Pennsylvania Senate Democrats Elect 2027-28 Leadership Team, Their First as the Majority in Over Three Decades
The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus elected its leadership team for the 2027-28 legislative session on November 12, the caucus's first leadership election as the Senate majority in more than three decades.
The elected team includes President Pro Tempore nominee Jay Costa of Allegheny County, Majority Leader Maria Collett of Montgomery County, and Appropriations Committee Chair Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia. Four newly elected senators took part in the vote: Eileen Hartnett Albillar of District 6, Mark Pinsley of District 16, Chris Thomas of District 24 and Brian Wrightson of District 40.
The caucus said the new leadership team will formally take office when the new session begins on January 5, 2027, with Democrats setting the Senate agenda. Democrats won a majority of the Pennsylvania Senate in the November 3 midterm elections, their first Senate majority in more than 30 years. Caucus leaders said the new session will prioritize the budget, education and cost-of-living issues.
Source: Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus
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Photo: 位于Harrisburg的宾夕法尼亚州议会大厦。图：Kumar Appaiah／Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 2.0授权 / The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. Photo: Kumar Appaiah / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
