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.

## Senate leadership

**President of the Senate:** John Fetterman (D)

**President Pro Tem of the Senate:** Jake Corman (R)
|**Majority party (R)**|style="width:300px; text-align:center;"|**Leadership position**|**Minority party (D)**|||
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||Kim Ward|style="text-align:center;"|Floor Leader||Jay Costa|
||John Gordner|style="text-align:center;"|Whip||Anthony H. Williams|
||Bob Mensch|style="text-align:center;"|Caucus Chairman||Wayne D. Fontana|
||Ryan Aument|style="text-align:center;"|Caucus Secretary||Maria Collett|
||Pat Browne|style="text-align:center;"|Appropriations Committee Chairman||Vincent Hughes|
||Dave Argall|style="text-align:center;"|Policy Committee Chairman||Katie Muth|
||TBD|style="text-align:center;"|Caucus Administrator||John Blake|

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## 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|
|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|
|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|
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|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|
|49|Dan Laughlin|Rep|Millcreek Township|Erie|2024|2016|
|50|Michele Brooks|Rep|Jamestown|Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Warren|2022|2014|

## Infobox (legislature)

- **background color**: #0A2D81
- **name**: Pennsylvania State Senate
- **legislature**: Pennsylvania General Assembly
- **coa pic**: Seal of the Senate of Pennsylvania.svg
- **term limits**: None
- **new session**: January 1, 2019
- **session room**: Senate Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol Building.jpg
- **house type**: Upper House
- **leader1 type**: Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, President/Lt. Governor
- **leader1**: John Fetterman (politician), John Fetterman
- **party1**: (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **election1**: January 15, 2019
- **leader2 type**: President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, President Pro Tem of the Senate
- **leader2**: Jake Corman
- **party2**: (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **election2**: November 12, 2020
- **leader3 type**: Majority Leader
- **leader3**: Kim Ward
- **party3**: (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **election3**: November 12, 2020
- **leader4 type**: Minority Leader
- **leader4**: Jay Costa
- **party4**: (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **election4**: January 4, 2011
- **term length**: 4 years
- **authority**: Article II, Pennsylvania Constitution
- **salary**: $88,610/year
- **members**: 50
- **structure1**: Pennsylvania State Senate Partisan Composition.svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **structure1 alt**: Layout of Pennsylvania
- **political groups1**: **Majority caucus**
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**Minority caucus**
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- **last election1**: 2018 Pennsylvania Senate election, November 6, 2018
(25 seats)
- **next election1**: 2020 Pennsylvania Senate election, November 3, 2020
(25 seats)
- **redistricting**: Legislative Control
- **meeting place**: State Senate Chamber
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- **website**: [http://www.pasen.gov/index.cfm Pennsylvania State Senate]