- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws, including introducing tax bills. 
- State representatives and their staff respond to constituent concerns and questions through emails, phone calls, and website announcements. 
- State representatives oversee the executive branch and can vote to overrule a veto by the Governor.  
- They are elected to two-year terms and have a salary of $106,000, with a 1-3% annual increase

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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State Representative

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Pennsylvania currently has 19 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Pennsylvania for at least seven years before their election. 
- US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

Your representative and federal lawmaker in the US House of Representatives

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Public Health

Foreign Policy and Immigration

US Representative

- The President is the leader of the federal Executive Branch. They are primarily responsible for implementing and enforcing laws written by Congress.
- The President influences the national laws and regulations by proposing legislation and winning support from members of Congress. They can also veto legislation that was approved by Congress, which can only then be overridden by a two-thirds vote.
- The President can pass executive orders without the approval of Congress. Examples of historic executive orders include Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves, and Franklin Roosevelt's establishment of internment camps during World War II.
- The President is the Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces, which includes the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. Only Congress can declare war, but the President plays a key role in deciding when and where to deploy troops, even when war hasn't been declared. The President also has sole nuclear launch authority.
- The President appoints and manages the Vice President and their Cabinet, which includes the heads of 15 executive departments that impact a wide range of issues, including agriculture, education, housing, and transportation.
- Outside of their official powers, the President can act as a leader to the American public, as seen in moments of crisis, like Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats during the Great Depression. Additionally, their advocacy for certain policies or social issues can shape public opinion and create action, similar to how President John F. Kennedy galvanized the nation around the space race in the 1960s.

Environment

Ethics & Conduct

United States of America

US President

The auditor general is in charge of a team that performs audits, or examinations, on state-funded programs and services to make sure that state money and tax dollars are spent legally and properly.
- The Department of the Auditor General conducts financial audits to ensure the validity of reported information and performance audits to check if tax dollars are being spent effectively.  
- The Department of the Auditor General makes sure fines, taxes, and other charges are properly assessed, collected, and given to the appropriate state agency.
- The auditor general is elected to four-year terms and can only hold a maximum of two terms.  

Oversees audits to ensure tax dollars are spent legally and properly.

Taxes

Financial Management

Administration

Auditor General

- The treasurer is the chief financial officer of the state government and handles over $150 billion in state funds.
- The Office of the State Treasurer is responsible for the collection and distribution of state money and oversees transactions from state agencies.  
- The treasurer is the Chair of the Board of Finance and Revenue, which chooses the banks that hold the state’s money. 
- The treasurer sets interest rates paid on state deposits and resides over state tax appeals.
- The treasurer is elected to four-year terms and can hold a maximum of two terms.

The chief financial officer who responsible for managing the state’s money. 

Property Rights

Treasurer

- The attorney general is the top lawyer in Pennsylvania and represents PA and its agencies in lawsuits that are brought by or against the state. 
- The attorney general supervises hundreds of prosecutors, attorneys, and agents across four divisions: criminal law, public protection (focusing on personal rights and public interests), civil (representing Pennsylvania and upholding its Constitution), and public engagement (focusing on outreach and crime prevention).
-The attorney general is responsible for collecting taxes and debts due to the state and prosecutes organized crime and public corruption cases.
- The attorney genera is elected to four-year terms and cannot serve more than two consecutive terms in office.

The chief law enforcement officer in the state.

Corruption

Civil Rights

Consumer Protection

Legal Experience

Attorney General

- US senators can propose and draft bills, vote to approve treaties with other countries, vote to declare war, and have oversight of the federal budget.
- US senators are members of senate committees, which are made up of a group of senators that oversee a specific policy area. This is where introduced bills are brought for review.  
- A US senator votes for approving or rejecting an official appointed by the president and considers evidence in an impeachment trial and votes to impeach an official  
- Senators are elected for six-year terms and are paid $174,000 per year. Each state has two US senators.

One of two federal lawmakers representing Pennsylvania in the US Senate.

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