HAP Congratulates New Legislative Leadership Teams Ahead of 2025–2026 Session

November 14, 2024

The 2025–2026 General Assembly has taken shape this week with both parties electing a new class of leaders for the upcoming session.

The following lawmakers have been elected to legislative leadership posts:

House Democrats:

• Speaker:  Representative Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia/Delaware)
• Majority Leader:  Representative Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery)
• Majority Whip:  Representative Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh)
• Appropriations Chair:  Representative Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia)
• Majority Caucus Chair:  Representative Rob Matzie (D-Beaver)
• Majority Caucus Secretary:  Representative Tina Davis (D-Bucks)
• Caucus Administrator:  Representative Leanne Krueger (D-Delaware)
• Policy Chair:  Representative Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie)

House Republicans:

• Minority Leader:  Representative Jesse Topper (R-Bedford)
• Caucus Whip:  Representative Tim O'Neal (R-Washington)
• Appropriations Chair:  Representative Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana)
• Caucus Chair:  Representative Martina White (R-Philadelphia)
• Caucus Secretary:  Representative Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford)
• Caucus Administrator: Representative Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland)
• Policy Committee Chair:  Representative David Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata)

Senate Republicans

• President Pro Tempore:  Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland)
• Majority Leader:  Senator Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong/Indiana/Jefferson/Westmoreland)
• Majority Whip:  Senator Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster)
• Appropriations Chair:  Senator Scott Martin (R-Berks/Lancaster)
• Majority Caucus Chair:  Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York)
• Majority Caucus Secretary:  Senator Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver/Greene/Washington)
• Majority Policy Chair:  Dan Laughlin (R-Erie)
• Majority Caucus Administrator:   Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne/Susquehanna/Pike/Wayne/Wyoming)

Senate Democrats

• Minority Leader:  Senator Jay Costa (D-Allegheny)
• Caucus Whip:  Senator Tina Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia)
• Appropriations Chair:  Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia)
• Caucus Chair:  Senator Maria Collett (D-Montgomery)
• Caucus Secretary:  Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks)
• Policy Committee Chair:  Senator Nick Miller (D-Lehigh/Northampton)
• Administrator: Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks)

Democrats retain a one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House, while Republicans hold a 28–22 majority in the Senate. Additionally, 18 lawmakers will be heading to Harrisburg for their freshman session.

HAP would like to congratulate all the newly elected leadership teams from both parties and welcome the incoming freshman class of lawmakers to Harrisburg.

HAP will continue to work across the General Assembly to support Pennsylvania’s hospitals and the patients they serve.

For questions, contact Stephanie Watkins, senior vice president of advocacy and policy.