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Senate of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 2017
Leadership
Mike Stack (D)
Since January 20, 2015
Joseph Scarnati (R)
Since January 2, 2007
Majority Leader
Jake Corman (R)
Since January 6, 2015
Minority Leader
Jay Costa (D)
Since January 4, 2011
Structure
Seats 50
Layout of Pennsylvania
Political groups

Majority

Minority

Length of term
4 years
Authority Article II, Pennsylvania Constitution
Salary $85,536/year
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2016
(25 seats)
Next election
November 6, 2018
(25 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
Pennsylvania State Capitol Senate Chamber.jpg
State Senate Chamber
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Website
Pennsylvania State Senate

Majority

Minority

The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election. Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate becomes the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 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. The Pennsylvania Senate has been meeting since 1791.

The President of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor, who has no vote except in the event of an otherwise tie vote. Following the 2016 elections, the Senate consisted of 34 Republicans and 16 Democrats.

President of the Senate: Mike Stack (D)
President Pro Tem of the Senate: Joe Scarnati (R)

The Senate is made up of 50 members who are elected by district. As of 2017, the partisan breakdown is 34 Republicans and 16 Democrats. In 2012, a State Senate district had an average population of 254,047 residents.

Coordinates: 40°15′52.9″N 76°53′1.9″W / 40.264694°N 76.883861°W / 40.264694; -76.883861


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