Pennsylvania House of Representatives facts for kids
Quick facts for kids PennsylvaniaHouse of Representatives |
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| Pennsylvania General Assembly | |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
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New session started
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January 1, 2019 |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker of the House
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Bryan Cutler (R)
Since June 22, 2020 |
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Majority Leader
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Kerry Benninghoff (R)
Since June 22, 2020 |
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Minority Leader
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| Seats | 203 |
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Political groups
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Majority
Minority
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Length of term
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2 years |
| Authority | Article II, section 1, Pennsylvania Constitution |
| Salary | $87,180/year |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 3, 2020 (203 seats) |
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Next election
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November 8, 2022 (203 seats) |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Representatives Chamber Pennsylvania State Capitol Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. It has 203 seats and is currently controlled by the Republican Party. Each member represents one district and is elected for a two year term. There are no term limits.
Composition
House of Representatives leadership
As of November 12, 2020 Speaker of the House of Representatives: Bryan Cutler
| Majority Party (R) | Leadership Position | Minority Party (D) |
| Kerry Benninghoff | Floor Leader | Joanna McClinton |
| Donna Oberlander | Whip | Jordan Harris |
| Vacant | 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 |
Membership, 2021–2022
| District | Representative | Party | Residence | Counties Represented | First elected |
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| 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 | Timothy R. 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 E. Marshall | Rep | Beaver Falls | Beaver, Butler | 2006 |
| 15 | Josh Kail | Rep | Beaver | Beaver, Washington | 2018 |
| 16 | Robert F. 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 | Jake Wheatley | Dem | Pittsburgh | Allegheny | 2002 |
| 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 | Edward Gainey | Dem | Pittsburgh | Allegheny | 2012 |
| 25 | Brandon Markosek | Dem | Monroeville | Allegheny | 2018 |
| 26 | Tim Hennessey | Rep | Pottstown | Chester, Montgomery | 1992 |
| 27 | Daniel J. 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 | White Oak | Allegheny | 2018 |
| 36 | Jessica Benham | Dem | Pittsburgh | Allegheny | 2020 |
| 37 | Mindy Fee | Rep | Manheim | Lancaster | 2012 |
| 38 | Nickolas 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 | Vacant | Somerset, Westmoreland | |||
| 60 | Jeff Pyle | Rep | Ford City | Armstrong, Butler, Indiana | 2004 |
| 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 D. 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 | Franklin, Juniata, Mifflin | 2018 | |
| 83 | Jeff Wheeland | Rep | Loyalsock Township | Lycoming | 2014 |
| 84 | Joseph Hamm | Rep | Lycoming, Union | 2020 | |
| 85 | David Rowe | Rep | East Buffalo Township | Snyder, Union | 2019 |
| 86 | Perry 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 | Paul M. 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 | Martin Flynn | Dem | Scranton | Lackawanna | 2012 |
| 114 | Bridget Malloy Kosierowski | Dem | Scranton | Lackawanna | 2019 |
| 115 | Maureen Madden | Dem | Monroe County | Monroe | 2016 |
| 116 | Tarah Toohil | Rep | Butler Township | Luzerne | 2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 M. Delloso | Dem | Ridley Township | Delaware | 2018 |
| 163 | Michael Zabel | Dem | Upper Darby Township | Delaware | 2018 |
| 164 | Margo L. Davidson | Dem | Upper Darby Township | Delaware | 2010 |
| 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 | Michael Driscoll | Dem | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 2014 |
| 174 | Ed Neilson | Dem | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 2015 |
| 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Cámara de Representantes de Pensilvania para niños
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