Clinton County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census,the population was 37,450. Its county seat is Lock Haven. Clinton County comprises the Lock Haven,PA Micropolitan Statistical Area,which is also included in the Williamsport-Lock Haven,PA Combined Statistical Area. The county is part of the Central Pennsylvania region of the commonwealth.
Tioga County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census,the population was 41,045. Its county seat is Wellsboro. The county was created on March 26,1804,from part of Lycoming County and later organized in 1812. It is named for the Tioga River. The county is part of the North Central Pennsylvania region of the state.
Lycoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census,the population was 114,188. Its county seat is Williamsport. The county is part of the Central Pennsylvania region of the state.
Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he served three terms as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district,from 1999 to 2005.
Lycoming College is a private liberal arts college in Williamsport,Pennsylvania. Founded in 1812,Lycoming College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church but operates as an independent institution. Through its history,it has been an academy,seminary,junior college,and four-year college.
Allen Kukovich is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,where he represented the 39th senatorial district from 1996 through 2004. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 through 1996. He served as the Pennsylvania Democratic State Chairman from June 2002 through March 2003.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 23 includes all of Bradford County,Lycoming County,Sullivan County,Tioga County,and Union County. It is currently represented by Republican Gene Yaw.
Elisabeth Baker (née Jones) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 20th District since 2007. She chairs the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee.
Mary Jo White is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st District from 1997 to 2013.
Roger A. Madigan was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 110th district from 1976 to 1984 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 23rd District from 1985 to 2009.
Steven W. Cappelli is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 83rd District for four terms from 2001 to 2009. He and his wife live in Williamsport,Pennsylvania. He did not run for reelection to the Pennsylvania House in 2008,choosing to instead run for the Republican party nomination for State Senator in the 23rd District. Cappelli lost the primary to Eugene Yaw,who was elected to the State Senate in the November 2008 General Election. Cappelli was succeeded in the Pennsylvania House by Democrat Richard Mirabito.
P. Michael Sturla is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has represented the 96th District in Lancaster County,including the city of Lancaster,Manheim Township and East Petersburg since 1991. Sturla served as House Democratic Policy Committee Chair until 2020. He currently serves as the Democratic minority chair of the House Urban Affairs Committee.
Steven J. Santarsiero is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he has represented the 10th District in the Pennsylvania State Senate since 2019. Santarsiero previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 31st District between 2009 and 2016.
Kim Lee Ward is an American politician who currently serves as President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. She was first elected to the state senate in 2008,and represents the 39th Senatorial District which covers the central portions of Westmoreland County,Pennsylvania. Following the resignation of Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman,Ward became acting lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania on January 3,2023,and served until January 17,2023. She is the first female president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate.
Henry G. Hager III was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 23rd district from 1973 to 1984 including as President pro tempore from 1981 to 1984.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in numerous other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey was reelected to a second term in a close race,defeating Democratic nominee Katie McGinty and Libertarian Party nominee Edward Clifford. With a margin of 1.43%,this election was the second-closest race of the 2016 Senate election cycle,behind only the election in New Hampshire.
Michael Regan is an American politician and former U.S. Marshal. A Republican,he is the Pennsylvania State Senator from the 31st district. Prior to that,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 92nd district from 2013 to 2016.
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.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Pennsylvania,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. This was one of ten Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. The primary elections were held on May 15. Incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. ran for re-election to a third term. Casey,who faced no primary opposition,defeated the Republican nominee,Lou Barletta,Green Party nominee Neal Gale,and Libertarian Party nominee Dale Kerns. Casey was the first senator to be elected to a third term from Pennsylvania since Arlen Specter in 1992,and the first Pennsylvania Democrat to be popularly elected to three terms in the Senate.
Scott Martin is an American politician from Pennsylvania who has been a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district since January 3,2017. He was previously a two-term Lancaster county commissioner and chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican County Commissioners Caucus. Martin is married to Amber Martin and they have four children. After a six-month exploratory committee,on December 11,2021,Martin announced his intention to seek the office of governor of Pennsylvania. He suspended his gubernatorial bid on February 11,2022,because of complications from a broken leg and other injuries suffered in an accident,resulting in surgery.
