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.
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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 | Majority: Modern liberalism Factions: Progressivism[2] Social democracy |
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 |
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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.