State Senators (PA District 23)
Senator Gene Yaw
- Republican
- First elected in 2008
- Recent election in 2020
- Term ends 2024
- graduated from Montoursville High School
- B.A Business Administration (Lycoming College)
- Served as Lycoming County solicitor for 17 years
- Named County Solicitor of the Year in 2004
- Served as general counsel to the Pennsylvania College of Technology for more than 20 years
- Elected Chairman of the Pennsylvania College of Technology Board of Directors in 2013.
- Serves as Chairman of the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.
- Vice Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
- Member of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Banking and Insurance, Majority Policy, Rules and Executive Nominations and Urban Affairs and Housing Committees.
- Chairman of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania
- Member of the Chesapeake Bay Commission
- Member of the Environmental Quality Board
- Member of the Pennsylvania Aggregate Advisory Board
- Member of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority.
- Member of the Lycoming Law Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and a former member of the Board of Directors of Susquehanna Legal Services.
- Serves as “Of Counsel” with the McCormick Law Firm in Williamsport.
- A U.S. Army veteran.
- Served an overseas tour of duty as an artillery officer and was honorably discharged as a 1st Lieutenant.
- Coached Little League Baseball, and coached and refereed for the American Youth Soccer Organization.
- Member of the National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited, the Nittany Lion Club, and the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce
- Received the 2010 Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award from the Susquehanna Council, Boy Scouts of America, the 2011 Lycoming College Alumni of the Year Award, the 2011 CAPPA Community Partner Award, the Central Pennsylvania State of Israel Bonds 2012 Israel Unity Award, the 2013 Pennsylvania Winery Association Industry Supporter Award, the 2014 Pennsylvania College of Technology Centennial Leadership Award, the 2015 Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health Legislator of the Year Award and the 2019 Pennsylvania Water Environment Association Public Official of the Year Award.
- Lives in Loyalsock Township
- Married to Ann S. Pepperman, Esquire and has two children, Scott and Mackenzie, and two grandchildren.
- Attends First United Methodist Church in Williamsport.
Harrisburg Office
Phone: 717-787-3280
Williamsport Office:
Phone: 570-322-6457
800-443-5772
Public Representatives
Clint Owlett (District 68)
- Republican
- Born and raised in Tioga County
- Graduated from New Covenant High School in 2001
- Owns a construction and decorative concrete business
- Assumed office in 2018
- Sits on: Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, Appropriations Committee, Committee on Ethics, Health Committee, and State Government Committee
- Married to Lauren Owlett
- Four kids
Wellsborough Office: (570) 724-1390
Harrisburg Office: (717) 772-5371
Tina Pickett (District 110)
- Republican
- Attended Wyalusing Valley High School, Keystone College, and Penn State University
- Single
- Bradford County commissioner between 1996 and 2000
- Member of the house since 2001
- Elected for 11 consecutive terms
- Worked on many environment laws including Act 152 of 2014, and Act 173 of 2014
- Sits on: Committee on Committees, Consumer Affairs Committee, Insurance Committee, and Rules Committee
Towanda Office: (570) 265-3124
Harrisburg Office: (717) 783-8238
Federal Representation
Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Democrat
- From Sacranton
- Graduated from The college of the Holy Cross
- Taught fifth grade and coached eighth grade basketball for Jesuit Volunteer Corps
- Law degree from Catholic University
- First elected to office in 2006
- Reelected in 2012, and 2018
- Term ending in January 2025
- Sits on Committee on Finance, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Select Committee on Intelligence, and Special Committee on Aging
- Focus on policies to help children and families
- Strong advocate of SNAP
- Married; four daughters
Washington Office: (202) 224-6324
Allentown Office: (610) 782-9470
Bellefonte Office: (814) 357-0314
Erie Office: (814) 874-5080
Harrisburg Office: (717) 231-7540
Philadelphia Office: (215) 405-9660
Pittsburgh Office: (412) 803-7370
Scranton Office: (570) 941-0930
Senator Patrick J. Toomey
- Republican
- Born in Providence County
- Graduated from LaSalle Academy,
- Graduate from Harvard University, Cambridge
- elected to senate in 2016
- Term ending in 2023
- Focused on tax cuts for families, and protecting children from abusers
- Sits on Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Committee on Finance, Committee on Budget
- Lives in Lehigh Valley
- Married; three children
Washington Office: (202) 224-4254
Lehigh Office: (610) 434-1444
Erie Office: (814) 453-3010
Harrisburg Office: (717) 782-3951
Johnstown Office: (814) 266-5970
Philadelphia Office: (215) 241-1090
Pittsburgh Office: (412) 803-3501
Scranton Office: (570) 820-4088