Senate Historical Biographies

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Name	Position	Session	Party	County	District	Born/Died
Andrezeski, Anthony Buzz		1981-1996	D	Erie	49	11/08/1947 -
Bell, Clarence Deshong		1961-2002	R	Chester, Delaware	9	02/04/1914 - 07/26/2002
Bodack, Leonard J		1979-2002	D	Allegheny	38	1932 - 2015
Corman Jr., Jacob Doyle		1977-1998	R	Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry	34	09/17/1932 - 12/08/2019
Dwyer, R. (Robert) Budd		1971-1981	R	Crawford, Erie, Mercer	50	11/21/1939 - 01/22/1987
Early, Edward M		1975-1986	D	Allegheny	40	1935 -
Fisher, D. Michael		1981-1996	R	Allegheny, Washington	37	1944 -
Fumo, Vincent J		1977-2008	D	Philadelphia	1	1943 -
Gekas, George William		1977-1982	R	Dauphin, Lebanon	15	04/14/1930 - 12/16/2021
Greenleaf Sr, Stewart J		1979-2018	R	Bucks, Montgomery	12	10/04/1939 - 02/09/2021
Hager III, Henry G.	President Pro Tempore	1973-1984	R	Bradford, Clinton, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Union	23	04/28/1934 -
Hankins, Freeman	Caucus Administrator	1967-1988	D	Philadelphia	7	09/30/1918 - 12/31/1988
Helfrick, Edward W.		1981-2002	R	Columbia, Juniata, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union	27	03/11/1928 - 09/28/2021
Hess, Ralph W		1971-1990	R	Lancaster, York	28	1939 -
Holl, Edwin G		1969-2002	R	Bucks, Montgomery	24	1916 - 2005
Hopper, John DeWolf		1977-1992	R	Cumberland, York	31	01/09/1923 - 06/12/1996
Howard, Edward Louis		1971-1986	R	Bucks	10	1926 - 2011
Jubelirer, Robert Carl	Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader, President Pro Tempore	1975-2006	R	Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin	30	02/09/1937 -
Kelley, James R		1973-1988	D	Indiana, Westmoreland	39
Kusse, Robert James		1977-1984	R	Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Venango, Warren	25	03/19/1918 - 02/08/2008
Lewis, H Craig		1975-1994	D	Bucks, Philadelphia	6	1944 - 2013
Lincoln, James William		1979-1994	D	Fayette, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland	32	10/27/1940 - 12/19/2021
Lloyd Jr, James R		1979-1984	D	Philadelphia	5	1950 - 1989
Loeper, F Joseph		1979-2000	R	Delaware	26	1944 -
Lynch, Francis J		1973-1994	D	Philadelphia	2	1920 - 1993
Manbeck, Clarence F		1967-1982	R	Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon	48	09/21/1908 - 05/14/1991
McKinney, Paul		1975-1982	D	Philadelphia	8	04/16/1923 - 06/28/1995
Mellow, Robert J.	Minority Floor Leader, President Pro Tempore	1971-2010	D	Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe	22	12/10/1943 -
Messinger, Henry C		1971-1982	D	Lehigh	16	1915 - 1991
Moore, William J	Caucus Chair	1973-1988	R	Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, Perry	33	1923 - 2015
O'Connell, Frank		1979-1986	R	Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming	20	1923 - 2004
O'Pake, Michael A		1973-2010	D	Berks, Montgomery	11	02/02/1940 - 12/27/2010
Pecora, Frank A		1979-1994	R, D	Allegheny, Berks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Westmoreland	44	1930 -
Price Jr., Philip		1979-1982	R	Lancaster	36
Reibman, Jeanette F		1967-1994	D	Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton	18	1915 - 2006
Rhoades, James J.		1981-2008	R	Cambria, Carbon, Monroe, Schuylkill	29	12/05/1941 - 10/18/2009
Rocks, M Joseph		1981-1990	D	Philadelphia	4	1947 -
Romanelli, James A		1975-1988	D	Allegheny	43	1929 - 1988
Ross, James E		1973-1990	D	Beaver, Lawrence, Washington	47	1921 - 1993
Scanlon, Eugene F		1975-1994	D	Allegheny	42	1924 - 1994
Shaffer, Charles Timothy		1981-1996	R	Butler, Clarion, Lawrence, Venango	21	10/02/1945 - 05/02/2022
Singel, Mark S		1981-1986	D	Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset, Westmoreland	35	1953 -
Smith, Joseph Francis		1971-1981	D	Philadelphia	4	01/24/1920 - 05/14/1999
Snyder, Richard A		1961-1984	R	Lancaster	13	1910 - 1992
Stampone, Nicholas P		1981-1982	D	Philadelphia	4	1927 - 2009
Stapleton, Patrick J		1969-2000	D	Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland	41	1924 - 2001
Stauffer, John		1969-1988	R	Chester, Montgomery	19	1925 -
Stout, J. Barry		1977-2010	D	Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland	46	1936 - 2016
Street Sr., T. (Thomas) Milton		1981-1984	R	Philadelphia	3	04/25/1941 - 11/28/2022
Tilghman, Richard A	Appropriations Committee Chair	1969-2002	R	Delaware, Montgomery	17	1920 - 2017
Wilt, Roy W.		1981-1990	R	Crawford, Mercer, Venango	50	07/04/1935 -
Zemprelli, Edward P.	Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader	1969-1988	D	Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland	45	05/11/1925 - 12/04/2017

*served non-consecutive terms