# Pennsylvania General Assembly

| Pennsylvania General Assembly |
| --- |
| Coat of arms |
| Type |
| Type | Bicameral  |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| Term limits | None |
| History |
| Founded | May 5, 1682 (1682-05-05) |
| Preceded by | Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly |
| New session started | January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) |
| Leadership |
| President of the Senate (Lt. Governor) | John Fetterman (D) since January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15) |
| President pro tempore of the Senate | Jake Corman (R) since January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05) |
| Speaker of the House | Bryan Cutler (R) since June 22, 2020 (2020-06-22) |
| Structure |
| Seats | 253 |
|  |
| Senate political groups | **Majority caucus Republican (28)
* Independent (1)

**Minority caucus Democratic (21)
 |
|  |
| House political groups | **Majority caucus Republican (113)

**Minority caucus Democratic (90)
 |
| Length of term | Senate: 4 years House: 2 years |
| Salary | $88,610/year + per diem |
| Senators | 50 |
| State Representatives | 203 |
| Elections |
| Senate voting system | First-past-the-post |
| House voting system | First-past-the-post |
| Senate last election | November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) (odd-numbered districts) |
| House last election | November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) |
| Senate next election | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) (even-numbered districts) |
| House next election | November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) |
| Redistricting | politician commission |
| Motto |
| *Virtue, Liberty and Independence* |
| Meeting place |
|  |
| Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg |
| Website |
| www.legis.state.pa.us |
| Constitution |
| Constitution of Pennsylvania |

The **Pennsylvania General Assembly** is the legislature of Pennsylvania. It has two parts: the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (lower house) and the Pennsylvania State Senate (upper house). Before this legislature started, there was the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. This was unicameral, which means it had only one house. It has been called the general assembly since 1776, and has been bicameral (has two houses) since 1791.

Both houses meet in the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They are both controlled by the Republican Party as of 2020.

## Leadership

### Pennsylvania House of Representatives

**Speaker of the House of Representatives:** Bryan Cutler (R)

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Majority Party (R)** | **Leadership Position** | **Minority Party (D)** |
| Kerry Benninghoff | Floor Leader | Joanna McClinton |
| Donna Oberlander | Whip | Jordan Harris |
| Mike Reese | Caucus Chairperson | Dan Miller |
| Martina White | Caucus Secretary | Tina Davis |
| Stan Saylor | Appropriations Committee Chairperson | Matt Bradford |
| Kurt Masser | Caucus Administrator | Mike Schlossberg |
| Martin Causer | Policy Committee Chairperson | Ryan Bizzarro |

### Pennsylvania State Senate

**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 Chairperson | Wayne Fontana |
| Ryan P. Aument | Caucus Secretary |  |
| Pat Browne | Appropriations Committee Chairperson | Vincent Hughes |
|  | Caucus Administrator | Lisa Boscola |
| Dave Argall | Policy Committee Chairperson | John Blake |