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Encyclopedia > Pennsylvania State Senate

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. Capitol Building The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the U.S. state of Pennsylvanias legislative branch, seated at the states capital, Harrisburg. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... The State Capitol of Pennsylvania, located in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is the seat of government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ... Map Location in Pennsylvania Political Statistics Founded c. ...


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. A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Catherine Baker Knoll (born September 3, 1930 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) is the present lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. ...


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

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Senate Leadership

President Pro Tempore: Robert C. Jubelirer3 (R) Robert C. Jubelirer (born February 9, 1937 in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is a Pennsylvania political leader. ...

Republicans Leadership Position Democrats
David J. Brightbill3 Floor Leader Robert J. Mellow
Jeffrey E. Piccola Whip Michael A. O'Pake
Noah W. Wenger1 Caucus Chairman Jay Costa Jr.
Robert D. Robbins Caucus Secretary Gerald J. LaValle
Vacant2 Appropriations Committee Chairman Vincent J. Fumo
Mary Jo White Caucus Administrator Constance H. Williams
Joe Conti1 Policy Committee Chairman Richard A. Kasunic

1 Senators who have announced their intention to retire at the end of their terms in 2007.
2 Party office vacant due to the death of Senator Robert Thompson.
3 Senators who lost their primary elections in May 2006 and will serve until their current terms expire in 2007. David J. Brightbill is the Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate. ... Robert J. Mellow is the Minority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate. ...

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Make-up of the Senate

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 21
  Republican Party 29
 Total
 50
 Government Majority
 8
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The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate

District Representative Party Residence Term Up
1 Vincent Fumo Democrat Philadelphia 2008
2 Christine Tartaglione Democrat Philadelphia 2006
3 Shirley Kitchen Democrat Philadelphia 2008
4 LeAnna Washington Democrat Philadelphia 2006
5 Michael J. Stack Democrat Philadelphia 2008
6 Robert M. Tomlinson Republican Bensalem 2006
7 Vincent J. Hughes Democrat Philadelphia 2008
8 Anthony H. Williams Democrat Philadelphia 2006
9 Dominic Pileggi Republican Chester 2008
10 Joe Conti (Retiring) Republican Doylestown 2006
11 Michael O'Pake Democrat Reading 2008
12 Stewart Greenleaf Republican Willow Grove 2006
13 Gibson E. Armstrong Republican Lancaster 2008
14 Raphael Musto Democrat Pittston 2006
15 Jeffrey Piccola Republican Susquehanna Township 2008
16 Patrick Browne Republican Allentown 2006
17 Constance H. Williams Democrat Haverford 2008
18 Lisa Boscola Democrat Bethlehem 2006
19 Andrew Dinniman Democrat West Chester 2008
20 Charles Lemmond (Retiring) Republican Dallas 2006
21 Mary Jo White Republican Franklin 2008
22 Robert J. Mellow Democrat Peckville 2006
23 Roger A. Madigan Republican Towanda 2008
24 Robert Wonderling Republican Harleysville 2006
25 Joseph Scarnati Republican Brockway 2008
26 Edwin B. Erickson Republican Newtown Square 2006
27 John Gordner Republican Berwick 2008
28 Michael Waugh Republican York 2006
29 James J. Rhoades Republican Mahanoy City 2008
30 Robert C. Jubelirer (Defeated for re-election) Republican Altoona 2006
31 Patricia Vance Republican Silver Spring Township 2008
32 Richard Kasunic Democrat Dunbar 2006
33 Terry Punt Republican Waynesboro 2008
34 Jake Corman Republican Benner Township 2006
35 John Wozniak Democrat Johnstown 2008
36 Noah Wenger (Retiring) Republican Ephrata 2006
37 John Pippy Republican Moon Township 2008
38 Jim Ferlo Democrat Pittsburgh 2006
39 Bob Regola Republican Greensburg 2008
40 Jane C. Orie Republican Pittsburgh 2006
41 Donald C. White Republican Indiana 2008
42 Wayne Fontana Democrat Pittsburgh 2006
43 Jay Costa Democrat Forest Hills 2008
44 John Rafferty, Jr. Republican Collegeville 2006
45 Sean Logan Democrat Monroeville 2008
46 J. Barry Stout Democrat Bentleyville 2006
47 Gerald LaValle Democrat Rochester 2008
48 David J. Brightbill (Defeated for re-election) Republican Lebanon 2006
49 Jane Earll Republican Erie 2008
50 Robert D. Robbins Republican Greenville 2006
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Vincent Fumo (born May 8, 1943) is a State Senator from Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Bensalem Township is a township located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, population 36,854 at the 2000 census. ... Location Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates , Government County Bucks County Founded Incorporated 1745 1838 (Borough) Geographical characteristics Area     City 5. ... City of Reading seal Reading (pronounced red - ing) is the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania. ... Willow Grove is a census-designated place located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles north of Philadelphia. ... Nickname: The Red Rose City Location Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   Lancaster Founded Incorporated 1718 March 10, 1818 Mayor Rick Gray (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 19. ... Pittston (properly pronounced pits-ton) is a third class city located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. ... Susquehanna Township is a township located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: The Queen City Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Lehigh Founded 1762 Mayor Ed Pawlowski Area    - City 46. ... Haverford Township is a township located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. ... Lisa Boscola is a politician running for re-election to the Pennsylvania Senate, District 18, in the 2006 elections. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania Counties Lehigh and Northampton Founded 1741 Mayor John B. Callahan Area    - City 50. ... Town center of West Chester. ... Dallas is a borough located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,557. ... Mary Jo White was the first woman to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York serving from 1993 to 2002. ... Franklin is a city located in Venango County, Pennsylvania. ... Robert J. Mellow is the Minority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate. ... Blakely is a borough located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. ... Towanda is a borough located in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. ... Harleysville is a census-designated place located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Brockway is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Newtown Square, Pennsylvania Location Newtown Square is located in western Delaware County. ... John Gordner is a Republican Member of the General Assembly of the U.S state of Pennsylvania, representing the 27th Senatorial district (map) of Northeast/Central Pennsylvania. ... Berwick is a borough located in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Wilkes Barre. ... Nickname: The White Rose City Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   York Incorporated  Borough  City  September 24, 1787  January 11, 1887 Mayor John Brenner Geographical characteristics Area     City 13. ... Mahanoy City Correctly pronounced MA-HA-noy City, or MA-noy City to most anyone in Schuylkill County, is a borough located 50 miles (80 km) north by west of Reading in northern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania or the southern Coal Region. ... Robert C. Jubelirer (born February 9, 1937 in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is a Pennsylvania political leader. ... Map Political Statistics Founded 1849 Incorporated Borough:February 6, 1854 City: April 3, 1867 County Blair County Mayor Wayne Hippo Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 25. ... Silver Spring Township is a township located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. ... Dunbar is a borough located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. ... Waynesboro is a borough located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. ... Benner Township is a township located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: Flood City Location Location of Johnstown within Pennsylvania. ... Ephrata is a borough located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 38 miles (61 km) east by south of Harrisburg. ... Moon Township is located along the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... Jim Ferlo will complete his first term in the State Senate at the end of 2006. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Greensburg is a city located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,889. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Indiana is a borough located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Forest Hills is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... Collegeville is a borough located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Philadelphia on the Perkiomen Creek. ... Monroeville is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ... Bentleyville is a borough located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. ... Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. ... David J. Brightbill is the Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate. ... Nickname: The Flagship City Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: County Erie County Founded 1795 Mayor Joseph Sinnott Area    - City 72. ... Greenville is a borough located in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. ...

External link

  • Pennsylvania State Senate Website
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