Lower house of legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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]
It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country. The New Hampshire House of Representatives is larger but only serves part-time.
Qualifications
According to the Pennsylvania Constitution, representatives must be at least 21 years old. They must be citizens and residents of the state for a minimum of four years and reside in their districts for at least one year.[citation needed ]
Hall of the House
The Hall of the House contains important symbols of Pennsylvania history and the work of legislators.
Speaker's Chair: a throne-like chair of rank that sits directly behind the Speaker's rostrum. Architect Joseph Huston designed the chair in 1906, the year the Capitol was dedicated.
Mace: the House symbol of authority, peace, order and respect for law rests in a pedestal to the right of the Speaker. Its base is solid mahogany, intricately carved and capped by a brass globe engraved with the Pennsylvania coat of arms. An American Eagle perches on top. The tradition of the mace may date to the Roman Republic when attendants of Roman consuls carried bundles of sticks wrapped around an axe to enforce order. The tradition may also come directly from Pennsylvania's English heritage.
Murals: a colorful panorama of Pennsylvania history appear in murals by Edwin Austin Abbey . The most commanding of the series hangs behind the Speaker's rostrum and dominates the wall behind the Speaker. It is called The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania
Ceiling: a work of art in itself with its ornate geometry of gold leaf buttoned at the center by a charming painted illustration. In "The Hours", Abbey represents the passage of time in the form of 24 maidens revolving in an endless circle amidst the moon, the sun and the stars of the Milky Way.[4]
Speaker of the House
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 their 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.
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.[5]
Current composition
In 2012, a State Representative district had an average population of 60,498 residents.[6]
Partisan breakdown
as of May 18, 2022 :
↓
90
113
Democratic
Republican
Affiliation
Party(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican
Democratic
Vacant
End of 2020
110
93
203
0
Begin 2021–2022 session
112
90
202
1
May 19, 2021
113
90
203
0
June 9, 2021
113
89
202
1
July 22, 2021
113
88
201
2
November 18, 2021
113
90
203
0
January 4, 2022
112
89
201
2
January 31, 2022
112
88
200
3
May 18, 2022
113
90
203
0
June 9, 2022
113
89
202
1
Latest voting share
56%
44%
Leadership
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Bryan Cutler (R)
Membership, 2021–2022
Map of current partisan composition of legislative districts for state house:
Republican representative
Democratic representative
Seat vacant
as of January 31, 2022 :
District
Representative
Party
Residence
Counties represented
First elected
1
Pat Harkins
Dem
Erie
Erie
2006
2
Robert Merski
Dem
Erie
Erie
2018
3
Ryan Bizzarro
Dem
Erie
Erie
2012
4
Curt Sonney
Rep
Harborcreek Township
Erie
2004
5
Barry Jozwiak
Rep
Bern Township
Berks
2014
6
Brad Roae
Rep
East Mead Township
Crawford , Erie
2006
7
Mark Longietti
Dem
Sharpsville
Mercer
2006
8
Tim Bonner
Rep
Butler , Mercer
2020
9
Chris Sainato
Dem
New Castle
Lawrence
1994
10
Aaron Bernstine
Rep
New Beaver
Beaver , Butler , Lawrence
2016
11
Marci Mustello
Rep
Butler Township
Butler
2019
12
Daryl Metcalfe
Rep
Cranberry Township
Butler
1998
13
John Lawrence
Rep
Franklin Township
Chester , Lancaster
2010
14
Jim Marshall
Rep
Beaver Falls
Beaver , Butler
2006
15
Josh Kail
Rep
Beaver
Beaver , Washington
2018
16
Robert Matzie
Dem
Ambridge
Allegheny , Beaver
2008
17
Parke Wentling
Rep
Hempfield Township
Crawford , Erie , Lawrence , Mercer
2014
18
K.C. Tomlinson
Rep
Bensalem
Bucks
2020
19
Aerion Abney
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
2022
20
Emily Kinkead
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
2020
21
Sara Innamorato
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
2018
22
Peter Schweyer
Dem
Allentown
Lehigh
2014
23
Dan Frankel
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
1998
24
Martell Covington
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
2022
25
Brandon Markosek
Dem
Monroeville
Allegheny
2018
26
Tim Hennessey
Rep
Pottstown
Chester , Montgomery
1992
27
Daniel Deasy
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
2008
28
Robert Mercuri
Rep
Wexford
Allegheny
2020
29
Meghan Schroeder
Rep
Warminster
Bucks
2018
30
Lori Mizgorski
Rep
Allison Park
Allegheny
2018
31
Perry Warren
Dem
Newtown
Bucks
2016
32
Anthony M. DeLuca
Dem
Penn Hills
Allegheny
1982
33
Carrie DelRosso
Rep
Oakmont
Allegheny , Westmoreland
2020
34
Summer Lee
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
2018
35
Austin Davis
Dem
McKeesport
Allegheny
2018
36
Jessica Benham
Dem
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
2020
37
Mindy Fee
Rep
Manheim
Lancaster
2012
38
Nick Pisciottano
Dem
West Mifflin
Allegheny
2020
39
Mike Puskaric
Rep
Elizabeth
Allegheny , Washington
2010
40
Natalie Mihalek
Rep
Upper St. Clair
Allegheny , Washington
2018
41
Brett Miller
Rep
East Hempfield Township
Lancaster
2014
42
Dan Miller
Dem
Mount Lebanon
Allegheny
2013
43
Keith Greiner
Rep
West Lampeter Township
Lancaster
2012
44
Valerie Gaydos
Rep
Moon Township
Allegheny
2018
45
Anita Astorino Kulik
Dem
Kennedy Township
Allegheny
2016
46
Jason Ortitay
Rep
South Fayette Township
Allegheny , Washington
2014
47
Keith J. Gillespie
Rep
Hellam Township
York
2002
48
Tim O'Neal
Rep
South Strabane
Washington
2018
49
Bud Cook
Rep
West Pike Run Township
Fayette , Washington
2016
50
Pam Snyder
Dem
Jefferson
Fayette , Greene , Washington
2012
51
Matt Dowling
Rep
Fayette County
Fayette , Somerset
2016
52
Ryan Warner
Rep
Perryopolis
Fayette , Westmoreland
2014
53
Steve Malagari
Dem
Lansdale
Montgomery
2018
54
Bob Brooks
Rep
Murrysville
Allegheny , Westmoreland
2018
55
Jason Silvis
Rep
Murrysville
Armstrong , Westmoreland
2020
56
George Dunbar
Rep
Penn Township
Westmoreland
2010
57
Eric Nelson
Rep
Hempfield Township
Westmoreland
2016
58
Eric Davanzo
Rep
Smithton
Westmoreland
2020
59
Leslie Rossi
Rep
Somerset , Westmoreland
2021
60
Abby Major
Rep
Ford City
Armstrong , Butler , Indiana
2021
61
Liz Hanbidge
Dem
Lower Gwynedd Township
Montgomery
2018
62
James Struzzi
Rep
Indiana
Indiana
2018
63
Donna Oberlander
Rep
Clarion
Armstrong , Clarion , Forest
2008
64
Lee James
Rep
Oil City
Butler , Venango
2012
65
Kathy Rapp
Rep
Warren
Crawford , Forest , Warren
2004
66
Brian Smith
Rep
Indiana , Jefferson
2020
67
Martin Causer
Rep
Port Allegany
Cameron , McKean , Potter
2002
68
Clint Owlett
Rep
Liberty
Bradford , Potter , Tioga
2018
69
Carl Walker Metzgar
Rep
Berlin
Bedford , Somerset
2008
70
Matthew Bradford
Dem
Worcester Township
Montgomery
2008
71
James Rigby
Rep
Johnstown
Cambria , Somerset
2018
72
Frank Burns
Dem
East Taylor Township
Cambria
2008
73
Tommy Sankey
Rep
Houtzdale
Cambria , Clearfield
2012
74
Dan K. Williams
Dem
Sadsbury Township
Chester
2018
75
Michael Armanini
Rep
Clearfield , Elk
2020
76
Stephanie Borowicz
Rep
Lock Haven
Centre , Clinton
2018
77
Scott Conklin
Dem
Rush Township
Centre
2006
78
Jesse Topper
Rep
Bedford
Bedford , Franklin , Fulton
2014
79
Louis Schmitt Jr.
Rep
Altoona
Blair
2018
80
James V. Gregory
Rep
Hollidaysburg
Blair
2018
81
Rich Irvin
Rep
Warriors Mark Township
Centre , Huntingdon , Mifflin
2014
82
John D. Hershey
Rep
Milford
Franklin , Juniata , Mifflin
2018
83
Jeff Wheeland
Rep
Loyalsock Township
Lycoming
2014
84
Joseph D. Hamm
Rep
Hepburn Township
Lycoming , Union
2020
85
David Rowe
Rep
East Buffalo Township
Snyder , Union
2019
86
Perry A. Stambaugh
Rep
Green Park
Cumberland , Perry
2020
87
Greg Rothman
Rep
Silver Spring Township
Cumberland
2015
88
Sheryl M. Delozier
Rep
Lower Allen Township
Cumberland
2008
89
Rob Kauffman
Rep
Chambersburg
Franklin
2004
90
Paul Schemel
Rep
Greencastle
Franklin
2014
91
Dan Moul
Rep
Conewago Township
Adams
2006
92
Dawn Keefer
Rep
Dillsburg
Cumberland , York
2016
93
Mike Jones
Rep
York Township
York
2018
94
Stan Saylor
Rep
Red Lion
York
1992
95
Carol Hill-Evans
Dem
York
York
2016
96
Mike Sturla
Dem
Lancaster
Lancaster
1990
97
Steven Mentzer
Rep
Manheim Township
Lancaster
2012
98
David Hickernell
Rep
West Donegal Township
Dauphin , Lancaster
2002
99
David H. Zimmerman
Rep
East Earl Township
Lancaster
2014
100
Bryan Cutler
Rep
Drumore Township
Lancaster
2006
101
Frank Ryan
Rep
Lebanon County
Lebanon
2016
102
Russ Diamond
Rep
Annville
Lebanon
2014
103
Patty Kim
Dem
Harrisburg
Dauphin
2012
104
Sue Helm
Rep
Susquehanna Township
Dauphin , Lebanon
2006
105
Andrew Lewis
Rep
Lower Paxton Township
Dauphin
2018
106
Tom Mehaffie
Rep
Lower Swatara Township
Dauphin
2016
107
Kurt A. Masser
Rep
Ralpho Township
Columbia , Montour , Northumberland
2010
108
Lynda Schlegel-Culver
Rep
Rockefeller Township
Northumberland , Snyder
2010
109
David R. Millard
Rep
Berwick
Columbia
2002
110
Tina Pickett
Rep
Towanda
Bradford , Sullivan , Susquehanna
2000
111
Jonathan Fritz
Rep
Honesdale
Susquehanna , Wayne
2016
112
Kyle Mullins
Dem
Blakely
Lackawanna
2018
113
Thom Welby
Dem
Lackawanna
2021[note 1]
114
Bridget Malloy Kosierowski
Dem
Scranton
Lackawanna
2019
115
Maureen Madden
Dem
Tobyhanna
Monroe
2016
116
Robert Schnee
Rep
Sugarloaf Township
Luzerne
2022
117
Karen Boback
Rep
Harveys Lake
Lackawanna , Luzerne , Wyoming
2006
118
Mike Carroll
Dem
Avoca
Lackawanna , Luzerne
2006
119
Gerald Mullery
Dem
Newport Township
Luzerne
2010
120
Aaron Kaufer
Rep
Kingston
Luzerne
2014
121
Eddie Day Pashinski
Dem
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne
2006
122
Doyle Heffley
Rep
Lower Towamensing Township
Carbon
2010
123
Timothy Twardzik
Rep
Butler Township
Schuylkill
2020
124
Jerry Knowles
Rep
Tamaqua
Berks , Carbon , Schuylkill
2008
125
Joseph Kerwin
Rep
Lykens
Dauphin , Schuylkill
2020
126
Mark Rozzi
Dem
Muhlenberg Township
Berks
2012
127
Manny Guzman Jr.
Dem
Reading
Berks
2020
128
Mark M. Gillen
Rep
Robeson Township
Berks , Lancaster
2010
129
Jim A. Cox
Rep
Spring Township
Berks , Lancaster
2006
130
David Maloney
Rep
Pike Township
Berks
2010
131
Milou Mackenzie
Rep
Lower Saucon Township
Lehigh , Montgomery , Northampton
2020
132
Michael Schlossberg
Dem
Allentown
Lehigh
2012
133
Jeanne McNeill
Dem
Whitehall Township
Lehigh
2017
134
Ryan Mackenzie
Rep
Lower Macungie Township
Berks , Lehigh
2012
135
Steve Samuelson
Dem
Bethlehem
Northampton
1998
136
Robert L. Freeman
Dem
Easton
Northampton
1998[a]
137
Joe Emrick
Rep
Nazareth
Northampton
2010
138
Ann Flood
Rep
Moore Township
Northampton
2020
139
Michael Peifer
Rep
Honesdale
Pike , Wayne
2006
140
John Galloway
Dem
Bristol
Bucks
2006
141
Tina Davis
Dem
Levittown
Bucks
2010
142
Frank Farry
Rep
Langhorne
Bucks
2008
143
Shelby Labs
Rep
Plumstead Township
Bucks
2020
144
Todd Polinchock
Rep
Warrington Township
Bucks
2018
145
Craig Staats
Rep
Richland Township
Bucks
2014
146
Joe Ciresi
Dem
Limerick Township
Montgomery
2018
147
Tracy Pennycuick
Rep
Lower Salford Township
Montgomery
2020
148
Mary Jo Daley
Dem
Narberth
Montgomery
2012
149
Tim Briggs
Dem
Upper Merion Township
Montgomery
2008
150
Joe Webster
Dem
Montgomery County
Montgomery
2018
151
Todd Stephens
Rep
Horsham Township
Montgomery
2010
152
Nancy Guenst
Dem
Hatboro
Montgomery , Philadelphia
2020
153
Ben Sanchez
Dem
Abington Township
Montgomery
2018
154
Napoleon Nelson
Dem
Cheltenham Township
Montgomery
2020
155
Danielle Friel Otten
Dem
Uwchlan Township
Chester
2018
156
Dianne Herrin
Dem
West Chester
Chester
2020
157
Melissa Shusterman
Dem
Schuylkill Township
Chester , Montgomery
2018
158
Christina Sappey
Dem
West Bradford
Chester
2018
159
Brian Joseph Kirkland
Dem
Chester
Delaware
2016
160
Wendell Craig Williams
Rep
Concord Township
Chester , Delaware
2020
161
Leanne Krueger
Dem
Swarthmore
Delaware
2015
162
David Delloso
Dem
Ridley Township
Delaware
2018
163
Michael Zabel
Dem
Upper Darby Township
Delaware
2018
164
Gina Curry
Dem
Upper Darby Township
Delaware
2021[note 2]
165
Jennifer O'Mara
Dem
Springfield Township
Delaware
2018
166
Greg Vitali
Dem
Havertown
Delaware , Montgomery
1992
167
Kristine Howard
Dem
East Whiteland Township
Chester
2018
168
Christopher B. Quinn
Rep
Middletown Township
Delaware
2016
169
Kate Klunk
Rep
Hanover
York
2014
170
Martina White
Rep
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2015
171
Kerry Benninghoff
Rep
Bellefonte
Centre , Mifflin
1996
172
Kevin J. Boyle
Dem
Philadelphia
Montgomery , Philadelphia
2010
173
[to be determined ]
TBD
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
TBD
174
Ed Neilson
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2015[b]
175
Mary Isaacson
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2018
176
Jack Rader
Rep
Jackson Township
Monroe
2014
177
Joseph Hohenstein
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2018
178
Wendi Thomas
Rep
Northampton Township
Bucks
2018
179
Jason Dawkins
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2014
180
Angel Cruz
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2000
181
Malcolm Kenyatta
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2018
182
Brian Sims
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2012
183
Zach Mako
Rep
Walnutport
Lehigh , Northampton
2016
184
Elizabeth Fiedler
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2018
185
Regina Young
Dem
Philadelphia
Delaware , Philadelphia
2020
186
Jordan A. Harris
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2012
187
Gary Day
Rep
Heidelberg Township
Berks , Lehigh
2008
188
Rick Krajewski
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2020
189
Rosemary Brown
Rep
Middle Smithfield Township
Monroe , Pike
2010
190
Amen Brown
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2020
191
Joanna E. McClinton
Dem
Philadelphia
Delaware , Philadelphia
2015
192
Morgan Cephas
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2016
193
Torren Ecker
Rep
Hamilton Township
Adams , Cumberland
2018
194
Pamela DeLissio
Dem
Philadelphia
Montgomery , Philadelphia
2010
195
Donna Bullock
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2015
196
Seth Grove
Rep
Dover Township
York
2008
197
Danilo Burgos
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2018
198
Darisha Parker
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2020
199
Barbara Gleim
Rep
Middlesex Township
Cumberland
2018
200
Chris Rabb
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2016
201
Stephen Kinsey
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2012
202
Jared Solomon
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2016
203
Isabella Fitzgerald
Dem
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
2016
^ Marty Flynn resigned on June 9, 2021 after being elected to the Pennsylvania Senate.
^ Margo Davidson resigned on July 23, 2021 after being charged with theft of state funds.
Past composition of the House of Representatives
Committees
As of June 7, 2022 :[10]
See also
Notes
^ Rep. Freeman previously served from 1983 to 1994.
^ Rep. Neilson previously served from 2012 to 2014.
References
Specific
^ "Comparison of state legislative salaries – Ballotpedia" . Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2021 .
^ Article II, section 2, Pennsylvania Constitution .
^ Article II, section 16, Pennsylvania Constitution .
^ Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Pennsylvania General Assembly" . Pennsylvania General Assembly . Archived from the original on December 18, 2006. Retrieved January 15, 2007 .
^ Murphy, Jan (June 22, 2020). "Lancaster County Rep. Bryan Cutler elected speaker of Pa. House of Representatives" . PennLive . Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2021 .
^ "2012 Revised Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF) . Legislative Reapportionment Commission . Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. June 8, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ Cole, John (November 10, 2020). "PA House Leadership Race Chatter" . PoliticsPA . Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020 .
^ "House Democrats elect leaders for upcoming legislative session" . Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus . November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020 .
^ Cole, John (January 26, 2021). "Dunbar Elected House GOP Caucus Chairman" . PoliticsPA . Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021 .
^ "House Committees" . The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly . Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
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