Carolyn Comitta

Carolyn Comitta

Democratic Party

Pennsylvania State Senate District 19

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Andy Dinniman

Prior offices

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156

Successor: Dianne Herrin

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Compensation

Base salary

$106,422.33/year

Per diem

$185/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

West Chester University, 1974

Graduate

Widener University, 1989

Personal

Profession

Business executive

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Carolyn Comitta (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 19. She assumed office on December 1, 2020. Her current term ends on November 30, 2028.

Comitta (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 19. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Carolyn Comitta earned a B.S. in education from West Chester University in 1974 and a master's degree in education from Widener University in 1989. Comitta's career experience includes working as the vice president and chief financial officer of Thomas Comitta Associates, Inc. She served with the National League of Cities and the PA Municipal League.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Comitta was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging & Youth Committee
• House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Chair
• Senate Local Government Committee
• Capitol Preservation Committee

2021-2022

Comitta was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Minority Chair
• Health & Human Services Committee
• Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee

2019-2020

Comitta was assigned to the following committees:

• Aging & Older Adult Services Committee
• House Appropriations Committee
• House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, Secretary

2017 legislative session

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

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19

Incumbent Carolyn Comitta defeated Duane Milne in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn Comitta (D)	56.5	84,630
		Duane Milne (R)	43.4	65,120
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	168

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 149,918
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19

Incumbent Carolyn Comitta advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn Comitta	99.5	22,765
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	107

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,872
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19

Duane Milne advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Duane Milne	99.0	16,507
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	164

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,671
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Endorsements

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2020

State Senate

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19

Carolyn Comitta defeated Kevin Runey in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn Comitta (D)	57.5	88,996
	Submit photo	Kevin Runey (R)	42.5	65,836

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,832
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19

Carolyn Comitta defeated Don Vymazal and Kyle Boyer in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn Comitta	51.4	18,914
	Submit photo	Don Vymazal	31.8	11,704
	Submit photo	Kyle Boyer	16.8	6,161

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,779
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19

Kevin Runey advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kevin Runey	100.0	19,342

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,342
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Amber Little Turner (R)

State House

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156

Dianne Herrin defeated Len Iacono in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dianne Herrin (D)	55.3	21,956
	Submit photo	Len Iacono (R)	44.7	17,718

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,674
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carolyn Comitta (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156

Incumbent Carolyn Comitta advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn Comitta	100.0	9,197

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,197
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156

Len Iacono advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Len Iacono	100.0	6,017

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,017
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2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156

Incumbent Carolyn Comitta defeated Nicholas Deminski in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn Comitta (D)	56.5	17,923
		Nicholas Deminski (R)	43.5	13,792

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,715
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156

Incumbent Carolyn Comitta advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carolyn Comitta	100.0	4,183

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,183
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156

Nicholas Deminski advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nicholas Deminski	100.0	4,180

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,180
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2016

Obama endorsement
During the 2016 election cycle Comitta was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama
Full list of Obama's 2016 endorsements

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.

Carolyn Comitta defeated incumbent Dan Truitt in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 general election.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn Comitta	50.03%	18,267
	Republican	Dan Truitt Incumbent	49.97%	18,242
Total Votes				36,509
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

Carolyn Comitta ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 Democratic primary.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Carolyn Comitta  (unopposed)

Incumbent Dan Truitt ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 Republican primary.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Dan Truitt Incumbent (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Carolyn Comitta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Carolyn Comitta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Carolyn Comitta campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Pennsylvania State Senate District 19	Won general	$158,148	$58,309
2020	Pennsylvania State Senate District 19	Won general	$289,095	N/A**
2018	Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156	Won general	$282,297	N/A**
2016	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156	Won	$725,711	N/A**
Grand total			$1,455,251	$58,309
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** 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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In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14. ACLU Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues. Americans for Prosperity Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. CeaseFirePA Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gun safety. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. PA Chamber of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13. ACLU Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues. PA Chamber of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 4 to November 30. ACLU Pennsylvania Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights and civil liberties issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. PA Chamber of Business and Industry Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

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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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Andy Dinniman (D)	Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 2020-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 156 2016-2020	Succeeded by Dianne Herrin (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)