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| Name | Position | Session | Party | County | District | Born/Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Gibson E | 1985-2008 | R | Lancaster, York | 13 | 1943 - | |
| Baldwin, Robert A | 1859 | R | Lancaster | 16 | 1807 - | |
| Barton, Mathias | 1797-1804* | F | Lancaster | 0 | 1762 - 1809 | |
| Becker, Clarence D | 1943-1948 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1892 - 1947 | |
| Berntheizel, Cleon N | 1921-1924 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1874 - 1936 | |
| Billingfelt, Esaias | 1867-1871* | R | Lancaster | 17 | 1817 - 1905 | |
| Brightbill, David J | Floor Leader, Whip |
1983-2006 | R | Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh | 48 | 1942 - |
| Brubaker, Michael W | 2007-2014 | R | Chester, Lancaster | 36 | 1958 - | |
| Caldwell, James A | 1837-1839* | D | Lancaster, York | 6 | 1796 - 1845 | |
| Carpenter, Abraham | 1799-1800 | F | Lancaster | 0 | 1757 - 1815 | |
| Champneys, Benjamin | 1843-1865* | D | Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 6,16,17 | 1800 - 1871 | |
| Cochran, Thomas Evans | 1839-1841* | D | Lancaster, York | 6 | 1813 - | |
| Coleman, Edward | 1821-1824* | F | Lancaster | 4 | 1792 - 1841 | |
| Darlington, Edward C | 1851-1853* | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1819 - 1874 | |
| Diehm, G Graybill | 1949-1956 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1880 - 1970 | |
| Dunlap, John M | 1863-1865* | R | Lancaster | 16,17 | 1822 - 1898 | |
| Eby, Milton | 1897-1900 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1850 - 1920 | |
| Edie, John | 1791-1794* | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1754 - 1825 | |
| Ehrgood, Thomas Alexander | 1957-1964 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1923 - 2007 | |
| Ellmaker, Nathaniel Ignatius | 1793-1796* | F | Lancaster | 0 | 1751 - 1837 | |
| Fisher, Joseph W | 1867 | R | Lancaster | 17 | 1814 - 1900 | |
| Freeman, William C | 1925-1932 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1881 - | |
| Gerberich, Daniel P | President Pro Tempore | 1905-1916 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1854 - 1917 |
| Graff, Sebastian | 1791-1792 | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1744 - 1791 | |
| Grosh, Jacob | 1817-1822* | F | Lancaster | 4 | 1777 - 1860 | |
| Haldeman, Horace Leander | 1915-1916 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1847 - 1920 | |
| Hambright, Frederick | 1827-1828 | F | Lancaster | 7 | 1786 - 1872 | |
| Hamilton, John | 1825-1828* | JD | Lancaster | 7 | ||
| Hamilton, William | 1811-1814* | F | Lancaster | 0 | 1771 - 1820 | |
| Hamilton, William | 1861 | R | Lancaster | 16 | 1818 - | |
| Heidelbaugh, Milton | 1901-1908 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1849 - 1908 | |
| Henderson, Matthew | 1821-1826* | F | Lancaster | 7 | 1770 - 1830 | |
| Hess, Ralph W | 1971-1990 | R | Lancaster, York | 28 | 1939 - | |
| Hibshman, Henry | 1831-1836* | AM | Lancaster | 7 | 1774 - 1859 | |
| Hiestand, John Andrew | 1861 | R | Lancaster | 16 | 1824 - 1890 | |
| Hiester, William | Speaker | 1841-1843* | AM | Lancaster, York | 6 | 1790 - 1853 |
| Homsher, Frederick L | 1939-1950 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1885 - 1950 | |
| Homsher, John G | President Pro Tempore | 1909-1938 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1859 - 1938 |
| Hoover, John S | 1889-1890 | D | Lancaster | 14 | ||
| Hopkins, John | 1813-1818* | F | Lancaster | 4 | 1750 - 1820 | |
| Houston, Samuel Nelson | 1927-1932 | D | Lancaster | 7 | 1790 - 1878 | |
| Hubley Jr, Adam | 1791-1794* | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1759 - 1798 | |
| Hubley, James Burd | 1921-1924 | F | Lancaster | 6 | 1788 - 1825 | |
| Kauffman, Christian Charles | 1895-1896 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 1858 - 1936 | |
| Kauffman, Christian Shuman | 1879-1882 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 1826 - 1894 | |
| Kessler, Edward J | 1953-1962 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1897 - 1969 | |
| Killinger, John Weinland | 1855 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1824 - 1896 | |
| Kinzer, Esaias | 1853-1855* | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1805 - 1861 | |
| Kline, Levi | 1841-1843* | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1811 - 1863 | |
| Konigmacher, Joseph | 1849 | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1805 - 1861 | |
| Landis, John Herr | 1893-1896 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1853 - | |
| Lowry, Alexander | 1791-1792 | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1727 - 1806 | |
| Manbeck, Clarence F | 1969-1982 | W | Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon | 48 | 1908 - 1991 | |
| Mayer, Christopher Bartholomew | 1805-1812* | JR | Lancaster | 0 | 1756 - 1815 | |
| McConkey, James | 1835-1838* | AM, W | Lancaster, York | 2,14 | 1787 - 1861 | |
| Miller, John | 1795-1798* | F | Lancaster | 0 | ||
| Mylin, Amos H | President Pro Tempore | 1877-1884* | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1837 - 1926 |
| Pearson, John | Speaker | 1801-1804* | DR | Lancaster | 0 | 1740 - 1829 |
| Pierson, Henry J | 1933-1940 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1872 - | |
| Price Jr., Philip | 1979-1982 | R | Lancaster | 36 | ||
| Risser, Harold W | 1947-1948 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1896 - | |
| Robinson, John | 1831-1834* | AM | Lancaster | 7 | ||
| Roebuck, Peter J | 1875-1877* | R | Lancaster | 14 | 1838 - | |
| Rogers, Molton Cropper | 1819-1820 | DR | Lancaster | 4 | 1786 - 1863 | |
| Sanderson, John Philipp | 1845-1847* | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1818 - 1864 | |
| Schaeffer, Bartram A | 1857-1859* | R | Lancaster | 16 | 1824 - 1864 | |
| Schmyser, Johann Michael | 1791-1794* | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1740 - 1810 | |
| Scott, Alexander | 1791-1794* | R | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1763 - 1810 | |
| Shuman, Jacob G | 1855-1857* | W, R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1811 - 1858 | |
| Slaymaker, Amos | 1807-1810* | JR | Lancaster | 0 | 1755 - 1837 | |
| Smith, A Herr | 1845-1847* | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1815 - 1894 | |
| Smith, Charles | 1815-1818* | F | Lancaster | 4 | 1765 - 1836 | |
| Smith, Winfield S | 1891-1894 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 1847 - | |
| Smucker, Lloyd K | 2009-2016 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1964 - | |
| Snyder, Richard A | 1961-1984 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1910 - 1992 | |
| Steele, John | Speaker | 1803-1806* | DR | Lancaster | 0 | 1758 - 1827 |
| Stehman, John M | 1883-1890 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 1830 - 1889 | |
| Stine, Daniel | 1849 | W | Lancaster | 7 | 1812 - 1851 | |
| Stober, Jeremiah Albert | 1899-1906 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 1842 - 1910 | |
| Strohm, John | Speaker | 1835-1841* | AM | Lancaster, York | 6,7 | 1793 - 1844 |
| Warfel, John B | 1869-1875* | R | Lancaster | 1 | 1830 - 1908 | |
| Watson, Nathaniel | 1811-1814* | DR | Lancaster | 0 | 1775 - 1818 | |
| Wenger, Noah W | 1983-2006 | R | Chester, Lancaster | 36 | 1934 - |
*served non-consecutive terms