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 October 10, 2022[update]
↓
88
2
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
October 10, 2022
113
88
201
2
Latest voting share
Leadership Speaker of the House of Representatives: Bryan Cutler
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[update]
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[update] [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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