The 2026 Parent Engagement Tracker: Pennsylvania Families Are Taking the Lead
We’re measuring who listens, who responds, and who shows up — and parents are the ones keeping score.
For too long, Pennsylvania parents have been told to “email your lawmaker” and hope something changes.
Hope isn’t a strategy anymore. Accountability is.
Today, we’re launching a project that will reshape how families and lawmakers interact throughout 2026 — and right into the crucial election season.
🛠 Why We’re Doing This
Over the last year, parents showed up in record numbers:
600+ families in our first parent survey
Dozens of lawmakers contacted
Stories shared
Meetings held
Advocacy that changed the tone statewide
But here’s the truth no one wants to say out loud:
Some lawmakers engage. Some ignore. Some only respond when it’s politically convenient.
This project makes that visible.
We’re not scoring ideology.
We’re not scoring political parties.
We’re scoring responsiveness — real interactions between real parents and real public officials.
🎯 How It Works
Every time a parent contacts a lawmaker — email, call, meeting, social post, office visit — they record it through our simple form.
Parents submit:
Their lawmaker
The type of interaction
Whether anyone responded
How meaningful the interaction was
We calculate the engagement score behind the scenes.
No lawmaker, staffer, district, or lobbying group can manipulate the results.
The 2026 Parent Engagement Tracker
🗓 Release Schedule
We are releasing three statewide public scorecards:
1st Release: April 16, 2026
2nd Release: July 30, 2026
Final 2026 Cycle Report: November 1, 2026 (right before the election)
Then, in early 2027, we unveil the full results — including the most and least responsive Pennsylvania lawmakers — and open the next year of data collection immediately.
This creates a permanent accountability loop, powered entirely by parents.
💬 Why This Matters
A single parent email is powerful.
A hundred emails? That shifts priorities.
A thousand? That changes policy.
Lawmakers pay attention to organized data, not noise.
🚨 Your Call to Action
If you want lawmakers to take families seriously:
👉 Start updating your lawmaker engagement score today.
👉 Sign up on CandyAppleAdvocacy.com so you don’t miss Movement Mondays.
👉 Share this with every parent you know.
This is how we win.
This is how we get heard.
This is how parents take the lead