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

The relationship between elected officials and how they use 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 an apparent exodus from X as Democrats and left-leaning users move away from the app owned by billionaire tech mogul and GOP megadonor Elon Musk in favor of Bluesky, an alternative to X. 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 that 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 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 and Summer Lee. 

Other members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, as well as electeds from Philadelphia City Council and other local offices 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: Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Democratic Party 

We’re here! Follow us, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, to stay up-to-date with our continued fight for Democracy in PA! #padems

— The Pennsylvania Democratic Party (@padems.bsky.social) November 16, 2024 at 10:07 AM

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 

Serving Pennsylvanians in the United States Senate means listening and meeting them wherever I can. Excited to officially launch my account here and share updates!

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— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@fetterman.senate.gov) November 13, 2024 at 11:38 AM

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 

Sure. Why not? Hello, everybody! Let's see how this one goes...........

— Mike Schlossberg (@mikeschlossberg.bsky.social) November 18, 2024 at 3:08 PM

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

Hi Bluesky! Looking forward to sharing with you the great work we are working on and the solutions we are delivering for the people of Chester County and Pennsylvania.

— Senator Carolyn Comitta (@senatorcomitta.bsky.social) November 12, 2024 at 10:07 AM

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

Oscar checking his human, as she explores this app!

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— Nina Ahmad (@ninaahmadphl.bsky.social) November 19, 2024 at 10:17 PM

Other Pennsylvania-related accounts: 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

I’m still taking a bit of a social media break to refocus but will be using this and Threads going forward. I’ll have a PA post mortem and some thoughts on the way forward for Democrats and our movement coming end of week. We’re not done fighting yet.

— J.J. Abbott (@jjabbott.bsky.social) November 12, 2024 at 7:58 AM