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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.
- Party Control
- Members
- Historical Party Control
- Elections
Current partisan control
The table below shows the partisan breakdown of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as of May 2024
Changes in party control after the 2022 elections
1. 1.1. See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022 On Nov. 8, 2022, Democrats won 102 seats to Republicans' 101. But three seats that Democrats won were guaranteed to become vacant at the start of the legislative session due to a death and two resignations to assume higher office, giving Republicans a functional 101-99 seat majority. Special electionsfor all three seats were scheduled for February 2023. The chamber elected Mark Rozzi (D) as speaker on Jan. 3, 2023. After...
Leadership
The speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body.
Leadership and members
1. Speaker of the House: Joanna McClinton(D) 2. Majority leader: Matthew Bradford(D) 3. Minority leader: Bryan Cutler(R)
Salaries
1. 1.1. See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
Democrats won a 102-101 majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2022, gaining control of the chamber for the first time since 2008. The table below shows the partisan history of the Pennsylvania House following every general election from 1992 to 2022. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in t...
There were 228 state legislative seats up for election in 2024 in Pennsylvania. Across those, 17 incumbents (six Democrats and 11 Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That was the fewest number of retirements since Ballotpedia began tracking this data in 2010.
Feb 28, 2024 · All state representatives must run for reelection every two years. Political insiders and campaign operatives say there are more than a dozen districts across the commonwealth — including in suburban Philadelphia, Johnstown, and the Lehigh Valley — that could be won by either major party.
Apr 1, 2024 · All state representatives must run for reelection every two years. Currently, Democrats have control of the state House by two votes, while Republicans hold the state Senate by six.
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Chester (part) County. Regina G. Young Democrat. District 185. Delaware (part) & Philadelphia (part) Counties. David H. Zimmerman Republican. District 99. Berks (part) & Lancaster (part) Counties. Stay informed and connected with our resourceful guide to Members of the PA House. Find legislators' contact information, district maps, legislation ...
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Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source Pennsylvania: U.S. House: Ballot-qualified party: 1,000: $150.00: 2/13/2024: Source: Pennsylvania: U.S. House: Unaffiliated: 2% of largest entire vote cast for a candidate in the district in the last election: $150.00: 8 ...
