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Scott Hutchinson
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Pennsylvania State Senate District 21
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

12

Predecessor
Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 64

Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, 1983

Contact

Scott Hutchinson (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 21. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. His current term ends on November 30, 2028.

Hutchinson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 21. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Hutchinson earned his B.S. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Finance in 1983. His professional experience includes working as the chief deputy county treasurer for Venango County from 1984 to 1992 and as the vice president of the Oil City Area School Board from 1985 to 1992.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Hutchinson was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Hutchinson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Hutchinson 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
Environmental Resources & Energy
Finance, Chair
Health & Human Services
Local Government
Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hutchinson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hutchinson served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hutchinson served on these 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

2024

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21

Incumbent Scott Hutchinson won election in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Hutchinson
Scott Hutchinson (R)
 
97.3
 
115,628
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
3,216

Total votes: 118,844
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21

Incumbent Scott Hutchinson advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Hutchinson
Scott Hutchinson
 
99.5
 
29,070
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
141

Total votes: 29,211
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2020

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21

Incumbent Scott Hutchinson defeated Shelbie Stromyer in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Hutchinson
Scott Hutchinson (R)
 
70.9
 
98,627
Shelbie Stromyer (D)
 
29.1
 
40,570

Total votes: 139,197
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21

Shelbie Stromyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Shelbie Stromyer
 
100.0
 
18,435

Total votes: 18,435
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21

Incumbent Scott Hutchinson advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 21 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Hutchinson
Scott Hutchinson
 
100.0
 
33,878

Total votes: 33,878
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Scott Hutchinson ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 21 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 21, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Hutchinson Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State



Incumbent Scott Hutchinson ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 21 Republican primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 21, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Hutchinson Incumbent (unopposed)


2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

Hutchinson ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 21. Hutchinson ran unchallenged in the April 24 primary and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. [5][6]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Hutchinson Incumbent 100% 75,905
Total Votes 75,905

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Hutchinson won re-election to District 64 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2010. He was unopposed in the May 18 primary and defeated Libertarian Vance Mays in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7]

Pennsylvania State House, District 64
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Hutchinson (R) 13,756 84.4%
Vance Mays (L) 2,551 15.6%

2008

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Hutchinson won re-election to District 64 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 20,501 votes, defeating Libertarian Vance Mays (3,078).[8]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64
Candidates Votes Percent
Scott E. Hutchinson (R) Green check mark transparent.png 20,501 87.0%
Vance H. Mays (L) 3,078 13.1%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Scott Hutchinson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Pennsylvania State Senate District 21Won general$77,040 $93,108
2020Pennsylvania State Senate District 21Won general$77,351 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21Won $75,600 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21Won $29,825 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64Won $28,057 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64Won $29,306 N/A**
2006Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64Won $43,440 N/A**
2004Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64Won $9,930 N/A**
2002Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64Won $19,399 N/A**
2000Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64Won $6,840 N/A**
1998Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 64Won $41,765 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023


2022


2021


2020


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Hutchinson has a wife, Mary Beth.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Mary Jo White (R)
Pennsylvania State Senate District 21
2012-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 64
1993-2012
Succeeded by
-


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