Pennsylvania State Senate

Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 1, 2019
Leadership
President/Lt. Governor	John Fetterman (D) ; since January 15, 2019
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Jake Corman (R) ; since November 12, 2020
Majority Leader	Kim Ward (R) ; since November 12, 2020
Minority Leader	Jay Costa (D) ; since January 4, 2011
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Majority caucus Republican (27); Independent (1); Minority caucus Democratic (21); Vacant (1);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article II, Pennsylvania Constitution
Salary	$88,610/year
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018; (25 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2020; (25 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; Pennsylvania State Capitol; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Website
	Pennsylvania State Senate

The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. It has 50 seats and is currently controlled by the Republican Party. Senators are elected for four year terms with no term limits.^[2]

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: John Fetterman (D)
President Pro Tem of the Senate: Jake Corman (R)

Majority party (R)	Leadership position	Minority party (D)
Kim Ward	Floor Leader	Jay Costa
John Gordner	Whip	Anthony H. Williams
Bob Mensch	Caucus Chairman	Wayne D. Fontana
Ryan Aument	Caucus Secretary	Maria Collett
Pat Browne	Appropriations Committee Chairman	Vincent Hughes
Dave Argall	Policy Committee Chairman	Katie Muth
TBD	Caucus Administrator	John Blake

Composition

Historical sessions

Affiliation	Party (shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
1995–1996 session	29	21	50	0
1997–1998 session	30	20	50	0
1999–2000 session	30	20	50	0
2001–2002 session	30	20	50	0
2003–2004 session	29	21	50	0
2005–2006 session	30	20	50	0
2007–2008 session	29	21	50	0
2009–2010 session	30	20	50	0
2011–2012 session	30	20	50	0
2013–2014 session	27	23	50	0
2015–2016 session	30	20	50	0
2016–2017 session	31	19	50	0
2017–2018 session	34	16	50	0
2018–2019 session	28	22	50	0
2019–2020 session	29	21	50	0

Current session

Affiliation	Party (shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Republican	Ind	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	28	1	21	50	0
Latest voting share	58%		42%

Membership

The Senate is made up of 50 members who are elected by district.

List of current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term ends	First elected
1	Nikil Saval	Dem	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	2024	2020
2	Christine Tartaglione	Dem	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	2022	1994
3	Sharif Street	Dem	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	2024	2016
4	Arthur L. Haywood III	Dem	Philadelphia	Montgomery, Philadelphia	2022	2014
5	John Sabatina	Dem	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	2024	2015
6	Tommy Tomlinson	Rep	Bensalem Township	Bucks	2022	1994
7	Vincent Hughes	Dem	Philadelphia	Montgomery, Philadelphia	2024	1994
8	Anthony H. Williams	Dem	Philadelphia	Delaware, Philadelphia	2022	1998
9	John Kane	Dem	Birmingham	Chester, Delaware	2024	2020
10	Steve Santarsiero	Dem	Lower Makefield Township	Bucks	2022	2018
11	Judy Schwank	Dem	Fleetwood	Berks	2024	2011
12	Maria Collett	Dem	Lower Gwynedd Township	Bucks, Montgomery	2022	2018
13	Scott Martin	Rep	West Lampeter Township	Lancaster	2024	2016
14	John Yudichak	Ind.	Plymouth Township	Carbon, Luzerne	2022	2010
15	John DiSanto	Rep	Susquehanna Township	Dauphin, Perry	2024	2016
16	Pat Browne	Rep	Allentown	Lehigh	2022	2005
17	Amanda Cappelletti	Dem		Delaware, Montgomery	2024	2020
18	Lisa Boscola	Dem	Bethlehem Township	Lehigh, Northampton	2022	1998
19	Carolyn Comitta	Dem	West Chester	Chester	2024	2020
20	Lisa Baker	Rep	Lehman Township	Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming	2022	2006
21	Scott Hutchinson	Rep	Oil City	Butler, Clarion, Forest, Venango, Warren	2024	2012
22	John Blake	Dem	Archbald	Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe	2022	2010
23	Eugene Yaw	Rep	Loyalsock Township	Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union	2024	2008
24	Bob Mensch	Rep	Marlborough Township	Berks, Bucks, Montgomery	2022	2009
25	Cris Dush	Rep		Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Tioga	2024	2020
26	Tim Kearney	Dem	Swarthmore	Chester, Delaware	2022	2018
27	John Gordner	Rep	Berwick	Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder	2024	2003
28	Kristin Phillips-Hill	Rep	York Township	York	2022	2018
29	Dave Argall	Rep	Rush Township	Berks, Schuylkill	2024	2009
30	Judy Ward	Rep	Hollidaysburg	Blair, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon	2022	2018
31	Mike Regan	Rep	Carroll Township	Cumberland, York	2024	2016
32	Patrick J. Stefano	Rep	Bullskin Township	Fayette, Somerset, Westmoreland	2022	2014
33	Doug Mastriano	Rep	Greene Township	Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York	2024	2019^{[note 1]}
34	Jake Corman	Rep	Benner Township	Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin	2022	1998
35	Wayne Langerholc	Rep	Johnstown	Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield	2024	2016
36	Ryan Aument	Rep	East Hempfield Township	Lancaster	2022	2014
37	Devlin Robinson	Rep		Allegheny, Washington	2024	2020
38	Lindsey Williams	Dem	West View	Allegheny	2022	2018
39	Kim Ward	Rep	Hempfield Township	Westmoreland	2024	2008
40	Mario Scavello	Rep	Mount Pocono	Monroe, Northampton	2022	2014
41	Joe Pittman	Rep	Indiana	Armstrong, Butler, Indiana, Westmoreland	2024	2019^{[note 2]}
42	Wayne D. Fontana	Dem	Pittsburgh	Allegheny	2022	2005
43	Jay Costa	Dem	Forest Hills	Allegheny	2024	1996
44	Katie Muth	Dem	Royersford	Berks, Chester, Montgomery	2022	2018
45	Vacant
46	Camera Bartolotta	Rep	Monongahela	Beaver, Greene, Washington	2022	2014
47	Elder Vogel	Rep	New Sewickley Township	Beaver, Butler, Lawrence	2024	2008
48	Dave Arnold	Rep	South Lebanon Township	Dauphin, Lebanon, York	2022	2020^{[note 3]}
49	Dan Laughlin	Rep	Millcreek Township	Erie	2024	2016
50	Michele Brooks	Rep	Jamestown	Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Warren	2022	2014

Notes

↑ Elected in special election on May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21), to fill unexpired term.
↑ Elected in special election on May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21), to fill unexpired term.
↑ Elected in special election on January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14), to fill unexpired term.

References

↑ The Pennsylvania Manual, pp. 3–7.
↑ Article II, section 3, Pennsylvania Constitution.

[3] Elected in special election on May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21), to fill unexpired term.

[4] Elected in special election on May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21), to fill unexpired term.

[5] Elected in special election on January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14), to fill unexpired term.

[1] The Pennsylvania Manual, pp. 3–7.

[2] Article II, section 3, Pennsylvania Constitution.

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