Senate Historical Biographies

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Name	Position	Session	Party	County	District	Born/Died
Andrezeski, Anthony B		1981-1988	D	Erie	49	1947 -
Armstrong, Gibson E		1985-2008	R	Lancaster, York	13	1943 -
Bell, Clarence D		1961-2002	R	Chester, Delaware	9	1914 - 2002
Bodack, Leonard J		1979-2002	D	Allegheny	38	1932 - 2015
Brightbill, David J	Floor Leader, Whip	1983-2006	R	Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh	48	1942 -
Corman Jr., Jacob Doyle		1977-1998	R	Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry	34	09/17/1932 - 12/08/2019
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 -
Greenleaf Sr, Stewart J		1979-2018	R	Bucks, Montgomery	12	1939 -
Hankins, Freeman		1967-1988	D	Philadelphia	7	1918 - 1988
Helfrick, Edward W		1981-2002	R	Columbia, Juniata, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union	27	1928 -
Hess, Ralph W		1971-1990	R	Lancaster, York	28	1939 -
Holl, Edwin G		1969-2002	R	Bucks, Montgomery	24	1916 - 2005
Hopper, John D		1977-1992	R	Cumberland, York	31	1923 - 1996
Howard, Edward Louis		1971-1986	R	Bucks	10	1926 - 2011
Jones, Roxanne		1985-1996	D	Philadelphia	3	1928 - 1996
Jubelirer, Robert C	Floor Leader, President Pro Tempore	1975-2006	R	Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Somerset	30	1937 -
Kelley, James R		1973-1988	D	Indiana, Westmoreland	39
Kratzer, Guy M		1983-1986	R	Lehigh	16	1941 -
Lewis, H Craig		1975-1994	D	Bucks, Philadelphia	6	1944 - 2013
Lincoln, J William		1979-1994	D	Fayette, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland	32	1940 -
Loeper, F Joseph		1979-2000	R	Delaware	26	1944 -
Lynch, Francis J		1973-1994	D	Philadelphia	2	1920 - 1993
Madigan, Roger A		1985-2008	R	Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union	23	01/25/1930 - 06/02/2018
Mellow, Robert J	President Pro Tempore	1971-2010	D	Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe	22	1943 -
Moore, William J	Caucus Chair	1973-1988	R	Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, Perry	33	1923 - 2015
Musto, Raphael John		1983-2010	D	Luzerne	14	1929 - 2014
O'Connell, Frank		1979-1986	R	Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming	20	1923 - 2004
O'Pake, Michael A		1973-2012	D	Berks, Montgomery	11	1940 - 2011
Pecora, Frank A		1979-1994	R, D	Allegheny, Berks, Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery, Westmoreland	44	1930 -
Peterson, John E		1985-1996	R	Clarion, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Venango	25	1938 -
Reibman, Jeanette F		1969-1994	D	Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton	18	1915 - 2006
Rhoades, James J.		1981-2008	R	Cambria, Carbon, Monroe, Schuylkill	29	1941 - 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
Salvatore, Frank A		1985-2000	R	Philadelphia	5	1922 - 2014
Scanlon, Eugene F		1975-1994	D	Allegheny	42	1924 - 1994
Shaffer, Charles T		1981-1996	R	Butler, Clarion, Lawrence, Venango	21	1945 -
Shumaker, John J		1983-1986	R	Dauphin, Northumberland	15	1929 - 1999
Singel, Mark S		1981-1986	D	Cambria, Clearfield, Somerset, Westmoreland	35	1953 -
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
Tilghman, Richard A	Appropriations Committee Chair	1969-2002	R	Delaware, Montgomery	17	1920 - 2017
Wenger, Noah W		1983-2006	R	Chester, Lancaster	36	1934 -
Williams, Hardy		1983-1988	D	Philadelphia	8	1931 - 2010
Wilt, Roy W		1981-1990	R	Crawford, Mercer, Venango	50	1935 -
Zemprelli, Edward P		1969-1988	D	Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland	45	1925 -
lemmond Jr, Charles D		1985-2006	R	Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming	20	1929 - 2012

*served non-consecutive terms