Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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Pennsylvania General Assembly | |
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Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 1, 2019 |
Leadership | |
Speaker of the House | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
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Seats | 203 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article II, section 1, Pennsylvania Constitution |
Salary | $87,180/year [1] |
Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (203 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (203 seats) |
Meeting place | |
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House of Representatives Chamber Pennsylvania State Capitol Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
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. [2] [3]
Republican Bryan Cutler was elected Speaker of the House on June 22, 2020, replacing outgoing speaker Mike Turzai, who had resigned to take a job with a Pittsburgh-based natural gas company. [4] In 2012, a State Representative district had an average population of 60,498 residents.[ citation needed ]
It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country. (The New Hampshire House of Representatives is larger but only serves part-time.)
The Hall of the House contains important symbols of Pennsylvania history and the work of legislators.
The speakership is the oldest elected statewide office in the Commonwealth. Since its first session in 1682—presided over by William Penn—over 130 house members have been elevated to the speaker's chair. The house cannot hold an official session in the absence of the speaker or his designated speaker pro tempore. Speaker Leroy Irvis was the first African American elected speaker of any state legislature in the United States since Reconstruction. Speaker Dennis O'Brien was the only minority-party Speaker known in Pennsylvania and only the second known nationwide. Pennsylvania has never had a female speaker.
As of January 5,2021 [update] :
90 | 1 | 112 |
Democratic | Republican |
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Bryan Cutler (R)
Majority Party (R) [6] | Leadership Position | Minority Party (D) [7] |
Kerry Benninghoff | Floor Leader | Joanna McClinton |
Donna Oberlander | Whip | Jordan Harris |
TBD | Caucus Chairperson | Dan Miller |
Martina White | Caucus Secretary | Tina Davis |
Stan Saylor | Appropriations Committee Chairman | Matt Bradford |
Kurt Masser | Caucus Administrator | Mike Schlossberg |
Martin Causer | Policy Committee Chairman | Ryan Bizzarro |
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