Pennsylvania Democratic Party
U.S. Democratic Party state party affiliate of Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg and is the largest political party in the state. Its chair is Senator Sharif Street.
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | |
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Abbreviation | PADems |
Chairperson | Sharif Street |
Governor | Josh Shapiro |
Lieutenant Governor | Austin Davis |
Senate Leader | Jay Costa |
House Speaker | Joanna McClinton |
House Leader | Matthew Bradford |
Founded | 1792 (1792) |
Headquarters | 229 State St. Harrisburg, PA 17101 |
Student wing | Pennsylvania College Democrats High School Democrats of Pennsylvania |
Youth wing | Pennsylvania Young Democrats |
Women's wing | Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women |
Membership (May 2021) | 4,059,810[1] |
Ideology | Modern liberalism Progressivism[2] |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
U.S. Senate Seats | 2 / 2 |
U.S. House Seats | 9 / 17 |
Statewide Executive Offices | 3 / 5 |
State Senate | 22 / 50 |
State House | 102 / 203 |
State Supreme Court | 5 / 7 |
Website | |
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As of May 2024, it controls three out of five statewide offices, both U.S. Senate seats, 9 out of 17 U.S. House seats, and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Along with the Pennsylvania Republican Party, it is one of the two major parties in the state.
Governor Josh Shapiro is a Pennsylvania Democrat. Priorities for Pennsylvania Democrats in the 2010s and 2020s have been advocacy for middle class workers and increasing the minimum wage.