Pennsylvania State Senator

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Pennsylvania State Senator

• Senatorial District- average-425,621
• (House district- 60,498)
• 50 districts
• Regular sessions- first Tuesday in January in
  each odd year and continues for two years

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Legislative tools

• Daily Calendar- bills listed
• Legislative history- weekly, shows every bill and
  resolution- actions taken
• Legislative journal- records all actions or votes
  taken

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Senators Job

• Consider hundreds of bills
• Vote on Senate floor
• Consider new laws
• Attend hundreds of meetings
• Develop state budgets
• Communicate with constituents
• THREE BASIC ROLES- lawmaker, supervisor of
  government operations, constituent representative

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North Penn Senators

• Senator Robert C. Wonderling- 24th district- 427
  West Main Street, Lansdale, PA 19446
• Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf- 12th district- 711
  North York Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090