Pennsylvania House of Representatives

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.Article II, section 2, Pennsylvania Constitution.Article II, section 16, Pennsylvania Constitution.

It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country; the New Hampshire House of Representatives is larger but it only serves part-time.

Qualifications Representatives must be at least 21 years of age. They must be United States citizens, Pennsylvania residents for at least four years, and residents of the district they represent for one year prior to their election. They must also reside in their district during their term.

Speaker of the House

The speakership is the oldest elected statewide office in the commonwealth. Since its first session in 1682—presided over by William Penn—over 130 House members have been elevated to the speaker's chair. The House cannot hold an official session in the absence of the speaker or their designated speaker pro tempore. Speaker Leroy Irvis was the first African-American elected speaker of any state legislature in the United States since Reconstruction. Speaker Dennis O'Brien was the only minority-party speaker known in Pennsylvania and only the second known nationwide.

Democrat Joanna McClinton was elected speaker of the House on February 28, 2023, becoming the first female speaker in Pennsylvania.

Composition Current session As of September 8, 2026: + ↓ 103 100 DemocraticRepublican

AffiliationParty (shading indicates majority caucus)TotalVacantRepublicanIndependentDemocraticEnd of previous legislature10101022030January 7, 202510101022030 January 19, 20251012021March 26, 20251022030December 17, 20251011002012December 30, 20251002003December 31, 2025991001994January 31, 2026981985March 23, 20261022003March 31, 2026971994April 13, 2026992012June 9, 20261002021September 8, 20261032030Latest voting share

Leadership :

Speaker of the House: Joanna McClinton (D) Majority Party (D)Leadership Position Minority Party (R)Matthew BradfordFloor LeaderJesse TopperMichael SchlossbergWhipTim O'NealRobert MatzieCaucus ChairpersonMartina WhiteTina DavisCaucus SecretaryClint OwlettJordan A. HarrisAppropriations Committee ChairpersonJim StruzziLeanne KruegerCaucus AdministratorSheryl M. DelozierRyan BizzarroPolicy Committee ChairpersonDavid H. Rowe

Membership List of current representatives

DistrictNamePartyResidenceCounties Start1DemocraticErieErie20062 DemocraticErieErie20183 DemocraticMillcreek TownshipErie20124 RepublicanWaterfordErie20225 RepublicanBern TownshipBerks20246 RepublicanEast Mead TownshipCrawford, Erie20067 RepublicanGreenvilleMercer20148 RepublicanNew BeaverButler, Lawrence20169 RepublicanNew CastleLawrence202210 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia202011 RepublicanButler TownshipButler201912 DemocraticButler TownshipButler202613 RepublicanFranklin TownshipChester201014 RepublicanBeaver FallsBeaver202415 RepublicanBeaverBeaver, Washington201816 DemocraticAmbridgeBeaver200817 RepublicanGrove CityButler, Mercer202018 RepublicanBensalemBucks202019 DemocraticPittsburghAllegheny202220 DemocraticPittsburghAllegheny202021 DemocraticPittsburghAllegheny202322DemocraticAllentownLehigh202623 DemocraticPittsburghAllegheny199824DemocraticPittsburghAllegheny202225 DemocraticMonroevilleAllegheny201826 DemocraticEast Vincent TownshipChester202227 DemocraticPittsburghAllegheny200828 RepublicanWexfordAllegheny202429 DemocraticDoylestownBucks202230 DemocraticMcCandlessAllegheny202231 DemocraticNewtownBucks201632 DemocraticPenn HillsAllegheny202333 DemocraticFox ChapelAllegheny202234 DemocraticSwissvaleAllegheny202335 DemocraticMcKeesportAllegheny202536 DemocraticPittsburghAllegheny202037 RepublicanManheimLancaster201238 DemocraticWest MifflinAllegheny202439 RepublicanElizabeth TownshipAllegheny, Washington202240 RepublicanUpper St. ClairAllegheny, Washington201841 RepublicanEast Hempfield TownshipLancaster201442DemocraticDormontAllegheny202643 RepublicanWest Lampeter TownshipLancaster201244 RepublicanMoon TownshipAllegheny201845 DemocraticKennedy TownshipAllegheny201646 RepublicanSouth Fayette TownshipAllegheny, Washington201447 RepublicanMount WolfYork202248 RepublicanSouth Strabane TownshipWashington201849 DemocraticLancasterLancaster202250 RepublicanJeffersonGreene, Washington201651 RepublicanSmithfieldFayette202252 RepublicanPerryopolisFayette201453 DemocraticLansdaleMontgomery201854 DemocraticNorristownMontgomery202255 RepublicanMurrysvilleWestmoreland202256 RepublicanPenn TownshipWestmoreland202457 RepublicanHempfield TownshipWestmoreland201658 RepublicanSmithtonWestmoreland202059 RepublicanUnity TownshipWestmoreland202160 RepublicanLeechburgArmstrong, Westmoreland202161 DemocraticLower Gwynedd TownshipMontgomery201862 RepublicanIndianaIndiana201863 RepublicanClarionArmstrong, Clarion202464 RepublicanOil CityCrawford, Venango201265 RepublicanWarrenCrawford, Forest, Warren200466 RepublicanPunxsutawneyIndiana, Jefferson202067 RepublicanPort AlleganyCameron, McKean, Potter200268 RepublicanLibertyBradford, Tioga201869 RepublicanBerlinSomerset200870 DemocraticWorcester TownshipMontgomery200871 RepublicanJohnstownCambria, Somerset201872 DemocraticEast Taylor TownshipCambria200873 RepublicanDecatur TownshipCambria, Clearfield202274 DemocraticSadsbury TownshipChester201875 RepublicanSandy TownshipClearfield, Elk202076 RepublicanLock HavenClinton, Union201877 DemocraticRush TownshipCentre200678 RepublicanBedfordBedford, Fulton201479 RepublicanBlairBlair202680 RepublicanHollidaysburgBlair, Huntingdon202481 RepublicanWarriors Mark TownshipFranklin, Huntingdon201482 DemocraticCollege TownshipCentre202283 RepublicanSouth WilliamsportLycoming, Union202284 RepublicanHepburn TownshipLycoming, Sullivan202085 RepublicanEast Buffalo TownshipJuniata, Mifflin, Snyder, Union2019 86 RepublicanTyrone TownshipJuniata, Perry202087 RepublicanLower Allen TownshipCumberland202288 RepublicanLower Allen TownshipCumberland200889 RepublicanChambersburgFranklin200490 RepublicanWaynesboroFranklin202491 RepublicanConewago TownshipAdams200692 RepublicanDillsburgYork202493 RepublicanYork TownshipYork201894 RepublicanRed LionYork202295 DemocraticYorkYork201696 DemocraticLancasterLancaster202497 RepublicanManheim TownshipLancaster201298 RepublicanEast Donegal TownshipLancaster, Lebanon202299 RepublicanEast Earl TownshipBerks, Lancaster2014100 RepublicanDrumore TownshipLancaster2006101 RepublicanCornwallLebanon2022102 RepublicanAnnville TownshipLebanon2014103 DemocraticHarrisburgCumberland, Dauphin2024104 DemocraticHarrisburgDauphin2022105 DemocraticSusquehanna TownshipDauphin2022106 RepublicanLower Swatara TownshipDauphin2016107 RepublicanHegins TownshipNorthumberland, Schuylkill2022108 RepublicanSunburyMontour, Northumberland2023 109 RepublicanCatawissaColumbia2022110 RepublicanTowandaBradford, Wyoming2000111 RepublicanHonesdaleSusquehanna, Wayne2016112 DemocraticBlakelyLackawanna2018113 DemocraticScrantonLackawanna2022114 DemocraticScrantonLackawanna2019115 DemocraticCoolbaugh TownshipMonroe2016116 RepublicanMcAdooLuzerne, Schuylkill2022117 RepublicanSweet ValleyLuzerne2024118 DemocraticPittston TownshipLackawanna, Luzerne2022119 RepublicanPlymouthLuzerne2022120 RepublicanDallas TownshipLuzerne2024121 DemocraticWilkes-BarreLuzerne2006122 RepublicanLower Towamensing TownshipCarbon2010123 RepublicanButler TownshipSchuylkill2020124 RepublicanEast Brunswick TownshipBerks, Schuylkill2022125 RepublicanLykensDauphin2020126 DemocraticMuhlenberg TownshipBerks2024127 DemocraticReadingBerks2020128 RepublicanRobeson TownshipBerks2010129 DemocraticReadingBerks2022130 RepublicanPike TownshipBerks2010131 RepublicanLower Saucon TownshipLehigh, Montgomery, Northampton2020132 DemocraticAllentownLehigh2012133 DemocraticWhitehall TownshipLehigh2017134 DemocraticAllentownLehigh2014135 DemocraticBethlehemNorthampton1998136 DemocraticEastonNorthampton1998137 RepublicanNazarethNorthampton2010138 RepublicanMoore TownshipNorthampton2020139 RepublicanHawleyPike, Wayne2024 140 DemocraticFalls TownshipBucks2024141 DemocraticLevittownBucks2010142 RepublicanLanghorneBucks2022143 RepublicanPlumstead TownshipBucks2020144 DemocraticWarminsterBucks2022145 RepublicanRichland TownshipBucks2014146 DemocraticLimerick TownshipMontgomery2018147 RepublicanLower Salford TownshipMontgomery2022148 DemocraticNarberthMontgomery2012149 DemocraticUpper Merion TownshipMontgomery2008150 DemocraticMontgomery CountyMontgomery2018151 DemocraticHorshamMontgomery2022152 DemocraticHatboroMontgomery, Philadelphia2020153 DemocraticAbington TownshipMontgomery2018154 DemocraticCheltenham TownshipMontgomery2020155 DemocraticUwchlan TownshipChester2018156 DemocraticWest ChesterChester2022157 DemocraticSchuylkill TownshipChester2018158 DemocraticWest BradfordChester2018159 DemocraticChesterDelaware2022160 RepublicanConcord TownshipChester, Delaware2020161 DemocraticSwarthmoreDelaware2015162 DemocraticRidley TownshipDelaware2018163 DemocraticUpper DarbyDelaware2023 164DemocraticUpper Darby TownshipDelaware2021Margo Davidson resigned on July 23, 2021, after being charged with theft of state funds.165 DemocraticSpringfield TownshipDelaware2018166 DemocraticHavertownDelaware1992167 DemocraticEast Whiteland TownshipChester2018168 DemocraticRadnor TownshipDelaware2022169 RepublicanHanoverYork2014170 RepublicanPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2015171 RepublicanBellefonteCentre, Mifflin1996172 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2024173 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2022174 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2015175 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2018176 RepublicanJackson TownshipMonroe2014177 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2018178 RepublicanWrightstown TownshipBucks2022179 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2014180 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2022181 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2018182 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2022183 RepublicanWalnutportLehigh, Northampton2016184 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2018185 DemocraticPhiladelphiaDelaware, Philadelphia2020186 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2012187 RepublicanLower Macungie TownshipLehigh2024188 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2020189 DemocraticStroudsburgMonroe, Pike2022190 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2022191 DemocraticPhiladelphiaDelaware, Philadelphia2015192 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2016193 RepublicanYork SpringsAdams, Cumberland2026194 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2022195 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2024196 George MargetasRepublicanYorkYork2026197 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2018198 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2020199 RepublicanMiddlesex TownshipCumberland2018200 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2016201 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2024202 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2016203 DemocraticPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia2022

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