Richard Irvin (Pennsylvania)

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Richard Irvin
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81
Tenure

2014 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

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Richard Irvin (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 81. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. His current term ends on November 30, 2024.

Irvin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 81. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Irvin was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Irvin was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Human Services
Insurance
Local Government

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Irvin served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated Sean Steeg in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin (R)
 
79.9
 
22,311
Image of Sean Steeg
Sean Steeg (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.1
 
5,618

Total votes: 27,929
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Sean Steeg advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sean Steeg
Sean Steeg Candidate Connection
 
97.7
 
2,208
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
51

Total votes: 2,259
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Richard Irvin advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin
 
99.0
 
7,386
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
77

Total votes: 7,463
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated Ian Kidd in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin (R)
 
75.1
 
20,424
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Ian Kidd (D)
 
24.9
 
6,759

Total votes: 27,183
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Ian Kidd advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ian Kidd
 
96.3
 
2,883
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.7
 
110

Total votes: 2,993
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated Andrea Speck in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin
 
71.8
 
8,369
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Andrea Speck
 
27.9
 
3,253
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
42

Total votes: 11,664
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated Ian Kidd in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin (R)
 
68.8
 
23,361
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Ian Kidd (D)
 
31.2
 
10,618

Total votes: 33,979
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Ian Kidd advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Ian Kidd
 
100.0
 
4,764

Total votes: 4,764
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Richard Irvin advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin
 
100.0
 
8,461

Total votes: 8,461
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated Richard Rogers Sr. and Joseph Soloski in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin (R)
 
62.5
 
15,579
Image of Richard Rogers Sr.
Richard Rogers Sr. (D)
 
34.6
 
8,619
Image of Joseph Soloski
Joseph Soloski (L)
 
2.9
 
721

Total votes: 24,919
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Richard Rogers Sr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Rogers Sr.
Richard Rogers Sr.
 
100.0
 
2,562

Total votes: 2,562
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Richard Irvin advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin
 
100.0
 
5,352

Total votes: 5,352
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated Richard Rogers in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Richard Irvin Incumbent 63.74% 18,974
     Democratic Richard Rogers 36.26% 10,796
Total Votes 29,770
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Richard Rogers ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Rogers  (unopposed)


Incumbent Richard Irvin defeated C. Adam Harris in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81 Republican primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Richard Irvin Incumbent 57.19% 6,372
     Republican C. Adam Harris 42.81% 4,770
Total Votes 11,142

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014
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Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Michael Fleck was defeated by write-in candidate Richard Irvin in the Republican primary. Both candidates ran as write-in candidates in the Democratic primary. Fleck defeated Irvin in the Democratic primary. Irvin defeated Fleck in the general election.[5][6][7]

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The Pennsylvania House had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of 19 seats, which amounted to 9.4 percent of the chamber. District 81 in the House was identified by Ballotpedia as a battleground district that could determine control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In the race for District 81 in the House, two write-in candidates faced off in the general election. Write-in candidate Richard Irvin (R) defeated incumbent Michael Fleck (R) in the Republican primary, but Fleck won as a write-in candidate in the Democratic primary. District 81, a mostly conservative district, previously re-elected Fleck three times before he came out as gay in 2012.[8]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Irvin 54% 10,420
     Democratic Michael Fleck 46% 8,881
Total Votes 19,301

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Richard Irvin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Richard Irvin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Richard Irvin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Irvin's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[9]

  • Excerpt: "Rich believes in less government, holding the line on taxes, and enabling our local officials to handle the regional matters so that the leaders in Harrisburg can focus on the prevailing issues and getting them solved.
  • Excerpt: "Rich believes in protecting our Second Amendment Right to keep and bear arms."
  • Excerpt: "Rich believes in protecting the life of the unborn child (pro life)."
  • Excerpt: "Rich believes in true property tax reform."
  • Excerpt: "Rich supports an education approach that develops every child to their maximum potential. Our children are more than a standardized test score."
  • Excerpt: "Rich supports pension reform for NEW HIRES only to combat the $47,000,000,000.00 underfunded debt. A promise made is a promise kept to all current employees and current retirees."

Campaign finance summary


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Richard Irvin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81Won general$11,900 $6,400
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81Won general$30,895 $35,152
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81Won general$8,611 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 81Won general$12,338 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81Won $46,490 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 81Won $60,003 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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