Senate: All New Legislators but Haywood are Republicans

Michelle Brooks (Bob Robbin’s northwest PA seat) served on the House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee.

Arthur Haywood III (Leanna Washington’s Phila. seat) is an attorney and township commissioner

Tom McGarrigle (Edwin Erickson’s seat in Chester/Delaware Counties) is a small businessman and a member of Delaware County Council

Scott Wagner (York County) won for a full term after defeating Ron Miller is a hotly contested special election early this year. He owns a waste management firm.

Patrick Stefano (Richard Kasunic’s Fayette County seat) is a commercial printer.

Ryan Aument (Mike Brubaker’s Lancaster County seat) was chief of staff for Rep. Bryan Cutler.

Camera Bartolotta (who defeated Washington County incumbent Tim Solobay) owns a small business.

House: 

With 26 new House members for the 2015-16 session, their collective backgrounds are too space-consuming to publish in this issue of AG ONE.  Having said that, four legislators are Democrats, 22 are Republicans.  Occupationally: two have law enforcement experience (assistant DA, corrections officer); two are educators; one is a school board member; nine have governmental experience as township supervisor or local/county officeholder or staff; two are small business owners; two worked for large corporations; one is a real estate agent; one is a community organizer; one is a social worker; two come from the banking community; one is a marketing rep for a casino; two are practicing attorneys; and one is a farmer.