The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly,the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members,elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5,2002,with all districts being contested. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2002 ran from January 7,2003 until November 30,2004. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21,2002.
Michael Coyne Turzai is an American politician and former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who served as Speaker of the House. He is from Allegheny County and represented the 28th legislative district between 2001 and 2020. His district included the municipalities of Pine Township,Marshall Township,Bradford Woods,Franklin Park,and McCandless. Turzai served as the House Majority Leader from 2011 until 2015,and was elected Speaker in January 2015. He was a candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2018 until he suspended his campaign in February 2018. He resigned from his House seat in 2020;after leaving office,he became general counsel for Peoples Gas,a subsidiary of Essential Utilities.
Kerry Albert Benninghoff is an American politician and coroner serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 171st district. Elected in November 1996,he assumed office on January 7,1997.
Lloyd Kenneth Smucker is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district,which includes Lancaster County and most of southern York County. He is a member of the Republican Party and represented the 16th district until the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew it in 2018 due to gerrymandering. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district from 2009 to 2016.
Tarah C. Toohil is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2011 to 2021. She is currently a judge on the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.
Mark Lucio Rozzi is an American politician who served as the 140th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from January to February 2023. A member of the Democratic Party he represented the 126th district from 2013 to 2024.
Aaron D. Kaufer is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 120th district from 2015 to 2024.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.
David H. Zimmerman is an American politician and current member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 99th District.
Aaron Joseph Bernstine is an American politician who serves in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 8th District as a member of the Republican Party. Prior to redistricting he served from the 10th district.
Wendy Ullman is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented the 143rd district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.
The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2020 took place on November 3,2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28,2020. However,following concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic the primaries were delayed until June 2,2020. Under the Pennsylvania Constitution incumbent Democratic Auditor General Eugene DePasquale was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.
The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 8,2022,with all districts currently being decided. The term of office for those elected in 2022 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2023. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with all 203 seats up for election every two years.
The 2021 Pennsylvania elections were held on November 2,2021,to fill judicial positions on the Supreme Court,Superior Court,and Commonwealth Court,to allow judicial retention votes,and to fill numerous county,local and municipal offices.
The 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Republican York County district attorney Dave Sunday defeated former auditor general Eugene DePasquale in the general election,becoming the first Republican attorney general since Tom Corbett. This was the only attorney general seat to change parties in 2024.
Alec Joseph Ryncavage is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 119th District since 2023.
The 2024 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5,2024,with all districts up for election. The term of office for those elected in 2024 will begin when the House of Representatives convenes in January 2025. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with all 203 seats up for election every two years. The primary elections to choose the respective parties' nominees took place on April 23.
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 5,2024,with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2024 will begin when the Senate convenes in January 2025. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms,with half of the seats up for election every two years. The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,elections to the U.S. Senate,elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,and elections to the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
The 2024 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary was held on April 23,2024,as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 67 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated.
