Pennsylvania Center for Women & Politics

 

Women in Elective Office

 

Percentage of Women Representatives on County Council

  ** Map last updated January 2012

Women Senators and Representatives in the Pennsylvania General Assembly

District First Name Last Name Seat Party Affiliation
192nd Legislative District Louise Bishop Representative Democrat
117th Legislative District Karen Bobak Representative Republican
17th Legislative District Michele Brooks Representative Republican
189th Legislative District Rosemary Brown Representative Republican
190th Legislative District Vanessa Brown Representative Democrat
195th Legislative District Michelle Brownlee Representative Democrat
164th Legislative District Margo Davidson Representative Democrat
141st Legislative District Tina Davis Representative Democrat
194th Legislative District Pamela Delissio Representative Democrat
88th Legislative District Sheryl Delozier Representative Republican
185th Legislative District Maria P. Donatucci Representative Democrat
101st Legislative District Mauree Gingrich Representative Republican
138th Legislative District Marcia Hahn Representative Republican
183rd Legislative District Julie Harhart Representative Republican
61st Legislative District Kate Harper Representative Republican
104th Legislative District Susan Helm Representative Republican
182nd Legislative District Babette Josephs Representative Democrat
52nd Legislative District Deberah Kula Representative Democrat
111th Legislative District Sandra Major Representative Republican
132nd Legislative District Jennifer Mann Representative Democrat
120th Legislative District Phyllis Mundy Representative Democrat
63rd Legislative District Donna Oberlander Representative Republican
200th Legislative District Cherelle Parker Representative Democrat
110th Legislative District Tina Pickett Representative Republican
143rd Legislative District Marguerite Quinn Representative Republican
65th Legislative District Kathy Rapp Representative Republican
108th Legislative District Lynda Schlegel-Culver Representative Republican
102nd Legislative District Rosemarie Swanger Representative Republican
147th Legislative District Marcy Toeple Representative Republican
116th Legislative District Tarah Toohil Representative Republican
22nd Legislative District Chelsa Wagner Representative Democrat
144th Legislative District Katherine Watson Representative Republican
198th Legislative District Rosita Youngblood Representative Democrat
20th Senatorial District Lisa Baker Senator Republican
18th Senatorial District Lisa Boscola Senator Democrat
49th Senatorial District Jane M. Earll Senator Republican
3rd Senatorial District Shirley M. Kitchen Senator Democrat
40th Senatorial District Jane Clare Orie Senator Republican
11th Senatorial District Judy Schwank Senator Democrat
2nd Senatorial District Christine Tartaglione Senator Democrat
31st Senatorial District Patricia H. Vance Senator Republican
39th Senatorial District Kim L. Ward Senator Republican
4th Senatorial District Leanna Washington Senator Democrat
21st Senatorial District Mary Jo White Senator Republican

Pennsylvania General Assembly Facts:

  • In the Pennsylvania General Assembly, there are a total of 43 women.
  • Of that 43, 32 are members of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; they make up only about 16% of the House.
  • The State Senate has 50 members, 11 are women, putting the percentage of women in the State Senate at 22%.
  • IN TOTAL, ABOUT 17% OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ARE WOMEN.

Partisan Breakdown of the Pennsylvania General Assembly:

  • Of the women in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, approximately 58% are Republican (25 women) and 42% are Democratic (18 women).
  • In the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 59% of the women are Republican (19 women) and 41% are Democratic (13 women).
  • In the Pennsylvania State Senate, 55% of the women are Republican (6 women) and 45% Democratic (5 women).

Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Fact:

  • Pennsylvania has never elected a female Governor.

Pennsylvania Federal Delegation:

  • Of Pennsylvania's 19 congressional representatives, one is a woman, Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-13th District).

Females Serving in Statewide Appointed Positions

Position Name Appointed By
Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele Tom Corbett
Secretary of General Services Sheri Phillips Tom Corbett
Inspector General Kenya Mann Faulkner Tom Corbett
Secretary of Labor and Industry Julia K. Hearthway Tom Corbett
Secretary of Administration Kelly Powell Logan Tom Corbett
Deputy Chief of Staff Kathleen Duffy Bruder Tom Corbett
Secretary of Planning and Policy Jennifer Branstetter Tom Corbett
Secretary of Legislative Affairs Annmarie Kaiser Tom Corbett
Executive Assistant to the Governor Karen K. Mitchell Tom Corbett
Deputy General Counsel Linda Barrett Stephen Aichele
Deputy General Counsel Andrea Bowman Stephen Aichele
Assistant Deputy General Counsel Delene Lantz-Johnson Stephen Aichele
Executive Deputy General Counsel Victoria Page-Wooten Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Office of Administration Julia Sheridan Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Department of Aging Harriet Withstandley Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Commission on Crime and Delinquency Mary Taylor Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Kimberly Hummel-Childe Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Department of Corrections Suzanne Hueston Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Department of Health Alison Taylor Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Housing Finance Agency Rebecca Peace Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Jayne Blake Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Department of Insurance Yen Lucan Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel for the Board of Probation and Parole Linda Laub Stephen Aichele
Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania State Police Barbara Christie Stephen Aichele
Executive Deputy Secretary of Banking Victoria Reider
Board of Pardons Louise B. Williams Tom Corbett
Board of Probation and Parole Judith Viglione Tom Corbett
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Pamela Witmer Tom Corbett
Deputy Secretary for Administration and Regulatory Programs W. Evelyn Walker
Commissioner of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Katie True Tom Corbett
Executive director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Linda Rosenberg
State Civil Service Commission Odelfa Smith Preston
State Ethics Commission Raquel Bergen
Human Relations Commission Raquel O. Yiengst
Human Relations Commission Kweilin Nassar
Human Relations Commission Sylvia Waters
Human Relations Commission, Executive Director JoAnn L. Edwards

Females Serving in Statewide Appointed Positions

  • Total: 37 Women, 122 Men
  • Approximately 23% of statewide appointed positions are held by women.
  • Updated January 2012

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