PA politicos are flocking to Bluesky – here’s who to follow

The relationship between elected officials and their use of social media is ever-changing. From efforts to adopt Facebook and X to communicate with constituents, to embracing TikTok trends and short-form videos for educational and engagement purposes, much like the rest of us, Pennsylvania politicos often seek to stay on top of the latest digital developments.  

That’s evidenced by Democrats and left-leaning users continuing to move away from the former Twitter, the app owned by billionaire tech mogul and GOP megadonor Elon Musk, to Bluesky. The platform, which boasts more than 24 million users as of December 2024, was founded in 2019 as a project of then-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. However, Bluesky established itself as an independent company in 2021 and is currently owned by Jay Graber. 

To date, many of the Pennsylvania politicos who have migrated to Bluesky are Democrats or those on the political left, with few, if any, conservative or GOP officials from Pennsylvania on the app. There are a smattering of conservative accounts on the platform, though.

Prominent Pennsylvania officials on Bluesky include Gov. Josh Shapiro, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s office, Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton and several Democratic members of the state’s congressional delegation, like U.S. Reps. Brendan Boyle, Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan, Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio.

Other members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, as well as electeds from Philadelphia City Council and other municipalities, have also established a presence on Bluesky. 

Below, City & State has put together a running list of Bluesky accounts with ties to Pennsylvania politics and government. 

Statewide officials and accounts: Gov. Josh Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Democratic Party 

Members of Congress: U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio

Pennsylvania House of Representatives: Pennsylvania House Democrats, Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee, Speaker Joanna McClinton, House Majority Leader Matt Bradford, Rep. Mike Schlossberg, Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, Rep. Dan Miller, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Rep. Peter Schweyer, Rep. Tarik Khan, Rep. Bob Merski, Rep. Chris Rabb, Rep. Ben Waxman, Rep. Danielle Friel Otten, Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, Rep. Jessica Benham, Rep. Arvind Venkat, Rep. Paul Takac, Rep. Joe Webster, Rep. Scott Conklin, Rep. Lindsay Powell, Rep. Dave Madsen, Rep. Liz Hanbidge, Rep. Jordan Harris, Rep. Joe Hohenstein, Rep. Ed Neilson, Philadelphia House Delegation, Rep. Napoleon Nelson

Pennsylvania Senate: Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, Senate Appropriations Minority Chair Vincent Hughes, Sen. Nick Miller, Sen. Katie Muth, Sen. Tim Kearney, Sen. Nikil Saval, Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, Sen. Nick Pisciottano, Sen. Art Haywood, Sen. Marty Flynn, Sen. Maria Collett 

Philadelphia City Council: Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, Councilmember Rue Landau, Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, Councilmember Nina Ahmad, Minority Leader Kendra Brooks

Other Pennsylvania-related accounts: Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein, Committee of Seventy, Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association President and CEO Alex Baloga, Commonwealth Communications, Commonwealth Communications Executive Director JJ. Abbott, political consultant Brendan McPhillips, American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Fair Districts PA, Steel City Democrats, Democratic campaign operative Ben Forstate, Project HOME, IndivisiblePHL, Community Legal Services, Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Executive Director Mitch Kates, Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus Press Secretary Sav Thorpe Capizzi, Pennsylvania House Democratic Press Secretary Beth Rementer, PA Stands Up, Pennsylvanians Together, Pennsylvanians Together in Action, Pennsylvania Young Democrats, former U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, State College Borough Councilmember Matt Herndon, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania