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Edward Francis Blewitt (January 2, 1859 – May 26, 1926) was an American civil engineer, businessman, and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district from 1907 to 1910. [1] He was a maternal great-grandfather of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. [2] [3]
Jay Costa (born November 17, 1957) is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 43rd District since 1996. [2] On November 17, 2010, Senate Democrats elected Costa as their new floor leader, succeeding the retiring Bob Mellow .
The state's current U.S. senators are Democrat John Fetterman (since 2023) and Republican Dave McCormick (since 2025), making it one of four states to have a split Senate delegation, along with Maine, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Arlen Specter was Pennsylvania's longest-serving senator (1981–2011).
Biden gladhanded and joshed at a running shoe store, bicycle shop and coffee house in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. “My name is Joe Biden and I work for the governor and the senator,” the president ...
In 2018, Santarsiero defeated Republican state representative Marguerite Quinn for the open 10th District seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate. [12] He was reelected in 2022, [13] defeating challenger Matthew McCullough. [14] In April 2019, Santarsiero resigned from the law firm Curtin & Heefner.
President Joe Biden kicked off a travel blitz Friday after his State of the Union address, heading to the critical swing state of Pennsylvania to drive home some of the key points he delivered ...
State Since Senate Minority Leader Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Chuck Schumer: NY: January 3, 2025 Party leader since January 3, 2017: Senate Minority Whip: Dick Durbin: IL: January 3, 2025 Party whip since January 3, 2005: Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Amy Klobuchar: MN: January 3, 2025
Senator Biden, Senator Jesse Helms (center), Secretary of State Colin Powell (right), and other Senate Foreign Relations Committee members discussing the War on Terror, October 2001. While he eventually became a critic of the war and viewed his vote and role as a "mistake", he did not push for U.S. withdrawal.