Member

Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1991 Representative 96 Democrat
1992 Representative 96 Democrat
1993 Representative 96 Democrat
1994 Representative 96 Democrat
1995 Representative 96 Democrat
1996 Representative 96 Democrat
1997 Representative 96 Democrat
1998 Representative 96 Democrat
1999 Representative 96 Democrat
2000 Representative 96 Democrat
2001 Representative 96 Democrat
2002 Representative 96 Democrat
2003 Representative 96 Democrat
2004 Representative 96 Democrat
2005 Representative 96 Democrat
2006 Representative 96 Democrat
2007 Representative 96 Democrat
2008 Representative 96 Democrat
2009 Representative Majority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2010 Representative Majority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2011 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2012 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2013 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2014 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2015 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2016 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2017 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2018 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2019 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2020 Representative Minority Policy Committee Chairman 96 Democrat
2021 Representative 96 Democrat
2022 Representative 96 Democrat
2023 Representative 96 Democrat
Counties Lancaster

Biography

02/18/1956 -


STURLA, P. Michael, a Representative from Lancaster County; born in Lancaster County, Pa., February 18, 1956; graduated, Garden Spot High School, 1974; B.A., environmental design, University of Kansas, 1979; founder, Sturla Bros., Inc; founder, Aarchitrave, Inc.; elected, council, Lancaster City (1987-1990); member, Lancaster County Planning Commission (1990-1991); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1991 term; reelected to the House for 16 more consecutive terms; elected, Majority Policy Committee Chair (2009-2010); elected, Minority Policy Committee Chair (2011-2020); appointed, Task Force on Higher Education Funding (1994); appointed, Legislative Commission on Restructuring Pennsylvania's Urban Schools (1997); appointed, Select Committee on Alternatives for the Operation of the Philadelphia International Airport (2000); appointed, Deputy Whip (2003-2004); appointed, Chesapeake Bay Commission (2007-present); appointed, Capitol Preservation Committee (2011-present); appointed, Special Education Funding Commission (2019-2020); appointed, Basic Education Funding Commission (2021-present); elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention (2004, 2008, 2012).


 

Archival Collections


Papers of the Hon. P. Michael Sturla, 1991-present, The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives, Harrisburg.


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