New State and Federal Legislators for 2007-2008
Pennsylvania has 55 newcomers to the state legislature and five to the federal legislature in 2007-2008. The General Assembly elected 14 new caucus leaders and made significant changes among committee chairs in both the House and the Senate.
New members of the Pennsylvania Senate
|
Lisa Baker |
R |
20 |
Luzerne |
|
Michael Brubaker |
R |
36 |
Chester |
|
John Eichelberger |
R |
30 |
Blair |
|
Mike Folmer |
R |
48 |
Berks |
|
Charles McIlhinney |
R |
10 |
Bucks |
New members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
|
John Bear |
R |
97 |
Lancaster |
|
Lisa Bennington |
D |
21 |
Allegheny |
|
Karen Boback |
R |
117 |
Luzerne |
|
Joseph Brennan |
D |
133 |
Northampton |
| Michele Brooks |
R |
17 |
Mercer |
|
Mike Carroll |
D |
118 |
Luzerne |
|
Scott Conklin |
D |
77 |
Centre |
|
Jim Cox |
R |
129 |
Berks |
|
Bryan Cutler |
R |
100 |
Lancaster |
|
Eugene Depasquale |
D |
95 |
York |
|
Garth Everett |
R |
84 |
Lycoming |
| Mike Fleck |
R |
81 |
Huntingdon |
|
John Galloway |
D |
140 |
Bucks |
|
Jaret Gibbons |
D |
10 |
Lawrence |
|
Patrick Harkins |
D |
1 |
Erie |
|
Sue Helm |
R |
104 |
Dauphin |
|
John Hornaman |
D |
3 |
Erie |
|
David Kessler |
D |
130 |
Berks |
|
Chris King |
D |
142 |
Bucks |
|
Bill Kortz |
D |
38 |
Allegheny |
|
Deberah Kula |
D |
52 |
Fayette |
|
Bryan Lentz |
D |
161 |
Delaware |
|
Mark Longietti |
D |
7 |
Mercer |
|
Tim Mahoney |
D |
51 |
Fayette |
|
Carl Mantz |
R |
187 |
Lehigh |
|
Jim Marshall |
R |
14 |
Beaver |
| Barbara McIlvaine Smith |
D |
156 |
Chester |
|
Bob Mensch |
R |
147 |
Montgomery |
|
Duane Milne |
R |
167 |
Chester |
|
Dan Moul |
R |
91 |
Adams |
|
Jay Moyer |
R |
70 |
Montgomery |
|
Thomas Murt |
R |
152 |
Montgomery |
|
Michael O'Brien |
D |
175 |
Philadelphia |
|
Eddie Day Pashikski |
D |
121 |
Luzerne |
|
Tony Payton |
D |
179 |
Philadelphia |
|
Michael Peifer |
R |
139 |
Wayne |
|
Scott Perry |
R |
92 |
York |
|
Marguerite Quinn |
R |
143 |
Bucks |
|
Brad Roae |
R |
6 |
Crawford |
| Todd Rock |
R |
90 |
Franklin |
|
Tim Seip |
D |
125 |
Schuylkill |
|
Frank Shimkus |
D |
113 |
Lackawanna |
|
Ken Smith |
D |
112 |
Lackawanna |
|
Matthew Smith |
D |
42 |
Allegheny |
|
Rosemarie Swanger |
R |
102 |
Lebanon |
|
Rick Taylor |
D |
151 |
Montgomery |
|
Mike Vereb |
R |
150 |
Montgomery |
|
Randy Vulakovich |
R |
30 |
Allegheny |
|
Chelsa Wagner |
D |
22 |
Allegheny |
|
Jesse White |
D |
46 |
Washington |
For biographical information on the 2007-2008 state legislators, go to “Pennsylvanians for Effective Government” at www.pegweb.org.
New federal legislators, 2007-2008
|
Jason Altmire |
D |
4 |
Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Westmoreland |
|
Christopher Carney |
D |
9 |
Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne |
|
Patrick J. Murphy |
D |
8 |
Bucks |
|
Joe Sestak |
D |
7 |
Chester, Delaware, Montgomery |
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Last Updated: 9/21/2007