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Upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly

Pennsylvania State Senate

Type Upper house

of the

Pennsylvania General Assembly

Term limits

None Founded 1790; 235 years ago (1790)

New session started

January 7, 2025 President Austin Davis

(

D

)

since January 17, 2023

President pro tempore Kim Ward

(

R

)

since November 30, 2022

Majority Leader

Joe Pittman

(

R

)

since November 30, 2022

Minority Leader

Jay Costa

(

D

)

since January 4, 2011

Seats 50

Political groups

Majority

Minority

Length of term

4 years Authority Article II, Pennsylvania Constitution Salary $102,844/year + per diem[1]

Last election

November 5, 2024
(odd-numbered districts)

Next election

November 3, 2026
(even-numbered districts) Redistricting Bipartisan Commission State Senate Chamber
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Senate

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- and odd-numbered district 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.

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]

Historical sessions[edit] 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 2023–2024 session 28 0 22 50 0

As of May 5, 2025:

23 27 Democratic Republican Affiliation Party

(shading indicates majority caucus)

Total Republican Ind Democratic Vacant End of previous legislature 28 0 22 50 0 January 7, 2025 27 0 22 49 1 May 5, 2025 23 50 0 Latest voting share 54% 46%

The Senate comprises 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[edit] District Senator Party Residence Counties represented First elected Term ends 1 Nikil Saval Dem Philadelphia Philadelphia 2020 2028 2 Christine Tartaglione Dem Philadelphia Philadelphia 1994 2026 3 Sharif Street Dem Philadelphia Philadelphia 2016 2028 4 Art Haywood Dem Philadelphia Montgomery, Philadelphia 2014 2026 5 Joe Picozzi Rep Philadelphia Philadelphia 2024 2028 6 Frank Farry Rep Langhorne Borough Bucks 2022 2026 7 Vincent Hughes Dem Philadelphia Montgomery, Philadelphia 1994 2028 8 Anthony Williams Dem Philadelphia Delaware, Philadelphia 1998 2026 9 John Kane Dem Birmingham Chester, Delaware 2020 2028 10 Steve Santarsiero Dem Lower Makefield Township Bucks 2018 2026 11 Judy Schwank Dem Fleetwood Berks 2011 2028 12 Maria Collett Dem Lower Gwynedd Township Montgomery 2018 2026 13 Scott Martin Rep West Lampeter Township Berks, Lancaster 2016 2028 14 Nick Miller Dem Allentown Lehigh, Northampton 2022 2026 15 Patty Kim Dem Harrisburg Dauphin 2024 2028 16 Jarrett Coleman Rep Upper Macungie Township Bucks, Lehigh 2022 2026 17 Amanda Cappelletti Dem East Norriton Township Delaware, Montgomery 2020 2028 18 Lisa Boscola Dem Bethlehem Township Lehigh, Northampton 1998 2026 19 Carolyn Comitta Dem West Chester Chester 2020 2028 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 2028 22 Marty Flynn Dem Scranton Lackawanna, Luzerne 2021[note 1] 2026 23 Eugene Yaw Rep Loyalsock Township Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Union 2008 2028 24 Tracy Pennycuick Rep Harleysville Berks, Montgomery 2022 2026 25 Cris Dush Rep Pine Creek Township Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter 2020 2028 26 Tim Kearney Dem Swarthmore Delaware 2018 2026 27 Lynda Culver Rep Sunbury Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder 2023 2028 28 Kristin Phillips-Hill Rep York Township York 2018 2026 29 Dave Argall Rep Rush Township Carbon, Luzerne, Schuylkill 2009 2028 30 Judy Ward Rep Hollidaysburg Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin 2018 2026 31 Dawn Keefer Rep Dillsburg Cumberland, York 2024 2028 32 Pat Stefano Rep Bullskin Township Bedford, Fayette, Somerset, Westmoreland 2014 2026 33 Doug Mastriano Rep Greene Township Adams, Franklin 2019 2028 34 Greg Rothman Rep Silver Spring Township Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry County 2022 2026 35 Wayne Langerholc Rep Johnstown Cambria County, Centre, Clearfield 2016 2028 36 James Andrew Malone Dem

East Petersburg

Lancaster 2025[note 2] 2026 37 Devlin Robinson Rep Bridgeville Allegheny, Washington 2020 2028 38 Lindsey Williams Dem West View Allegheny 2018 2026 39 Kim Ward Rep Hempfield Township Westmoreland 2008 2028 40 Rosemary Brown Rep East Stroudsburg Lackawanna, Monroe, Wayne 2022 2026 41 Joe Pittman Rep Indiana Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland 2019 2028 42 Wayne Fontana Dem Pittsburgh Allegheny 2005 2026 43 Jay Costa Dem Forest Hills Allegheny 1996 2028 44 Katie Muth Dem East Vincent Township Berks, Chester, Montgomery 2018 2026 45 Nick Pisciottano Dem West Mifflin Allegheny 2024 2028 46 Camera Bartolotta Rep Monongahela Beaver, Greene, Washington 2014 2026 47 Elder Vogel Rep New Sewickley Township Beaver, Butler, Lawrence 2008 2028 48 Chris Gebhard Rep North Cornwall Township Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon 2021[note 3] 2026 49 Dan Laughlin Rep Millcreek Township Erie 2016 2028 50 Michele Brooks Rep Jamestown Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer 2014 2026
  1. ^ John Blake resigned on February 15, 2021. Flynn was elected in a special election on May 18.
  2. ^ Ryan Aument resigned December 31, 2024 to become State Director to U.S. Senator Dave McCormick. Malone was elected in a special election on March 25, 2025, and was sworn in on May 5, 2025.
  3. ^ Dave Arnold died January 17, 2021. Gebhard was elected in a special election on May 18.
Standing committees[edit]

Current committees, majority chairs, minority chairs, and vice chairs include:[5]

Past composition of the Senate[edit] Legislatures of the United States United States Congress State legislatures Other legislatures Legislative elections

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