Meet the Caucus
The Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus
Voters are demanding action, and we are here to protect and stand up for your right to choose, your right to vote, your right to a fair wage, your right to safe communities, and your right to freedom.
– Senator Vincent Hughes, Chairman of the PA SDCC
Jay Costa
Democratic Leader
District 43 – Allegheny County
Senator Costa has been an unrelenting advocate for the families of Pennsylvania since he entered public service in Allegheny County. As leader of the Democratic Party in the Senate, he has been instrumental in positioning the party to make major gains in the 2024 election cycle.
Vincent Hughes
Democratic Appropriation Chair
District 7 – Philadelphia and Montgomery County
A leader in Harrisburg for the past thirty years, Senator Hughes has worked tirelessly for the citizens of the Commonwealth. In addition to chairing the SDCC, Senator Hughes is the Democratic leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Tina Tartaglione
Democratic Whip
District 2 – Philadelphia County
In 1994, Senator Tartaglione became the fifth woman in state history to win election to the State Senate and in 2010 became the first woman to serve in Senate Democratic Leadership when she was elected Caucus Secretary. Now in her seventh term, she serves as Democratic Chairwoman of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee, and serves on the Banking and Insurance, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, and Law and Justice standing committees in the Senate, as well as the bicameral Legislative Budget and Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Ethics and Official Conduct.
Amanda Cappelletti
Minority Chair, Community, Economic, and Recreational Development
District 17 – Montgomery and Delaware County
Lisa Boscola
District 18 – Northampton County
From Philadelphia to Erie, from Washington to Pike County, and everywhere in between, the SDCC works to elect and re-elect Democrats to the Pennsylvania State Senate. And we need your support to make it a majority democratic state legislature in 2024. We’re ready to run – help us cross the finish line!