Philadelphia Congressional and State Delegation

The Philadelphia congressional and state delegation consists of the federal and state legislators whose districts include parts of the city. Because Philadelphia is a city and a county (see City-County Consolidation), residents are represented at four levels: City Council, the state legislature, Congress, and statewide offices. This article lists the delegation as of October 2026, based on official state and federal rosters, and districts are subject to change; confirm names at the sources listed below.^[1]

1 U.S. Congress

Pennsylvania's two U.S. Senators, Dave McCormick (Republican) and John Fetterman (Democrat), represent the whole state. In the U.S. House, Philadelphia is covered by the 2nd District (Rep. Brendan Boyle, Democrat, covering parts of the Northeast), the 3rd District (Rep. Dwight Evans, Democrat, covering much of Center City, West and North Philadelphia) and a portion of the 5th (Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Democrat, South and Southwest Philadelphia and Delaware County). Evans is retiring; State Rep. Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026, according to the Inquirer and other outlets, in a four-candidate race that included state Sen. Sharif Street; the district is heavily Democratic.^[2] See Federal Government and Philadelphia.

2 Pennsylvania Senate

Five state senators represent districts that include Philadelphia territory: Nikil Saval (District 1), Christine Tartaglione (District 2), Sharif Street (District 3), Art Haywood (District 4) and Vincent Hughes (District 7), all Democrats, according to the Senate's member list.^[3] Several chair committees. Street chairs the Pennsylvania Democratic Party and was a candidate in the 2026 PA-3 primary, which Rabb won. Pennsylvania's Senate is controlled by Republicans, so Philadelphia senators are in the minority party in that chamber.

3 Pennsylvania House

Roughly two dozen of the House's 203 members represent Philadelphia districts, nearly all Democrats; a small number of Northeast Philadelphia seats have been held by Republicans. Joanna McClinton has served as the House Democratic majority leader. The House is narrowly divided, so the Philadelphia delegation's votes are often decisive on issues such as school funding, transit and the city's tax authority; see Pennsylvania State Government and Philadelphia and Home Rule Limits and State Preemption. Many members are also active in party and ward leadership; see Ward Leaders and Committeepersons.

4 Why the delegation matters

Harrisburg decides issues that heavily affect Philadelphia: the state's share of School District of Philadelphia funding, SEPTA funding (see SEPTA), the city's authority to tax or regulate, and the rules for elections. The federal delegation influences housing, transit and public-health funding that flows to the city; see Philadelphia Housing Authority.

5 Contacting your representatives

You can find the legislators for your address using the lookup tools at the Pennsylvania General Assembly (legis.state.pa.us), house.gov and senate.gov. Each member has a district office in Philadelphia that helps constituents with state or federal agency problems. See also How to Find Your Elected Officials.

See also: Philadelphia City Council, Elections in Philadelphia, Progressive and Grassroots Politics.

References

1. City of Philadelphia, "Elected officials in Philadelphia County" (vote.phila.gov); Pennsylvania General Assembly member lists (legis.state.pa.us).
2. City and State Pennsylvania, "Chris Rabb wins Democratic primary for deep-blue PA-3 seat," May 2026; Ballotpedia News, May 20, 2026.
3. Pennsylvania Senate member list (legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information).