The President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate (also known more commonly as the "President pro-tem") is a constitutionally-created office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The incumbent holder of the office is RepublicanKim Ward.
The President pro tempore presides over the Senate in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor and appoints committee chairpersons, votes on all bills, and is the leader of the Senate. In issues involving both chambers of the General Assembly, the President pro tempore confers with the Speaker of the House.[1]
List of presidents pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senateedit
^ abc. Archived from the original on October 4, 2001. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
^"The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §13 — When Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^"The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §14 — Vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
External linksedit
Pennsylvania Senate website
February 02, 2024
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The President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate also known more commonly as the President pro tem is a constitutionally created office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The incumbent holder of the office is Republican Kim Ward Contents 1 Overview 2 Duties 3 List of presidents pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview editThe position of President pro tempore replaced the abolished position of Speaker of the Senate in the Constitution of 1874 1 The office is filled through election by the full Senate membership though its holder typically comes from the majority party The President pro tempore is designated as second in the gubernatorial succession behind the Lieutenant Governor 1 2 3 Duties editThe President pro tempore presides over the Senate in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor and appoints committee chairpersons votes on all bills and is the leader of the Senate In issues involving both chambers of the General Assembly the President pro tempore confers with the Speaker of the House 1 List of presidents pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate editName Political party County Dates electedGeorge H Cutler Republican Erie County 1875Elisha W Davis Republican Philadelphia County 1875 76John Christopher Newmyer Republican Allegheny County 1876 77Thomas Valentine Cooper Republican Delaware County 1877 78Andrew Jackson Herr Republican Dauphin County 1878 79John Lamon Republican Philadelphia County 1879William Imlay Newell Republican Philadelphia County 1881Hugh McNeil Republican Allegheny County 1881John Edgar Reyburn Republican Philadelphia County 1883Amos Herr Mylin Republican Lancaster County 1883 85George Handy Smith Republican Philadelphia County 1885 87John C Grady Republican Philadelphia County 1887 89Boies Penrose Republican Philadelphia County 1889 91John Peter Shindel Gobin Republican Lebanon County 1891 93Charles Wesley Thomas Republican Philadelphia County 1893 95Samuel John Milton McCarrell Republican Dauphin County 1895 97Daniel Spindler Walton Republican Greene County 1897William Preston Snyder Republican Chester County 1899 1901John Morin Scott Republican Philadelphia County 1901 03William Cameron Sproul Republican Delaware County 1903 05Cyrus E Woods Republican Westmoreland County 1905 07Albert Everton Sisson Republican Erie County 1907 09William E Crow Republican Fayette County 1911George M Wertz Republican Cambria County 1911Daniel P Gerberich Republican Lebanon County 1913Charles H Kline Republican Allegheny County 1913 15Edward E Beidleman Republican Dauphin County 1915 17Clarence Jay Buckman Republican Bucks County 1917 19Frank E Baldwin Republican Potter County 1919 21Thomas Lawrence Eyre Republican Chester County 1921 23John G Homsher Republican Lancaster County 1923 25Samuel W Salus Republican Philadelphia County 1923 25Horace W Schantz Republican Lehigh County 1927 29Augustus F Daix Jr Republican Philadelphia County 1929 31James S Boyd Republican Montgomery County 1931 33Harry B Scott Republican Centre County 1933John G Homsher Republican Lancaster County 1935Harvey D Huffman Democratic Monroe County 1937John S Rice Democratic Adams County 1938Frederick T Gelder Republican Susquehanna County 1939Charles H Ealy Republican Somerset County 1941 43M Harvey Taylor Republican Dauphin County 1945 47 49 51 53 55 57 59Weldon Brinton Heyburn Republican Delaware County 1947Anthony J DiSilvestro Democratic Philadelphia County 1961M Harvey Taylor Republican Dauphin County 1963James S Berger Republican Potter County 1964 acting 1965Stanley G Stroup Republican Bedford County 1966 acting Robert D Fleming Republican Allegheny County 1967 69 70Martin L Murray Democratic Luzerne County 1971 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80Henry G Hager III Republican Lycoming County 1981 82 83 84Robert C Jubelirer Republican Blair County 1984 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92Robert J Mellow Democratic Lackawanna County 1992 93 94Robert C Jubelirer Republican Blair County 1994 95 96 97 97 99 2000 01 02 03 04 05 06Joseph B Scarnati III Republican Jefferson County 2006 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19Jacob Doyle Corman III Republican Centre County 2020 21Kim Ward Republican Westmoreland County 2022 interim 23See also editLieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania President of the Pennsylvania SenateReferences edit a b c Senate of Pennsylvania Archived from the original on October 4 2001 Retrieved November 12 2011 The Constitution of Pennsylvania Article IV 13 When Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor Pennsylvania General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 The Constitution of Pennsylvania Article IV 14 Vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor Pennsylvania General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 External links editPennsylvania Senate website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate amp oldid 1185243515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
