Pennsylvania State Senate


The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. 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 State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg, and has been meeting since 1791.
The president of the Senate is the lieutenant governor, who has no vote except to break a tie. The president pro tempore becomes the lieutenant governor 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.

Qualifications

Senators must be at least 25 years of age. They must be a United States citizen and a Pennsylvania resident for four years, and a resident of that district one year prior to their election and must reside in that district during their term.

Leadership

Officers

Caucus leadership

Composition

Historical sessions

Current session

As of May 5, 2025:

Membership

The State Senate comprises 50 senators who are elected by district. In 2012, a State Senate district had an average population of 254,047 residents.

List of current senators

Committees

Current committees, majority chairs, minority chairs, and vice chairs include:
Committee NameMajority chair Minority chair Vice chair
Aging & YouthWayne LangerholcMaria CollettJudy Ward
Agriculture & Rural AffairsElder VogelJudy SchwankMichele Brooks
AppropriationsScott MartinVincent HughesElder Vogel
Banking & InsuranceChris GebhardSharif StreetLisa Baker
Communications & TechnologyTracy PennycuickNick MillerKristin Phillips-Hill
Community, Economic & Recreational DevelopmentRosemary BrownAnthony H. WilliamsChris Gebhard
Consumer Protection & Professional LicensurePatrick J. StefanoLisa BoscolaFrank Farry
EducationLynda Schlegel CulverLindsey WilliamsDoug Mastriano
Environmental Resources & EnergyGene YawCarolyn ComittaScott Hutchinson
FinanceScott HutchinsonNick PisciottanoJarrett Coleman
Game & FisheriesGreg RothmanLisa BoscolaDan Laughlin
Health & Human ServicesMichele BrooksArt HaywoodLynda Schlegel Culver
Institutional Sustainability & InnovationFrank FarryTim KearneyDave Argall
Intergovernmental OperationsJarrett ColemanChristine TartaglioneCris Dush
JudiciaryLisa BakerAmanda CappellettiGene Yaw
Labor & IndustryDevlin RobinsonJohn I. KaneCamera Bartolotta
Law & JusticeDan LaughlinWayne D. FontanaJoe Picozzi
Local GovernmentDawn KeeferPatty KimRosemary Brown
Rules & Executive NominationsJoe PittmanJay CostaWayne Langerholc
State GovernmentCris DushSteve SantarsieroPatrick J. Stefano
TransportationJudy WardMarty FlynnDevlin Robinson
Urban Affairs & HousingJoe PicozziNikil SavalDawn Keefer
Veterans Affairs & Emergency PreparednesssDoug MastrianoKatie MuthTracy Pennycuick

Past composition of the Senate