Pennsylvania State Senate
Upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly , the Pennsylvania state legislature . The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg . Senators are elected for four-year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election.[2] Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years. The president pro tempore of the Senate becomes the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania 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.[3] The Pennsylvania Senate has been meeting since 1791.
The president of the Senate is the lieutenant governor , who has no vote except to break a tie vote.
Qualifications
Senators must be at least 25 years of age. They must be a U.S. citizen and a Pennsylvania resident four years, and a resident of that district one year prior to their election and must reside in that district during their term.[4]
Senate leadership
President of the Senate: Austin Davis (D)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Kim Ward (R)
Composition
Historical sessions
Affiliation
Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican
Ind
Democratic
Vacant
1995–1996 session
29
0
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
1
21
50
0
2021–2022 session
28
1
21
50
0
Current session
As of January 3, 2023:
↓
22
28
Democratic
Republican
Affiliation
Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican
Ind
Democratic
Vacant
End of previous legislature
28
1
21
50
0
January 3, 2023
27
0
22
49
1
February 28, 2023 [5]
28
50
0
Latest voting share
56%
0%
44%
Membership
The Senate is made up of 50 members who are elected by district. In 2012, a State Senate district had an average population of 254,047 residents.
List of current members
District
Senator
Party
Residence
Counties represented
First elected
Term ends
1
Nikil Saval
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2020
2024
2
Christine Tartaglione
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
1994
2026
3
Sharif Street
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2016
2024
4
Art Haywood
Dem
Philadelphia
Montgomery , Philadelphia
2014
2026
5
Jimmy Dillon
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2022[note 1]
2024
6
Frank Farry
Rep
Langhorne Borough
Bucks
2022
2026
7
Vincent Hughes
Dem
Philadelphia
Montgomery , Philadelphia
1994
2024
8
Anthony Williams
Dem/Fwd[note 2]
Philadelphia
Delaware , Philadelphia
1998
2026
9
John Kane
Dem
Birmingham
Chester , Delaware
2020
2024
10
Steve Santarsiero
Dem
Lower Makefield Township
Bucks
2018
2026
11
Judy Schwank
Dem
Fleetwood
Berks
2011
2024
12
Maria Collett
Dem
Lower Gwynedd Township
Montgomery
2018
2026
13
Scott Martin
Rep
West Lampeter Township
Berks , Lancaster
2016
2024
14
Nick Miller
Dem
Allentown
Lehigh , Northampton
2022
2026
15
John DiSanto
Rep
Susquehanna Township
Dauphin
2016
2024
16
Jarrett Coleman
Rep
Upper Macungie Township
Bucks , Lehigh
2022
2026
17
Amanda Cappelletti
Dem
East Norriton Township
Delaware , Montgomery
2020
2024
18
Lisa Boscola
Dem/Fwd[note 3]
Bethlehem Township
Lehigh , Northampton
1998
2026
19
Carolyn Comitta
Dem
West Chester
Chester
2020
2024
20
Lisa Baker
Rep
Lehman Township
Luzerne , Pike , Susquehanna , Wayne , Wyoming
2006
2026
21
Scott Hutchinson
Rep
Oil City
Butler , Clarion , Forest , Venango , Warren
2012
2024
22
Marty Flynn
Dem
Scranton
Lackawanna , Luzerne
2021[note 4]
2026
23
Eugene Yaw
Rep
Loyalsock Township
Bradford , Lycoming , Sullivan , Tioga , Union
2008
2024
24
Tracy Pennycuick
Rep
Harleysville
Berks , Montgomery
2022
2026
25
Cris Dush
Rep
Pine Creek Township
Cameron , Centre , Clinton , Elk , Jefferson , McKean , Potter
2020
2024
26
Tim Kearney
Dem
Swarthmore
Delaware
2018
2026
27
Lynda Culver
Rep
Sunbury
Columbia , Luzerne , Montour , Northumberland , Snyder
2023
2024
28
Kristin Phillips-Hill
Rep
York Township
York
2018
2026
29
Dave Argall
Rep
Rush Township
Carbon , Luzerne , Schuylkill
2009
2024
30
Judy Ward
Rep
Hollidaysburg
Blair , Fulton , Huntingdon , Juniata , Mifflin
2018
2026
31
Mike Regan
Rep
Carroll Township
Cumberland , York
2016
2024
32
Pat Stefano
Rep
Bullskin Township
Bedford , Fayette , Somerset , Westmoreland
2014
2026
33
Doug Mastriano
Rep
Greene Township
Adams , Franklin
2019
2024
34
Greg Rothman
Rep
Silver Spring Township
Cumberland , Dauphin , Perry County
2022
2026
35
Wayne Langerholc
Rep
Johnstown
Cambria County , Centre , Clearfield
2016
2024
36
Ryan Aument
Rep
East Hempfield Township
Lancaster
2014
2026
37
Devlin Robinson
Rep
Bridgeville
Allegheny , Washington
2020
2024
38
Lindsey Williams
Dem
West View
Allegheny
2018
2026
39
Kim Ward
Rep
Hempfield Township
Westmoreland
2008
2024
40
Rosemary Brown
Rep
East Stroudsburg
Lackawanna , Monroe , Wayne
2022
2026
41
Joe Pittman
Rep
Indiana
Armstrong , Indiana , Jefferson , Westmoreland
2019
2024
42
Wayne Fontana
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
2005
2026
43
Jay Costa
Dem
Forest Hills
Allegheny
1996
2024
44
Katie Muth
Dem
East Vincent Township
Berks , Chester , Montgomery
2018
2026
45
Jim Brewster
Dem
McKeesport
Allegheny
2010
2024
46
Camera Bartolotta
Rep
Monongahela
Beaver , Greene , Washington
2014
2026
47
Elder Vogel
Rep
New Sewickley Township
Beaver , Butler , Lawrence
2008
2024
48
Chris Gebhard
Rep
North Cornwall Township
Berks , Lancaster , Lebanon
2021[note 5]
2026
49
Dan Laughlin
Rep
Millcreek Township
Erie
2016
2024
50
Michele Brooks
Rep
Jamestown
Crawford , Lawrence , Mercer
2014
2026
^ John Sabatina resigned on December 31, 2021. Dillon was elected in a special election on May 17, and seated on June 7.
^ Affiliated with the Forward Party .
^ Affiliated with the Forward Party .
^ John Blake resigned on February 15, 2021. Flynn was elected in a special election on May 18.
^ Dave Arnold died January 17, 2021. Gebhard was elected in a special election on May 18.
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