Judith L. Schwank
Senate District 11
Democrat (Term Expires: 2024) serving Berks (part) County.
Committee Assignments
Agriculture & Rural Affairs , Minority Chair
Aging & Youth
Appropriations
Game & Fisheries
Health & Human Services
Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
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co-sponsorship memoranda
Sponsored Legislation
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sponsored legislation
Biography
Personal History
Married James
Occupation
Legislator
Parents
Bernard (deceased) and Margaret Levine
Attended
Graduated Penn State University, 1982, M.Ed., Agri. Ed.
Career
Judith L. Schwank was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate in a special election in 2011. Before joining the Senate, Senator Schwank served as a Berks County Horticulture Agent for Penn State Cooperative Extension. She is also the former President and CEO of 10,000 Friends of PA and the former Dean of Agriculture & Environmental Science at Delaware Valley College. Senator Schwank became the first female Berks County Commissioner in 2000. She currently serves as a member on the following boards: Farmland Preservation, Farm Show Commission, United Way of PA and PASSHE. In the Senate, Senator Schwank was named Democratic Caucus Administrator for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session.