Pennsylvania State Senate

The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. Senators are elected for four-year terms, staggered such that half of the seats are contested every two years.Article II, section 3, Pennsylvania Constitution. Even- and odd-numbered district seats are contested in separate election years. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg and has been meeting since 1791.

The president of the Senate is the lieutenant governor, who has no vote except to break a tie. The president pro tempore becomes the lieutenant governor in the event of the sitting lieutenant governor's removal, resignation or death. In this case the president pro tempore and lieutenant governor would be the same person.Article IV, section 14, Pennsylvania Constitution.

Qualifications Senators must be at least 25 years of age. They must be United States citizens, Pennsylvania residents for at least four years, and residents of their district for one year prior to their election. They must also reside in their district during their term.

Composition Historical sessions AffiliationParty (shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacant1995–1996 session290215001997–1998 session30205001999–2000 session30205002001–2002 session30205002003–2004 session29215002005–2006 session30205002007–2008 session29215002009–2010 session30205002011–2012 session30205002013–2014 session27235002015–2016 session30205002016–2017 session31195002017–2018 session34165002018–2019 session28225002019–2020 session291215002021–2022 session281215002023–2024 session28022500

Current session As of May 5, 2025: + ↓ 23 27 DemocraticRepublican

AffiliationParty (shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature28022500January 7, 202527022491May 5, 202523500Latest voting share

Leadership Officers + Position Name PresidentAustin Davis President pro temporeKim Ward Secretary & Parliamentarian Michael Gerdes Chief Clerk Donetta D’Innocenzo

Caucus leadership Majority party (R) Leadership position Minority party (D) Joe Pittman Floor Leader Jay Costa Wayne Langerholc Whip Christine Tartaglione Kristin Phillips-Hill Caucus Chairperson Maria Collett Camera Bartolotta Caucus Secretary Steve Santarsiero Scott Martin Appropriations Committee Chairperson Vincent Hughes Lisa Baker Caucus Administrator Judy Schwank Dave Argall Policy Committee Chairperson Nick Miller

Membership The State Senate comprises 50 senators who are elected by district. In 2012, a State Senate district had an average population of 254,047 residents.

List of current senators DistrictNamePartyResidenceCountiesStartNext Election1DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia202020282DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia199420263DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia201620284DemocraticPhiladelphiaMontgomery, Philadelphia201420265RepublicanPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia202420286RepublicanLanghorne BoroughBucks202220267DemocraticPhiladelphiaMontgomery, Philadelphia199420288DemocraticPhiladelphiaDelaware, Philadelphia199820269DemocraticBirminghamChester, Delaware2020202810DemocraticLower Makefield TownshipBucks2018202611DemocraticFleetwoodBerks2011202812DemocraticLower Gwynedd TownshipMontgomery2018202613RepublicanWest Lampeter TownshipBerks, Lancaster2016202814DemocraticAllentownLehigh, Northampton2022202615DemocraticHarrisburgDauphin2024202816RepublicanUpper Macungie TownshipBucks, Lehigh2022202617DemocraticEast Norriton TownshipDelaware, Montgomery2020202818DemocraticBethlehem TownshipLehigh, Northampton1998202619DemocraticWest ChesterChester2020202820RepublicanLehman TownshipLuzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming2006202621RepublicanOil CityButler, Clarion, Forest, Venango, Warren2012202822DemocraticScrantonLackawanna, Luzerne2021202623RepublicanLoyalsock TownshipBradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Union2008202824RepublicanHarleysvilleBerks, Montgomery2022202625RepublicanPine Creek TownshipCameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter2020202826DemocraticSwarthmoreDelaware2018202627RepublicanSunburyColumbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder2023202828RepublicanYork TownshipYork2018202629RepublicanRush TownshipCarbon, Luzerne, Schuylkill2009202830RepublicanHollidaysburgBlair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin2018202631RepublicanDillsburgCumberland, York2024202832RepublicanBullskin TownshipBedford, Fayette, Somerset, Westmoreland2014202633RepublicanGreene TownshipAdams, Franklin2019202834RepublicanSilver Spring TownshipCumberland, Dauphin, Perry2022202635RepublicanJohnstownCambria County, Centre, Clearfield2016202836DemocraticEast PetersburgLancaster 2025202637RepublicanBridgevilleAllegheny2020202838DemocraticWest ViewAllegheny2018202639RepublicanHempfield TownshipWestmoreland2008202840RepublicanEast StroudsburgLackawanna, Monroe, Wayne2022202641Republican IndianaArmstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland2019202842DemocraticPittsburghAllegheny2005202643DemocraticForest HillsAllegheny1996202844DemocraticEast Vincent TownshipBerks, Chester, Montgomery2018202645DemocraticWest MifflinAllegheny2024202846RepublicanMonongahelaBeaver, Greene, Washington2014202647RepublicanNew Sewickley TownshipBeaver, Butler, Lawrence2008202848RepublicanNorth Cornwall TownshipBerks, Lancaster, Lebanon2021202649RepublicanMillcreek TownshipErie2016202850RepublicanJamestownCrawford, Lawrence, Mercer 20142026

Committees Current committees, majority chairs, minority chairs, and vice chairs include: Committee Name Majority chair (R) Minority chair (D) Vice chair (R) Aging & YouthWayne LangerholcMaria CollettJudy Ward Agriculture & Rural AffairsElder VogelJudy SchwankMichele Brooks AppropriationsScott MartinVincent HughesElder Vogel Banking & InsuranceChris GebhardSharif StreetLisa Baker Communications & TechnologyTracy PennycuickNick MillerKristin Phillips-Hill Community, Economic & Recreational DevelopmentRosemary BrownAnthony H. WilliamsChris Gebhard Consumer Protection & Professional LicensurePatrick J. StefanoLisa BoscolaFrank Farry EducationLynda Schlegel CulverLindsey WilliamsDoug Mastriano Environmental Resources & EnergyGene YawCarolyn ComittaScott Hutchinson FinanceScott HutchinsonNick PisciottanoJarrett Coleman Game & FisheriesGreg RothmanLisa BoscolaDan Laughlin Health & Human ServicesMichele BrooksArt HaywoodLynda Schlegel Culver Institutional Sustainability & InnovationFrank FarryTim KearneyDave Argall Intergovernmental OperationsJarrett ColemanChristine TartaglioneCris Dush JudiciaryLisa BakerAmanda CappellettiGene Yaw Labor & IndustryDevlin RobinsonJohn I. KaneCamera Bartolotta Law & JusticeDan LaughlinWayne D. FontanaJoe Picozzi Local GovernmentDawn KeeferPatty KimRosemary Brown Rules & Executive NominationsJoe PittmanJay CostaWayne Langerholc State GovernmentCris DushSteve SantarsieroPatrick J. Stefano TransportationJudy WardMarty FlynnDevlin Robinson Urban Affairs & HousingJoe PicozziNikil SavalDawn Keefer Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednesssDoug MastrianoKatie MuthTracy Pennycuick

Past composition of the Senate

Pennsylvania State Senate

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