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State Senator Joe Scarnati
25th District
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe
Scarnati is currently serving his 3rd term in the Pennsylvania Senate. As
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Joe holds the third-highest constitutional
office in the State. He was born and raised in Brockway Pennsylvania and
represents the 25th Senatorial District, which includes Cameron, Elk, Jefferson,
McKean, Potter, Tioga and portions of Clearfield and Warren Counties.
Joe grew up understanding that
business and industry are vital to our state's economy and its future. After
graduating from Penn State University at DuBois, Joe became a third-generation
business owner in the Brockway area. He has carried on the lifelong tradition of
working to better his community through involvement and civic leadership,
serving on both the Brockway Borough Council and the Jefferson County
Development Council. He is also a member of the St. Tobias Roman Catholic Church
in Brockway. Working in the private sector for 20 years prior to coming to
Harrisburg and serving as a local official have given him a unique perspective
on how government can work more effectively to help job-creators, working
families and communities.
Since being elected to office, Joe
has been a leader in reforming the way business is conducted in Harrisburg, and
he remains committed to making the institution more open and accessible to the
citizens of the Commonwealth. As Senate President Pro Tempore, Joe serves as an
ex-officio member of each of the 22 Senate Committees. He has been a committed
leader in addressing numerous important fiscal and conservative issues within
the state.
In his 10 years as a State
Senator, Joe has served as a rank and file member of the Senate, as a member of
Senate Leadership and currently as Senate President Pro Tempore – a position
that he was elected to by the full Senate. In November of 2008, with the passing
of Catherine Baker Knoll, Joe became Pennsylvania's 31st Lieutenant Governor. He
served the remainder of Lieutenant Governor Knoll's term, which ended January
18, 2011.
Joe enjoys spending time in his
hometown of Brockway and working outdoors. He is the father of three children,
Lisa, Kelly, and Michael. |
