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. 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. The Pennsylvania Senate has been meeting since 1791.
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.
Christopher Louis Jacobs is an American politician who represented New York's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2020 to 2023. Jacobs served as the 62nd secretary of state of New York from April 2006 to January 2007. Beginning in 2012,he held the post of Erie County clerk,and he was a Republican member of the New York State Senate for the 60th district from 2017 to 2020. On June 23,2020,he won a special election to fill a congressional vacancy in the 27th district. He was reelected to a full term in November 2020.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 27 includes part of Luzerne County and all of Columbia County,Montour County,Northumberland County,and Snyder County. It is currently represented by Republican Lynda Schlegel Culver.
Edward James "Ed" Neilson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In April 2012,he won a special election to represent the 169th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In May 2014 he won a special election to serve as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council replacing outgoing councilmember Bill Green. In August 2015,he won a special election to represent the 174th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Ryan Edward Mackenzie(born August 3,1982) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative-elect from Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2012 to 2024. Before redistricting,he represented the 134th district until his final term,when he was moved to the 187th district.
The 117th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened in Washington,D.C.,on January 3,2021,during the final weeks of Donald Trump's first presidency and the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency and ended on January 3,2023.
Guy Lorin Reschenthaler is an American politician,attorney,judge,and U.S. Navy veteran. A Republican,he is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district and was previously a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 37th district. He served as a district judge,and in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) during the Iraq War. He is serving as the Republican Chief Deputy Whip in the 118th Congress.
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.
Dawn Wetzel Keefer is an American politician who represented the 92nd district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2017 to 2024. A member of the Republican Party,she is the current state senator-elect from the 31st district.
The 2020 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives was held on November 3,2020,with all districts being decided. The term of office for those that were elected in 2020 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2021. Pennsylvania State Representatives were elected for two-year terms,with all 203 seats up for election every two years. The election was coincided with the 2020 United States presidential election,United States House of Representatives elections,and one-half of the State Senate.
The 2021 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2,2021. Three legislative chambers in two states,New Jersey and Virginia,held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in both states.
The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 8,with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2022 would begin when the Senate convenes in January 2023. 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 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania,United States House of Representatives elections,and the election of the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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 2022 United States state legislative elections were held on November 8,2022,for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states,approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Additionally,six territorial chambers were up in four territories and the District of Columbia. These midterm elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in multiple states.
The 2023 United States state legislative elections were held on November 7,2023,for eight state legislative chambers in four states. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in three states. Special elections were held throughout the year in several states.
The 2023 Pennsylvania elections took place on November 7,2023,to fill judicial positions,allow judicial retention votes,and fill numerous county,local and municipal offices,the most prominent being the Mayor of Philadelphia. The necessary primary elections were held on May 16,2023. In addition,special elections for legislative vacancies could be held at various times in 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.
Michael A.K. Stender Jr. is an American politician who represents the 108th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2023.
