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.Article II, section 3, Pennsylvania Constitution.

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: John Fetterman (D)
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 Chairman Wayne D. Fontana Ryan Aument Caucus Secretary Maria Collett Pat Browne  Appropriations Committee Chairman Vincent Hughes  Dave Argall Policy Committee Chairman Katie Muth TBD  Caucus Administrator John Blake 

Composition
Historical sessions

AffiliationParty (shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacant1995–1996 session29215001997–1998 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 session2921500

Current session
AffiliationParty (shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanIndDemocraticVacantEnd of previous legislature28121500Latest voting share

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  202010 Steve Santarsiero Dem Lower Makefield TownshipBucks  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  201222  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 SwarthmoreChester, Delaware  2022  2018 27  John Gordner  Rep  Berwick  Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder  2024  2003 28  Kristin Phillips-Hill  RepYork TownshipYork  2022 2018 29  Dave Argall  Rep  Rush Township  Berks, Schuylkill  2024  2009 30  Judy Ward  Rep HollidaysburgBlair, 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  201433  Doug Mastriano  Rep Greene Township Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York  2024  2019Elected in special election on , to fill unexpired term. 34  Jake Corman  Rep  Benner Township  Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin  2022  1998 35  Wayne Langerholc  Rep Johnstown  Bedford, Cambria, Clearfield  2024  201636  Ryan Aument  Rep  East Hempfield Township  Lancaster  2022  201437  Devlin Robinson Rep  Allegheny, Washington  2024  2020 38  Lindsey Williams  Dem West ViewAllegheny  2022  2018 39  Kim Ward  Rep  Hempfield Township  Westmoreland  2024  200840  Mario Scavello  Rep  Mount Pocono  Monroe, Northampton  2022  2014 41  Joe Pittman  Rep  Indiana  Armstrong, Butler, Indiana, Westmoreland  2024  2019Elected in special election on , to fill unexpired term. 42  Wayne D. Fontana  Dem  Pittsburgh  Allegheny  2022  2005 43 Jay Costa  Dem Forest Hills  Allegheny  2024  1996 44  Katie Muth  Dem RoyersfordBerks, Chester, Montgomery  2022  2018 45  Vacant           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  2020Elected in special election on , to fill unexpired term.49  Dan Laughlin  Rep  Millcreek Township  Erie  2024  201650  Michele Brooks  Rep  Jamestown  Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Warren   2022  2014

Notes

References

Category:State upper houses in the United States
Category:Government of Pennsylvania
Category:Pennsylvania General Assembly