Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
| 2022 Pennsylvania House Elections | |
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| Primary | May 17, 2022 |
| General | November 8, 2022 |
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Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline was March 28, 2022.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. At the time of the 2022 elections, Republicans held a majority in more chambers than Democrats. There was a Republican majority in 62 chambers and a Democratic majority in 36 chambers. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified 34 battleground races in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2022 elections, 11 of which were Democratic-held districts while the other 23 were Republican-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
All 203 seats were up for election in 2022. As of the 2022 election, the Republican Party controlled 113 seats and the Democratic Party controlled 89 seats with one vacancy.
At the time of the 2022 election, Pennsylvania had had divided government since Tom Wolf (D) won the governorship in 2014. Democrats needed to win control of the state senate and state house while maintaining control of the governorship in order to win a trifecta. Republicans needed to maintain control of the state senate and state house while winning control of the governorship in order to achieve a trifecta. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground.
Aftermath
Last updated: January 3, 2023
Control of chamber
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.
Those three vacant seats, to be filled through special elections, were:
- District 32: Incumbent Anthony DeLuca (D) died on Oct. 9. His name remained on the ballot, and he was re-elected, creating a vacancy on Jan. 3 when members were sworn in.
- District 34: Incumbent Summer Lee (D) won re-election but also won election to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. Lee resigned on Dec. 7, 2022, in preparation for the office change.
- District 35: Incumbent Austin Davis (D) won re-election but also won election as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. Davis resigned on Dec. 7, 2022, in preparation for the office change.
Click here to read more about the February 7, 2023, special elections.
According to CNalysis, all three vacant districts voted for President Joe Biden (D) by margins of more than 15 percentage points in 2020.[1]
On Jan. 3, 2023, members of the chamber elected Rep. Mark Rozzi (D) as Speaker of the House with a 115-85 vote.[2] During his first speech, Rozzi announced that he would caucus with neither party.[3]
Party control
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| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 88 | 101 | |
| Republican Party | 113 | 101 | |
| Vacancy | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 203 | 203 | |
Candidates
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Michael Thomas (Libertarian Party) |
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Chris Sainato (i) |
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Jay Walker (Green Party) |
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Rob Ronky (Independent) |
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Zarah Livingston (Green Party) Did not make the ballot: |
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Ross Sylvester (Libertarian Party) |
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Favyan Asia (Libertarian Party) |
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Kyle Siskron-Leonard (Write-in) |
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Neil Belliveau (Libertarian Party) |
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Kristine Cousler-Womack (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) |
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Joshua Gerber (Libertarian Party) |
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David Kocur (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania) |
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Edward Giannattasio (unofficially withdrew) |
Thomas Anderson (Libertarian Party) |
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Matthew Schutter (Libertarian Party) |
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Anthony Portillo (Libertarian Party) |
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Lula Vanliew (Libertarian Party) |
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Todd Stephens (i) |
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Alfe Goodwin (Libertarian Party) |
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William Foster (Fostering Our Vote) |
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Edward Clifford III (Libertarian Party) |
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Autumn Pangia (Libertarian Party) |
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James Jackson (Independent) |
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Torren Danowski (Libertarian Party) |
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection- Note: In District 107, Ryan Mock replaced Ronald Tanney on the general election ballot.[4]
Primary
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Primary 2022 |
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Martell Covington (i) Did not make the ballot: |
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Johnathan Hershey (i) |
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Faith Bucks Did not make the ballot: |
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John Chura |
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| District 181 |
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Deja Alvarez Did not make the ballot: |
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Gary Day (i) |
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| District 200 |
Isabella Fitzgerald (i) Did not make the ballot: |
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2022 battleground chamber
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle.
What was at stake?
- The Democratic Party needed to gain 12 seats to take control of the chamber in 2022. The Republican Party needed to lose 11 or fewer seats to maintain control.
- This race had the potential to impact Pennsylvania's trifecta status. At the time of the 2022 election, Democrats controlled the governorship and Republicans controlled the state senate and state house. Democrats needed to win control of the state house and state senate while maintaining control of the governorship in order to win a trifecta. Republicans needed to maintain control of the state house and state senate while winning control of the governorship in order to win a trifecta.
Why was it a battleground?
- Seats needed to flip: The Democratic Party needed to flip 12 seats (6% of seats up) in order to win control of the chamber.
- Seats decided by less than 10% in the last election: Forty-seven of the seats up for election (23% of seats up) in 2022 were decided by margins of 10 percentage points or smaller the last time they were up.
- 2020 battleground chamber: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives was a battleground chamber in 2020. That year, the Republican Party gained a net four seats, maintaining control of the chamber. Read more about the 2020 elections here.
- Other 2022 battleground election: The 2022 election for governor was also a battleground race.
Battleground races
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Campaign finance
Campaign finance by district
The section below contains data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
Five incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
Ten incumbents lost in the May 17 primaries.
Retiring incumbents
Thirty-three incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[5] Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Pennsylvania. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
| Pennsylvania state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2022 | 228 | 228 | 41 | 465 | 456 | 35 | 46 | 17.8% | 42 | 22.1% | ||||
| 2020 | 228 | 228 | 19 | 455 | 456 | 33 | 25 | 12.7% | 28 | 13.4% | ||||
| 2018 | 228 | 228 | 32 | 469 | 456 | 40 | 22 | 13.6% | 22 | 11.2% | ||||
| 2016 | 228 | 228 | 19 | 392 | 456 | 30 | 21 | 11.2% | 29 | 13.9% | ||||
| 2014 | 228 | 228 | 26 | 421 | 456 | 40 | 29 | 15.1% | 42 | 20.8% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Pennsylvania in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 10, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Forty-two of the 190 Pennsylvania state legislators who filed for re-election this year—20 Democrats and 22 Republicans—faced contested primaries. That equals 22% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 78% of incumbents did not face primary challengers.
A contested primary is one where more candidates are running than there are nominations available. After redistricting, it is common to see primaries where two incumbents are running against one another. This can happen if a district's lines are redrawn, placing two incumbents in the same district.
This year, there were three incumbent v. incumbent primaries in Pennsylvania. In these races, since only one candidate can win the nomination, one incumbent in each race was guaranteed to lose:
- House District 86: Rep. Johnathan Hershey (R), from House District 82, filed to run against Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R).
- House District 187: Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R), from House District 134, filed to run against Rep. Gary Day (R).
- House District 200: Rep. Isabella Fitzgerald (D), from House District 203, filed to run against Rep. Christopher Rabb (D).
The total number of contested primaries—including those without incumbents—also reached its highest point since 2014. With 228 districts, there are 456 possible primaries every election cycle.
In 2022, 81 districts (18%) were contested: 35 Democratic primaries and 46 for Republicans. For Democrats, this was up from 33 in 2020, a 6% increase. For Republicans, the number increased 84% from 25 primaries in the previous cycle.
Forty of the districts up for election were left open, meaning no incumbents filed to run, the most since 2014.
Overall, 454 major party candidates filed to run this year: 207 Democrats and 247 Republicans. That's 2.0 candidates per district, the same as in 2020.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[6] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 203 | 36 (18 percent) | 167 (82 percent) |
| 2020 | 203 | 17 (8 percent) | 186 (92 percent) |
| 2018 | 203 | 31 (15 percent) | 172 (85 percent) |
| 2016 | 203 | 15 (7 percent) | 188 (93 percent) |
| 2014 | 203 | 18 (9 percent) | 185 (91 percent) |
| 2012 | 203 | 16 (8 percent) | 187 (92 percent) |
| 2010 | 203 | 18 (9 percent) | 185 (91 percent) |
Incumbents running in new districts
When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election.
In 2022, nine incumbents filed to run for re-election in new districts different from those they represented before the election. Those incumbents were:
| Incumbents running in new districts | ||||||
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| Name | Party | Originally represented ... | Filed in 2022 in ... | New district open? | ||
| Aaron Bernstine |  Republican |
House District 10 | House District 8 | Yes | ||
| Parke Wentling | Republican |
House District 17 | House District 7 | Yes | ||
| Amen Brown |  Democratic |
House District 190 | House District 10 | Yes | ||
| Peter Schweyer | Democratic |
House District 22 | House District 134 | Yes | ||
| Tim Bonner | Republican |
House District 8 | House District 17 | Yes | ||
| Ryan Mackenzie | Republican |
House District 134 | House District 187 | No | ||
| Isabella Fitzgerald | Democratic |
House District 203 | House District 200 | Yes | ||
| Bud Cook | Republican |
House District 49 | House District 50 | Yes | ||
| Johnathan Hershey | Republican |
House District 82 | House District 86 | No | ||
Process to become a candidate
Generally speaking, there are two types of petition forms that prospective candidates may need to file in order to gain access to the ballot.
- Nomination petitions: These are the petition forms used by political party candidates.
- Nomination papers: These are the petition forms used by independent and political party designation candidates.
For party candidates
See statutes: Pennsylvania Election Code, Chapter 14, Article 9
Party candidates for state office must file nomination petitions with the Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Signature requirements are summarized below (for more information regarding nomination petitions, see "Nomination petitions" below).[7]
| Nomination petition signature requirements in Pennsylvania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Office sought | Required signatures | |
| U.S. Senator | 2,000 | |
| U.S. House Representative | 1,000 | |
| Governor | 2,000 | |
| Lt. Governor | 1,000 | |
| State senator | 500 | |
| State representative | 300 | |
Each candidate must file a candidate affidavit with his or her nomination petition. The affidavit must include the candidate's address, election district, the name of the office being sought, a statement verifying the candidate's eligibility for said office, and a statement verifying that the candidate will not "knowingly violate any provision of this act [i.e., the election code], or of any law regulating and limiting nomination and election expenses and prohibiting corrupt practices in connection therewith."[8]
The candidate must also pay a filing fee. Filing fees must be submitted with nomination petitions. Fees are summarized in the table below.[9]
| Filing fees in Pennsylvania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Office sought | Fee | |
| United States Senator, governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, auditor general, attorney general | $200 | |
| United States Representative | $150 | |
| State legislator | $100 | |
In addition, a candidate for state office must file a statement of financial interests with the state ethics commission. A copy of this statement must be attached to the nomination petition submitted to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State, as well.
For other candidates
See statutes: Article 9, Part (b) of the Pennsylvania Election Code
Like party candidates participating in the primary, independent, minor political party, and political body candidates for state office (including the Pennsylvania General Assembly) must submit candidate affidavits and statements of financial interests to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Candidates must also pay the same filing fees as primary candidates. Independent, minor party, and political body candidates must also file nomination papers (not to be confused with the nomination petitions party candidates participating in the primary must complete). Candidates filing nomination papers must obtain signatures from electors of the district equal to at least 2 percent of the largest entire vote cast for an elected candidate in the last election within the district.[10][11] For more information regarding nomination papers, see "Nomination papers" below.[12]
For write-in candidates
Pennsylvania does not require write-in candidates to file paperwork in order to have their votes tallied.
Qualifications
Under Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution, senators shall be at least twenty-five years of age and representatives twenty-one years of age. They shall have been citizens and inhabitants of their respective districts one year before their election (unless absent on the public business of the United States or of this State) and shall reside in their respective districts during their terms of service.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[13] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $106,422.33/year | $185/day |
When sworn in
Pennsylvania legislators assume office on the first day of December after a general election.[14]
Pennsylvania political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2025
One year of a Democratic trifecta • Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | _ |
Presidential politics in Pennsylvania
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
||
| ✔ |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
50.0
|
3,458,229 | 20 |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
48.8
|
3,377,674 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
|
79,380 | 0 | |
 |
Total votes: 6,915,283 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Pennsylvania, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 47.5% | 2,926,441 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
48.2% | 2,970,733 | 20 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 2.4% | 146,715 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.8% | 49,941 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.3% | 21,572 | 0 | |
| - | Other/Write-in | 0.8% | 50,076 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 6,165,478 | 20 | |||
| Election results via: Federal Election Commission | |||||
Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 14 Democratic wins
- 17 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[15] | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | R |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Pennsylvania
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On February 4, 2022, the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted 4-1 to approve new state House and Senate maps.[16] House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R) voted no, while Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R), state Rep. Joanna McClinton (D), state Sen. Jay Costa (D), and chairman Mark Nordenberg voted yes.[16] These maps took effect for Pennsylvania's 2022 legislative elections.
Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Pennsylvania State House Districts
until November 30, 2022
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Pennsylvania State House Districts
starting December 1, 2022
Click a district to compare boundaries.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ CNalysis, "'22 Pennsylvania State Leg. Results," accessed Jan. 3, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "Stephen Caruso," Jan. 3, 2023
- ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer, "Mark Rozzi, a Democrat-turned-independent, is now speaker of the Pa. House after a surprise vote," Jan. 3, 2022
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Candidate information -- Mock, Ryan," accessed October 3, 2022
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Election Code, "25 Pa. Stat. § 2872.1 (2022)," accessed May 30, 2023
- ↑ Pennsylvania Election Code, "25 Pa. Stat. § 2870 (2022)," accessed May 30, 2023
- ↑ Pennsylvania Election Code, "25 Pa. Stat. § 2873 (2022)," accessed May 30, 2023
- ↑ Note: As the result of a court order (Constitution Party v. Cortés (No. 12-2726; E.D. Pa. 2015), political body candidates seeking statewide office may submit signatures totaling 2.5 times the requirement for political party candidates seeking placement on the primary election ballot.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Third Party Nomination Paperwork," accessed May 30, 2023
- ↑ Pennsylvania Election Code, "25 Pa. Stat. § 2872.2 (2022)," accessed May 30, 2023
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Pennsylvania Constitution, "Article II, Section 2," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Progressive Party
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