Rosemary Brown

Rosemary Brown

Republican Party

Pennsylvania State Senate District 40

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Mario Scavello

Prior offices

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189

Successor: Tarah Probst

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Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Scranton, 1992

Personal

Profession

Pharmaceutical Sales Manager

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Rosemary Brown (Republican Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 40. She assumed office on December 1, 2022. Her current term ends on November 30, 2026.

Brown (Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 40. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Rosemary Brown earned her B.A. in communications from the University of Scranton in 1992. Her professional experience includes working in executive sales management with Macy's, where she continued to work before taking executive sales positions with Saks Fifth Avenue and Bon-Ton. She later entered the field of pharmaceutical sales where she worked for Hoffman-LaRoche and Vistakon.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Community, Economic & Recreational Development Committee, Vice Chair
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Senate Labor & Industry Committee
• Senate Local Government Committee, Chair
• Senate Transportation Committee
• Urban Affairs & Housing Committee

2021-2022

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• House Transportation Committee
• Urban Affairs Committee, Chair

2019-2020

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• House Education Committee, Subcommittee Chair on Special Education
• Professional Licensure Committee
• House Transportation Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Education
• Professional Licensure
• Transportation
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2015
• Commerce
• Education
• Gaming Oversight
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Brown served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2013
• Aging & Older Adult Services
• Commerce
• Insurance
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brown served on these committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2011
• Children & Youth
• Commerce
• Human Services
• Tourism & Recreational Development

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 40

Rosemary Brown defeated Jennifer Shukaitis in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 40 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rosemary Brown (R)	55.3	53,795
		Jennifer Shukaitis (D)	44.7	43,557

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel Getz (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 40

Jennifer Shukaitis advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 40 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Shukaitis	99.0	19,832
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	192

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,024
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 40

Rosemary Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 40 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rosemary Brown	97.9	19,544
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	427

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,971
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kim Digaetano (R)

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189

Incumbent Rosemary Brown defeated Adam Rodriguez in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rosemary Brown (R)	59.6	18,408
		Adam Rodriguez (D)	40.4	12,502

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,910
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189

Adam Rodriguez advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Rodriguez	100.0	5,222

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,222
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189

Incumbent Rosemary Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rosemary Brown	100.0	4,320

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,320
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2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189

Incumbent Rosemary Brown defeated Adam Rodriguez in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rosemary Brown (R)	58.5	12,085
		Adam Rodriguez (D)	41.5	8,557

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,642
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189

Adam Rodriguez defeated Christa Caceres in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Rodriguez	56.2	1,055
		Christa Caceres	43.8	823

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,878
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189

Incumbent Rosemary Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rosemary Brown	100.0	2,245

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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Rosemary Brown defeated Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 general election.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rosemary Brown Incumbent	63.52%	16,142
	Democratic	Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez	36.48%	9,272
Total Votes				25,414
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 Democratic primary.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 189 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Damary Bonilla-Rodriguez  (unopposed)

Incumbent Rosemary Brown ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 Republican primary.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 189 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Rosemary Brown Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Rosemary Brown was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Elizabeth Forrest was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Brown defeated Forrest in the general election.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rosemary Brown Incumbent	63.1%	8,033
	Democratic	Elizabeth Forrest	36.9%	4,704
Total Votes				12,737

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Brown ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 189. Brown ran unopposed in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Elizabeth Forrest (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 189, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rosemary Brown Incumbent	55.6%	14,996
	Democratic	Elizabeth Forrest	44.4%	11,962
Total Votes				26,958

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Brown was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Democrat John Siptroth in the November 2 general election.

Pennsylvania State House, District 189
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Rosemary Brown (R)		9,912	54.9%
John Siptroth (D)		8,157	45.1%

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Rosemary Brown campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Pennsylvania State Senate District 40	Won general	$1,628,692	$1,002,246
2020	Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189	Won general	$120,195	N/A**
2018	Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189	Won general	$190,757	N/A**
2016	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 189	Won	$142,415	N/A**
2014	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 189	Won	$205,830	N/A**
2012	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 189	Won	$85,333	N/A**
2010	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 189	Won	$142,612	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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2011

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Brown and her husband Joe have three children, Kennedy, Carter, and Reagan.

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Preceded by Mario Scavello (R)	Pennsylvania State Senate District 40 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 189 2010-2022	Succeeded by Tarah Probst (D)

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Current members of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Joe Pittman

Minority Leader:Jay Costa

Senators

District 1

Nikil Saval (D)

District 2

Christine Tartaglione (D)

District 3

Sharif Street (D)

District 4

Art Haywood (D)

District 5

Joe Picozzi (R)

District 6

Frank Farry (R)

District 7

Vincent Hughes (D)

District 8

Anthony Williams (D)

District 9

John Kane (D)

District 10

Steve Santarsiero (D)

District 11

Judy Schwank (D)

District 12

Maria Collett (D)

District 13

Scott Martin (R)

District 14

Nick Miller (D)

District 15

Patty Kim (D)

District 16

Jarrett Coleman (R)

District 17

Amanda Cappelletti (D)

District 18

Lisa Boscola (D)

District 19

Carolyn Comitta (D)

District 20

Lisa Baker (R)

District 21

Scott Hutchinson (R)

District 22

Martin Flynn (D)

District 23

Gene Yaw (R)

District 24

Tracy Pennycuick (R)

District 25

Cris Dush (R)

District 26

Timothy Kearney (D)

District 27

Lynda Culver (R)

District 28

Kristin Phillips-Hill (R)

District 29

David Argall (R)

District 30

Judith Ward (R)

District 31

Dawn Keefer (R)

District 32

Patrick Stefano (R)

District 33

Doug Mastriano (R)

District 34

Greg Rothman (R)

District 35

Wayne Langerholc (R)

District 36

Vacant

District 37

Devlin Robinson (R)

District 38

Lindsey Williams (D)

District 39

Kim Ward (R)

District 40

Rosemary Brown (R)

District 41

Joe Pittman (R)

District 42

Wayne Fontana (D)

District 43

Jay Costa (D)

District 44

Katie Muth (D)

District 45

Nick Pisciottano (D)

District 46

Camera Bartolotta (R)

District 47

Elder Vogel (R)

District 48

Chris Gebhard (R)

District 49

Daniel Laughlin (R)

District 50

Michele Brooks (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (22)

Vacancies (1)