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Patrick Stefano
Republican Party
Candidate, Pennsylvania State Senate District 32
Pennsylvania State Senate District 32
Tenure
2014 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
11
Compensation
Base salary
$110,015.54/year
Per diem
$198/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
May 19, 2026
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Patrick Stefano (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 32. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Stefano (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 32. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.[source]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Stefano was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Stefano was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Stefano was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Stefano was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Community, Economic & Recreational Development, Vice chair
• Game & Fisheries, Chair
• Rules & Executive Nominations
• State Government
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stefano served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32

Jacob Cecil (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32 on May 19, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32

Incumbent Patrick Stefano (R) and Harry Cochran (R) are running in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32 on May 19, 2026.

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2022

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32

Incumbent Patrick Stefano defeated Sydney Hovis in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Stefano
Patrick Stefano (R)
 
75.1
 
76,852
Image of Sydney Hovis
Sydney Hovis (D) Candidate Connection
 
24.9
 
25,477

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Total votes: 102,329
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32

Sydney Hovis advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32 on May 17, 2022.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32

Incumbent Patrick Stefano advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Patrick Stefano
 
92.7
 
32,857
 Other/Write-in votes
 
7.3
 
2,599

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Total votes: 35,456
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32

Incumbent Patrick Stefano defeated Pamela Gerard in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Patrick Stefano (R)
 
65.7
 
54,417
Image of Pamela Gerard
Pamela Gerard (D)
 
34.3
 
28,371

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Total votes: 82,788
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32

Pamela Gerard advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32 on May 15, 2018.

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Pamela Gerard

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32

Incumbent Patrick Stefano advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 32 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Patrick Stefano
 
100.0
 
13,727

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 13,727
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2014

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in that election was March 11, 2014. Deberah Kula defeated Harry Fike in the Democratic primary, while Patrick Stefano was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rose Mary Ambrosino (D) was removed from the ballot on April 8, 2014. Stefano defeated Kula in the general election.[1][2][3]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Stefano 57.2% 36,670
     Democratic Deberah Kula 42.8% 27,428
Total Votes 64,098
Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDeberah Kula 64.6% 14,269
Harry Fike 35.4% 7,818
Total Votes 22,087

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2014

Stefano's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]

Our Jobs | Our Workers

  • Excerpt: "He will work to ensure laid-off or displaced workers have effective retraining programs so they are able to support their families. He will support effective career education training to get more Pennsylvanians back to work in skilled jobs that are available now. Pat will never support corporate welfare or giveaways."

Protecting Taxpayers

  • Excerpt: "As State Senator, he’ll prioritize spending and eliminate waste to hold the line on taxes. He thinks government must do more with less so local working families are able to keep more of their hard earned money. Pat will only support real balanced budgets to bring fiscal sanity to the budget process in Harrisburg."

Eliminate Outdated Programs

  • Excerpt: "Pat will do what he has done as a small businessman and while serving as a local water and sewer authority Board Member: review the budget line-by-line to see what works, what doesn’t and what can be eliminated."

Stop Spending Money We Don’t Have

  • Excerpt: "Pat will go to Harrisburg with an eye toward finding savings we know exists in the Commonwealth’s $29 billion plus budget."

Reform State Government

  • Excerpt: "Pat is not a politician. As our State Senator, he will live like we do and will put your interests first."

Campaign finance summary

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Patrick Stefano campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Pennsylvania State Senate District 32Won general$376,936 $403,286
2018Pennsylvania State Senate District 32Won general$379,884 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32Won $1,973,719 N/A**
Grand total$2,730,539 $403,286
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
    2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Objections Cases Filed with the Department of State," accessed April 29, 2014
    3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 19, 2014
    4. ↑ Stefano for Senate, "Issues," accessed September 3, 2014

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