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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. [1] [2] It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country.
On January 7, 1952, Philadelphia's current city charter took effect. The city council created under that charter consists of seventeen members. Ten are elected from equal-sized districts, and seven are elected at-large in a citywide vote.
The mayor is the chief executive of the city and enforces the ordinances of council. The mayor may veto ordinances, but that can be overridden by at least two thirds of the council. The mayor supervises the work of all city departments and submits the annual city budget to council. This form was adopted by nine cities by referendums.
State legislators. Nikil Saval, Pennsylvania State Senator from the 1st district (2021–present) (co-endorsement with Brooks and McIllmurray) [46] Ben Waxman, Pennsylvania State Representative from the 182nd district (2023–present) [46] Local officials. Kendra Brooks, at-large councilor (2020–present) (Working Families) [46]
The Pennsylvania State Capitol. The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature composed of 253 members: the House of Representatives with 203 members, [4] and the Senate with 50 members. [5] The Speaker of the House of Representatives or their designated speaker pro tempore holds sessions of the House. The President of the ...
The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number. Each member's term is four years, and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve.
His activism led to a successful run for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He served as State Representative for the 186th Legislative District from 2009 until 2012 when he took the oath of office for City Council. He was a senate staffer for six years for State Senator Anthony H. Williams before running for the House of Representatives.
During the 2022 Pennsylvania redistricting process, the city of Allentown gained a third seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.On February 8, 2022, Joshua Siegel declared his candidacy for the newly created seat, numbered as the 22nd district, [16] covering most of the city of Allentown as well as some suburbs to the east and southeast. [17]