David J. "Chip" Brightbill is a former Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Joseph B. Scarnati III is an American politician from the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. A member of the Republican Party,he served in the Pennsylvania State Senate as the member from the 25th District from 2001 to 2020,and was the president pro tempore from 2007 to 2020.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 48 includes parts of Berks County and Lancaster County and all of Lebanon County. It is currently represented by Republican Chris Gebhard.
The 2006 Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 7,2006,with even-numbered districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 16,2006. State Senators are elected for four-year terms,with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. Members elected in 2006 were inaugurated on January 2,2007.
Robert Richard Guzzardi is an American attorney,real estate developer,conservative financier,and political activist. He is best known for his efforts to elect "reform Republican" candidates to the Pennsylvania General Assembly after the 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy.
Redistricting in Pennsylvania refers to the decennial process of redrawing state legislative and federal congressional districts in Pennsylvania.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6,2012,alongside a presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey,Jr. ran for and won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican nominee Tom Smith,and Libertarian nominee Rayburn Smith.
Robert Patrick Casey Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania,a seat he has held since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation.
Raymon Everett Holmberg is an American former educator,school counselor,and Republican North Dakota state senator. Once tied for the longest-serving state legislator in the United States,Holmberg resigned from the Senate in 2022 after 45.5 years upon investigation into his child sex tourism and alleged receipt of child sexual abuse material.
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.
Ralph Allan Lee Shortey is an American convicted sex offender and former politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2010,defeating several challengers in primary elections,re-elected in 2014 and served his term until 2017. During his tenure,he established a Republican consulting firm. Shortey was the state campaign chair for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
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.
The 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with the election of Pennsylvania's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections. Incumbent Governor Tom Wolf won re-election to a second term by a double-digit margin,defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner and two third-party candidates from the Green Party,Paul Glover and Libertarian Party,Ken Krawchuk. The primary elections were held on May 15. This was the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election.
The 2020 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 3,2020,with 25 of 50 districts being contested. Primary elections were held on June 2,2020. The term of office for those elected in 2020 began when the Senate convened in January 2021. 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 2020 United States presidential election,United States House of Representatives elections,and the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr lost re-election to a fourth term,being defeated by Republican nominee David McCormick in a major upset. The primary election took place on April 23,2024. The election was considered essential for Democrats' chances to retain their majority in 2024.
David J. Arnold Jr. was a Pennsylvania state senator who represented the 48th district,which includes all of Lebanon County and portions of Dauphin and York counties. He was a member of the Republican Party and previously served as the district attorney of Lebanon County. Arnold was a senator from January 2020 until his death in January 2021.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on November 3,2020. The office of the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth oversees the election process,including voting and vote counting.
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 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.
