Who is Gary Day?

How did Gary Day vote on birth control?

On June 3, 2025, Day voted no on HB 1140², a bill to protect access to contraception. It passed the House 116–87, with support from members of both parties (House roll call³).

On December 17, 2025, he voted no on HB 1957⁴, a proposed constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights in Pennsylvania, including contraception and fertility care. It passed 102–101, so a single vote decided it (House roll call⁵). A constitutional amendment protects a right from being taken away by a future legislature. To take effect, it must pass in two consecutive sessions and then be approved by voters.

How did Gary Day vote on IVF?

On June 24, 2025, Day was one of only 11 members of the Pennsylvania House to vote against HR 235⁶, a resolution recognizing World IVF Day. It passed 192–11 (House roll call⁷). The resolution was symbolic: it didn't change any law. It recognized in vitro fertilization, which helps families who struggle with infertility have children. Nearly every Republican and Democrat in the House voted for it.

How did Gary Day vote on child sex abuse survivors?

On June 9, 2025, Day voted no on two measures for survivors of child sex abuse:

• HB 462⁸ extended the time child sex abuse survivors have to file civil lawsuits. It passed 122–80 (House roll call⁹).
• HB 464¹⁰, a constitutional amendment to open the same window, passed 138–64 (House roll call¹¹).

Both bills are part of a years-long effort in Pennsylvania, following the 2018 statewide grand jury report on clergy abuse, to let survivors whose claims expired take their abusers to court.

How conservative is Gary Day?

The American Conservative Union Foundation rated Day 90 percent in 2025, according to iVoterGuide¹² and CPAC's ratings¹³.