When the Senate convenes for the 2021-22 session, it will be led by a revamped leadership team that includes a new president pro tempore and the state’s first female majority leader. Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre County, was elected on Thursday as interim president pro tempore and will be nominated by the Republican majority to serve in that position when the Senate convenes for the 2021-22 legislative session on Jan. 5. Sen. Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland County, was elected by her Senate colleagues as majority leader, breaking new ground for women in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. She fills the post Corman vacated after having served as the caucus leader for the past six years. Corman replaces Sen. Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson County, who is retiring at the end of this session after serving nearly 20 years in the Legislature and 13 years as president pro tempore.

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Source: Penn Live By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com Updated Nov 12, 2020; Posted Nov 12, 2020.