Pennsylvania State Senate

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The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislative branch of Pennsylvania government. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building located in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four years. Senators terms are staggered with only half of the Senate contested at each election.

It is made up of 50 members who are elected by district from around the Commonwealth. The current party breakdown is 29 Republicans and 21 Democrats. The President of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (currently Catherine Baker Knoll) who has no vote except in case of a tie.

In 2002, a State Senate district had an average population of 245,621 residents.

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[edit] Senate Leadership

President Pro Tempore: Joe Scarnati (R)

Majority Party Leadership Position Minority Party
Dominic Pileggi Floor Leader Bob Mellow
Jane Orie Whip Mike O'Pake
Mike Waugh Caucus Chairman Jay Costa
Bob Robbins Caucus Secretary Vincent Hughes
Gib Armstrong (x) Appropriations Committee Chairman Gerald LaValle (x)
Terry Punt Caucus Administrator Constance Williams (x)
Jake Corman Policy Committee Chairman Rich Kasunic

(x) Retiring

[edit] Make-up of the Senate

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 29
  Democratic Party 21
 Total
50
 Government Majority
8

[edit] Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate

District Representative Party Residence Counties Represented Term Up

Pennsylvania Senate, District

1 Vince FumoDemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2008
2Christine TartaglioneDemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2010
3Shirley KitchenDemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2008
4LeAnna WashingtonDemocraticPhiladelphiaMontgomery, Philadelphia2010
5Mike StackDemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2008
6Tommy TomlinsonRepublicanBensalemBucks2010
7Vincent HughesDemocraticPhiladelphiaMontgomery, Philadelphia2008
8Anthony WilliamsDemocraticPhiladelphiaDelaware, Philadelphia2010
9Dominic PileggiRepublicanChesterChester, Delaware2008
10Charlie McIlhinney RepublicanDoylestownBucks, Montgomery2010
11Mike O'PakeDemocraticReadingBerks2008
12Stewart GreenleafRepublicanWillow GroveBucks, Montgomery2010
13Gib Armstrong (x)RepublicanLancasterLancaster, York2008
14Raphael MustoDemocraticPittstonCarbon, Luzerne2010
15Jeffrey PiccolaRepublicanSusquehanna TownshipDauphin, York2008
16Pat BrowneRepublicanAllentownLehigh, Monroe, Northampton2010
17Constance Williams (x)DemocraticHaverfordDelaware, Montgomery2008
18Lisa BoscolaDemocraticBethlehemLehigh, Monroe, Northampton2010
19Andy DinnimanDemocraticWest ChesterChester, Montgomery2008
20Lisa Baker RepublicanDallasLuzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming2010
21Mary Jo WhiteRepublicanFranklinButler, Clarion, Erie, Forest, Venango, Warren2008
22Bob MellowDemocraticBlakelyLackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe2010
23Roger Madigan (x)RepublicanBurlington TownshipBradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union2008
24Rob WonderlingRepublicanHarleysvilleBucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton2010
25Joe ScarnatiRepublicanBrockwayCameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren2008
26Ted EricksonRepublicanNewtown SquareChester, Delaware2010
27John GordnerRepublicanBerwickColumbia, Dauphin, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder2008
28Mike WaughRepublicanYorkYork2010
29James RhoadesRepublicanMahanoy CityBerks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill2008
30John EichelbergerRepublicanDuncansvilleBedford, Blair, Franklin, Huntingdon, Mifflin2010
31Pat VanceRepublicanSilver Spring TownshipCumberland, York2008
32Rich KasunicDemocraticDunbarFayette, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland2010
33Terry PuntRepublicanWaynesboroAdams, Franklin, York2008
34Jake CormanRepublicanBenner TownshipCentre, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Union2010
35John WozniakDemocraticJohnstownCambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Somerset2008
36Mike BrubakerRepublicanEphrataChester, Lancaster2010
37John PippyRepublicanMoon TownshipAllegheny, Washington2008
38Jim FerloDemocraticPittsburghAllegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland2010
39Bob RegolaRepublicanHempfield TownshipWestmoreland2008
40Jane OrieRepublicanMcCandlessAllegheny, Butler2010
41Don WhiteRepublicanIndianaArmstrong, Clearfield, Indiana, Westmoreland2008
42Wayne FontanaDemocraticPittsburghAllegheny2010
43Jay CostaDemocraticForest HillsAllegheny2008
44John Rafferty, Jr.RepublicanCollegevilleBerks, Chester, Montgomery2010
45Sean LoganDemocraticMonroevilleAllegheny, Westmoreland2008
46Barry StoutDemocraticBentleyvilleAllegheny, Beaver, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland2010
47Gerald LaValle (x)DemocraticRochesterAllegheny, Beaver, Lawrence2008
48Mike Folmer RepublicanLebanonBerks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon2010
49Jane EarllRepublicanErieErie2008
50Bob RobbinsRepublicanGreenvilleButler, Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer2010

(x) Retiring

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