Pennsylvania enacted new state legislative districts on Feb. 4, 2022, when the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted to approve new maps. The maps will take effect for Pennsylvania’s 2022 state legislative elections.
The commission approved the maps in a single 4-1 vote. House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R) voted no, while Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R), state Rep. Joanna McClinton (D), state Sen. Jay Costa (D), and chairman Mark Nordenberg voted yes.
The Pennsylvania Reapportionment Commission has existed since 1968. It comprises five members. The majority and minority leaders of the state House and Senate appoint four members. The other four members, or the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, appoint the fifth. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointed Nordenberg after the four other members did not vote on a fifth member.
