Pennsylvania General Assembly

Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania General Assembly
	Coat of arms
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; House of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
Founded	May 5, 1682
Preceded by	Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
New session started	January 1, 2019
Leadership
President of the Senate; (Lt. Governor)	John Fetterman (D) ; since January 15, 2019
President pro tempore of the Senate	Jake Corman (R) ; since January 5, 2021
Speaker of the House	Bryan Cutler (R) ; since June 22, 2020
Structure
Seats	253
Senate political groups	Majority caucus Republican (28); Independent (1); Minority caucus Democratic (21);
House political groups	Majority caucus Republican (113); Minority caucus Democratic (90);
Length of term	Senate: 4 years; House: 2 years
Salary	$88,610/year + per diem
Senators	50
State Representatives	203
Elections
Senate voting system	First-past-the-post
House voting system	First-past-the-post
Senate last election	November 3, 2020 ; (odd-numbered districts)
House last election	November 3, 2020
Senate next election	November 8, 2022 ; (even-numbered districts)
House next election	November 8, 2022
Redistricting	politician commission
Motto
	Virtue, Liberty and Independence
Meeting place
	Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg
Website
	www.legis.state.pa.us
Constitution
	Constitution of Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of Pennsylvania. It has two parts: the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (lower house) and the Pennsylvania State Senate (upper house). Before this legislature started, there was the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. This was unicameral, which means it had only one house. It has been called the general assembly since 1776, and has been bicameral (has two houses) since 1791.

Both houses meet in the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They are both controlled by the Republican Party as of 2020.

Leadership

Majority Party (R)^[1]	Leadership Position	Minority Party (D)^[2]
Kerry Benninghoff	Floor Leader	Joanna McClinton
Donna Oberlander	Whip	Jordan Harris
Mike Reese	Caucus Chairperson	Dan Miller
Martina White	Caucus Secretary	Tina Davis
Stan Saylor	Appropriations Committee Chairperson	Matt Bradford
Kurt Masser	Caucus Administrator	Mike Schlossberg
Martin Causer	Policy Committee Chairperson	Ryan Bizzarro

Majority Party (R)^[3]	Leadership Position	Minority Party (D)
Kim Ward	Floor Leader	Jay Costa
John Gordner	Whip	Anthony H. Williams
Bob Mensch	Caucus Chairperson	Wayne Fontana
Ryan P. Aument	Caucus Secretary
Pat Browne	Appropriations Committee Chairperson	Vincent Hughes
	Caucus Administrator	Lisa Boscola
Dave Argall	Policy Committee Chairperson	John Blake

↑ Cole, John (2020-11-10). "PA House Leadership Race Chatter". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
↑ "House Democrats elect leaders for upcoming legislative session". Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
↑ Cole, John (2020-11-12). "Ward Elected Senate Majority Leader". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 2020-11-13.