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Ed Neilson
Democratic Party
Candidate, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174
Tenure
2015 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
10
Prior offices:
Philadelphia City Council At-large
Years in office: 2014 - 2015
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169
Years in office: 2012 - 2014
Compensation
Base salary
$110,015.54/year
Per diem
$198/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
May 19, 2026
Contact
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Ed Neilson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 174. He assumed office on August 25, 2015. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Neilson (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 174. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Neilson was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Neilson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Neilson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Consumer Affairs
• Game & Fisheries
• Gaming Oversight
• Transportation

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 Pennsylvania House of Representatives legislative session, Neilson served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2013
• Commerce
• Gaming Oversight
• Insurance
• Urban Affairs

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 174

Incumbent Ed Neilson won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ed Neilson
Ed Neilson (D)
 
98.6
 
15,011
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
206

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 15,217
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174

Incumbent Ed Neilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ed Neilson
Ed Neilson
 
99.3
 
3,545
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
26

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,571
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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 174

Incumbent Ed Neilson won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ed Neilson
Ed Neilson (D)
 
100.0
 
11,294

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174

Incumbent Ed Neilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ed Neilson
Ed Neilson
 
99.6
 
4,244
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
19

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 4,263
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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 174

Incumbent Ed Neilson won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ed Neilson
Ed Neilson (D)
 
100.0
 
18,327

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,327
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174

Incumbent Ed Neilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ed Neilson
Ed Neilson
 
100.0
 
6,423

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,423
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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 174

Incumbent Ed Neilson won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ed Neilson
Ed Neilson (D)
 
100.0
 
14,213

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,213
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174

Incumbent Ed Neilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ed Neilson
Ed Neilson
 
100.0
 
3,039

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,039
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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 Edward Neilson ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Edward Neilson Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Edward Neilson ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 174 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Edward Neilson Incumbent (unopposed)



2015

Special election

See also: Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2015

A special election for the position of Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174 was called for August 11. Candidates were nominated by parties rather than chosen in primaries.[5]

The seat was vacant following John Sabatina Jr.'s (D) election to the Pennsylvania State Senate.[5]

Edward Neilson (D) defeated Tim Dailey (R) in the special election.[6][7]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 174, Special Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Neilson 62.5% 2,301
     Republican Tim Dailey 37.5% 1,383
Total Votes 3,684

City council

See also: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania municipal elections, 2015

The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 19, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 10, 2015. There were seven at-large seats up for election, one of which was vacant at the time of the election. Two at-large seats on the Philadelphia City Council are reserved for members of the minority party. In the Democratic at-large primary, Derek Green, Allan Domb, Helen Gym and incumbents Blondell Reynolds Brown and William Greenlee advanced past incumbents Edward Neilson and W. Wilson Goode, Jr. and Jenne Baccar Ayers, Wilson Alexander, Thomas Wyatt, Carla Cain, Lillian Ford, Paul Steinke, Barbara Capozzi, Marnie Aument Loughery, Sherrie Cohen, Billy Ivery, Frank Rizzo and Isaiah Thomas. In the Republican at-large primary, incumbents David Oh and Dennis M. O’Brien and Terrence Tracy Jr., Daniel Tinney and Al Taubenberger advanced past James Williams and Matt Wolfe. Green Party candidate Kristin Combs, Independent candidate Sheila Armstrong, Philadelphia Party candidate Andrew Stober and Socialist Workers Party candidate John Staggs also ran in the general election. Gym, Green, Domb, Brown, Greenlee, Oh and Taubenberger won election to the at-large seats.[8][9]

Philadelphia City Council At-large, General election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Helen Gym 15.9% 145,087
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Derek Green 15.8% 144,337
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Allan Domb 15.7% 143,265
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Blondell Reynolds Brown Incumbent 15.5% 141,368
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png William Greenlee Incumbent 15.1% 137,315
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Oh Incumbent 3.8% 34,887
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Al Taubenberger 3.8% 34,711
     Republican Dennis M. O’Brien Incumbent 3.8% 34,324
     Republican Daniel Tinney 3.5% 31,863
     Republican Terrence Tracy Jr. 3.1% 28,050
     Philadelphia Andrew Stober 1.8% 16,301
     Green Kristin Combs 1.2% 11,366
     Independent Sheila Armstrong 0.6% 5,466
     Socialist Workers John Staggs 0.3% 3,028
Write-in votes 0.01% 105
Total Votes 911,473
Source: City of Philadelphia, "Official general election results," accessed November 23, 2015


Philadelphia City Council, At-large Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Green 10.6% 68,505
Green check mark transparent.pngBlondell Reynolds Brown Incumbent 9.8% 62,922
Green check mark transparent.pngAllan Domb 9% 57,691
Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Greenlee Incumbent 7.9% 50,849
Green check mark transparent.pngHelen Gym 7.7% 49,270
Isaiah Thomas 7.5% 48,000
W. Wilson Goode, Jr. Incumbent 7.2% 46,555
Sherrie Cohen 7.1% 45,847
Edward Neilson Incumbent 6.3% 40,786
Paul Steinke 5.8% 37,104
Jenne Baccar Ayers 5.1% 32,637
Thomas Wyatt 4.7% 30,310
Frank Rizzo 4.1% 26,260
Wilson Alexander 3% 19,210
Carla Cain 2.7% 17,115
Marnie Aument Loughery 1.7% 10,890
Write-in 0% 87
Total Votes 644,038
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015


Philadelphia City Council, At-large Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Oh Incumbent 18% 8,960
Green check mark transparent.pngDennis M. O’Brien Incumbent 16.2% 8,038
Green check mark transparent.pngTerrence Tracy Jr. 15.7% 7,801
Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Tinney 15.1% 7,528
Green check mark transparent.pngAl Taubenberger 13.2% 6,587
Matt Wolfe 11.7% 5,800
James Williams 10% 4,979
Write-in 0.1% 32
Total Votes 49,725
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015

2012

Special election

See also: State legislative special elections, 2012

Neilson defeated David Kralle (R) in the special election on April 24, 2012. Neilson captured 54% of the vote. He replaced Dennis O'Brien (R) who resigned after being elected to the Philadelphia City Council in November.[10][11]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 169, Special Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEd Neilson 54.1% 3,493
     Republican David Kralle 45.9% 2,969
Total Votes 6,462

General election

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Neilson ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 169. Neilson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on April 24 and defeated David Kralle (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 169, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Neilson Incumbent 65.2% 15,825
     Republican David Kralle 34.8% 8,435
Total Votes 24,260

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Ed Neilson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174Won general$281,832 $315,680
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174Won general$282,044 $210,631
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174Won general$214,051 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174Won general$166,052 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 174Won $287,228 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 169Won $429,889 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
    2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
    3. ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
    4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 philly.com, "Want to represent Phila.? Three state House seats up for grabs," accessed June 16, 2015
    6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial list of candidates," accessed June 23, 2015
    7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Results for the 174th Legislative Special Election," accessed August 12, 2015
    8. ↑ Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015
    9. ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Comprehensive Election Calendar," accessed November 17, 2014
    10. ↑ Philadelphia County April 24, 2012 General and Special Election Unofficial Results, April 24, 2012
    11. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Special Elections," accessed April 7, 2012
    12. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 174
    2015-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Philadelphia City Council At-large
    2014-2015    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 169
    2012-2014    		 Succeeded by
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