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Steve Santarsiero
2018 - Present
2026
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Steve Santarsiero (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 10. He assumed office on December 1, 2018. His current term ends on November 30, 2026.
Santarsiero (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Santarsiero is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 31 from 2008 to 2016. Santarsiero did not seek re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2016.
Santarsiero was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. He was defeated in the general election.[1]
Santarsiero has served as a board member/chair on the Lower Makefield Board of Supervisors since 2003.
Biography
Santarsiero earned his B.A. from Tufts University, his M.Ed. from Holy Family University and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and as a social studies teacher for Bensalem High School.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Santarsiero was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Banking & Insurance Committee
- Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Santarsiero was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee
- Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
- Intergovernmental Operations Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee, Minority Chair
2019-2020
Santarsiero was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee
- Communications & Technology Committee, Minority Chair
- Senate Local Government Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Santarsiero served on the following committees:
Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Children & Youth |
• Education |
• Environmental Resources & Energy |
• Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Steve Santarsiero served on the following committees:
Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Appropriations |
• Ethics |
• Education, Democratic Secretary |
• Environmental Resources & Energy |
• Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Santarsiero served on these committees:
Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2011 |
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• Local Government Commission |
• Environmental Resources & Energy |
• Local Government |
• State Government |
• Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Santarsiero served on these committees:
Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2009 |
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• Commerce |
• Environmental Resources & Energy |
• Local Government |
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness |
Sponsored legislation
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
2022
See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10
Incumbent Steve Santarsiero defeated Matt McCullough in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steve Santarsiero (D) | 58.6 | 77,773 |
![]() | Matt McCullough (R) ![]() | 41.4 | 54,988 |
Total votes: 132,761 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10
Incumbent Steve Santarsiero advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steve Santarsiero | 99.6 | 33,015 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 119 |
Total votes: 33,134 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10
Matt McCullough advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Matt McCullough ![]() | 99.1 | 25,398 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 231 |
Total votes: 25,629 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10
Steve Santarsiero defeated Marguerite Quinn in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steve Santarsiero (D) | 52.5 | 67,438 |
![]() | Marguerite Quinn (R) | 47.5 | 60,935 |
Total votes: 128,373 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10
Steve Santarsiero advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steve Santarsiero | 100.0 | 19,714 |
Total votes: 19,714 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10
Marguerite Quinn advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Marguerite Quinn | 100.0 | 16,492 |
Total votes: 16,492 | ||||
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2016
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During the 2016 election cycle Santarsiero was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama |
Full list of Obama's 2016 endorsements |
Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R), who served in Congress from 2005 to 2007 and was elected once again in 2010, chose not to seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open. Fitzpatrick decided not to run in 2016 because of self-imposed term limits.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R), a former FBI agent and the brother of the retiring incumbent, defeated state Rep. Steve Santarsiero (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fitzpatrick defeated former Bucks County Commissioner Andy Warren and clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist Marc Duome in the Republican primary. Santarsiero defeated business owner Shaughnessy Naughton to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][1][7][8][9]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
54.4% | 207,263 | |
Democratic | Steve Santarsiero | 45.6% | 173,555 | |
Total Votes | 380,818 | |||
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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59.8% | 50,416 | ||
Shaughnessy Naughton | 40.2% | 33,864 | ||
Total Votes | 84,280 | |||
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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78.4% | 74,150 | ||
Andy Warren | 12.5% | 11,828 | ||
Marc Duome | 9.1% | 8,641 | ||
Total Votes | 94,619 | |||
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State |
After announcing his candidacy, Santarsiero said, “It’s time we make Washington accountable to our citizens. I will make it a priority to focus on keeping the middle class families of the 8th District secure while helping to grow our economy, create jobs and bring real reform to Washington.”[1]
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 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 this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Steve Santarsiero was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while David Gibbon was unopposed in the Republican primary. Santarsiero defeated Gibbon in the general election.[10][11][12]
2012
Santarsiero ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 31. Santarsiero ran unchallenged in the Democratic primary on April 24 and defeated Anne Chapman in the general election, which took place November 6, 2012. [13][14]
2010
Santarsiero won re-election to District 31 in 2010. He had no primary opposition and defeated Republican Robert Ciervo in the general election, which took place November 2, 2010.[15]
Pennsylvania State House, District 31 | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
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13,482 | 50.3% | ||
Robert Ciervo (R) | 13,320 | 49.7% |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Santarsiero won re-election to District 31 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 18,952 votes, defeating Republican Pete Stainthorpe (16,873).[16]
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 31 | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
Steve Santarsiero (D) ![]() |
18,952 | 52.9% | ||
Pete Stainthorpe (R) | 16,873 | 47.1% |
Campaign themes
2022
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2016
The following issues were listed on Santarsiero's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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—Steve Santarsiero's campaign website, http://santarsieroforcongress.com/issues/ |
2014
Santarsiero's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[18]
Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction
- Excerpt: "Steve supports, among many changes to the law (Act 13-HB 1950), the continuation of the moratorium on drilling in the Delaware River watershed and a comprehensive study on the short- and long-term effects of fracking."
Creating Jobs at Home and throughout Pennsylvania
- Excerpt: "Finally, as the economy begins to improve and revenues to the state pick up, we need to continue previous efforts to lower the corporate net income tax rate to help make Pennsylvania more competitive with other states. At the same time, we should phase out the corporate stock and franchise tax for the same reason."
Protecting Public Education
- Excerpt: "Steve has fought to protect funding for public education. In his first term, he voted for two budgets that increased funding for basic and higher education while at the same reduced overall spending. As a result, education funding increased without the need for an increase in either the state income or sales taxes."
Fighting For the Rights of All Pennsylvanians
- Excerpt: "Toward that end, he has co-sponsored HB 300, which would protect Pennsylvanians from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. He also has stood up for the reproductive rights of women, voting against attempts to shut down women’s health organizations and fighting against the Corbett Administration’s proposed invasive ultrasound bill."
A Real Reform Agenda
- Excerpt: "We also need to make structural reforms in the legislature. Steve supports term limits for the House and Senate (something between 12 and 16 years would make sense). Steve also supports cutting the size of the legislature and has voted for the Speaker's bill which would do just that. Doing so will reduce costs and make the legislature more efficient."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14.
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2023
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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13.
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2022
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In 2022, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 30.
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2021
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In 2021, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 5 to December 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30.
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2016
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In 2016, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 5 through November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 6 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 7 through November 12.
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2013
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In 2013, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 3 to November 30.
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2011
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In 2011, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 4 through November 30.
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Personal
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Santarsiero and his wife, Ronni, have three children.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Officeholder Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roll Call, "Democrat Kicks Off Race for Open Pennsylvania Seat," accessed January 12, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Democrat Kicks Off Race for Open Pennsylvania Seat," accessed January 12, 2014
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA-8: Warren to Run in 2016," June 24, 2015
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA-8: Petri Officially Jumps into Congressional Race," October 2, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Marc Duome," January 11, 2016
- ↑ Philly.com, "Fitzpatrick's brother aims to succeed him in U.S. House," January 22, 2016
- ↑ Philly.com, "GOP's Petri drops out of Bucks County congressional race," February 1, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing – Pre Ballot Lottery," accessed February 17, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Pennsylvania Primary Results," April 26, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," April 15, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official 2008 General Election Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Steve Santarsiero, "Issues," accessed September 4, 2014
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Preceded by Charles McIlhinney (R) |
Pennsylvania State Senate District 10 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 31 2009-2016 |
Succeeded by - |