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 MEMBERS AND GOVERNOR
Gov.Tom Ridge (R)
Sen.Arlen Specter (R)
Sen.Rick Santorum (R)
Rep.Robert A. Brady (D-01)
Rep.Chaka Fattah (D-02)
Rep.Robert A. Borski (D-03)
Rep.Melissa A. Hart (R-04)
Rep.John E. Peterson (R-05)
Rep.Tim Holden (D-06)
Rep.Curt Weldon (R-07)
Rep.James C. Greenwood (R-08)
Rep.Donald L. Sherwood (R-10)
Rep.Paul E. Kanjorski (D-11)
Rep.John P. Murtha (D-12)
Rep.Joseph M. Hoeffel (D-13)
Rep.William J. Coyne (D-14)
Rep.Patrick J. Toomey (R-15)
Rep.Joseph R. Pitts (R-16)
Rep.George W. Gekas (R-17)
Rep.Mike Doyle (D-18)
Rep.Todd R. Platts (R-19)
Rep.Frank R. Mascara (D-20)
Rep.Phil English (R-21)

 AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
General Assembly:
Meets year-round
House of Representatives: 203 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 103R, 100D; 178 men, 25 women
Salary: $60,700
Phone: (717) 787-2372
Senate: 50 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 30R, 20D; 44 men, 6 women
Salary: $59,245
Phone: (717) 787-5920

Urban Statistics
Philadelphia: Mayor John Street (D), Population 1,478,002
Pittsburgh: Mayor Tom Murphy (D), Population 350,363
Erie: Mayor Joyce Savocchio (D), Population 105,270
Allentown: Mayor William Heydt (R), Population 102,211
Scranton: Mayor James P. Connors (R), Population 77,189

Registered Voters
Democrat: 48%
Republican: 42%
Other: 9%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 R
House: 11 D, 10 R

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 49%, Bob Dole 40%, Ross Perot 10%
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 45%, George Bush 36%, Ross Perot 18%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 51%, Michael S. Dukakis 48%

Population
1998 population (est.): 12,056,112
1990 population: 11,881,643
1980 population: 11,863,895
Percent change 1980-90: +<1%
Rank among states (1998): 5
White: 89%
Black: 10%
Asian or Pacific islander: 2%
Hispanic origin: 2%
Urban: 69%
Rural: 31%
Born in state: 80%
Foreign-born: 3%
Under age 18: 2,864,082 (24%)
Ages 18-64: 7,250,757 (60%)
65 and older: 1,904,822 (16%)
Median age: 37.3

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.pa.us
Capital: Harrisburg
Median household income: $36,609 (1997)
   Rank among states: 21
Total area: 46,058 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 33


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