State Representative (PA-150)

Next Election

Nov 03, 2020

Filing Window

Feb 19, 2020 - Aug 01, 2020

Description

The Pennsylvania State House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania State Legislature. The House has 203 members, who each represent one district, which results in about 60,498 constituents per representative. Primary responsibilities of a house representative include, developing budget packages, making taxation decisions, passing legislation, allocating spending, and redistricting in collaboration with other house members and the state senate. Additionally, the house has the exclusive authority to impeach state officials, who will then be tried by the senate. A house member serves a two-year term, with no limit on the number of terms served. The salary of the position is $85,356 per year in addition to a $159 per diem for every day in session.

Application Guidelines
1) Contact the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth office to confirm that your registered address qualifies you for the position you intend to run for, and that you meet other office specific qualifications. Obtain the appropriate petitions or papers. 2) Complete the required nomination petitions if you plan to run in a partisan primary, or complete nomination papers if you plan to run as an independent or as part of a minor political party in the general election. Next, submit either these nomination petitions or nomination papers to the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth office. 3) Submit the required nomination petitions to the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth office between the 13th Tuesday and the 10th Tuesday prior to the primary election or( if you plan to run as an independent) submit the required nomination papers to the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth office between the 10th Wednesday before the primary and August 1st. The Pennsylvania primary is held the fourth Tuesday of April during presidential election years and the third Tuesday of May during non-presidential election years. If August 1st falls on a weekend, then submit the nomination papers the first Monday of August. Independent (unaffiliated with a political party) must submit the nominating papers to appear on the ballot, not the nominating petitions. Nominating petitions are used by established political parties to appear on the ballot in lieu of a filing fee. If you plan to run as a partisan candidate please contact your local party office for more detailed instructions. If you have any questions please contact the Pennsylvania Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation by phone at (717) 787-5280.

Submit application to:
Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, 401 North St. , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120, US