Joe Scarnati

Joe Scarnati
President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office
January 2, 2007 – November 10, 2020
Preceded byRobert Jubelirer
Succeeded byJake Corman
31st Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
December 3, 2008 – January 18, 2011
GovernorEd Rendell
Preceded byCatherine Baker Knoll
Succeeded byJim Cawley
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 2, 2001 – November 30, 2020
Preceded byBill Slocum
Succeeded byCris Dush
Personal details
Born (1962-01-02) January 2, 1962 (age 62)
Brockway, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children5
EducationPennsylvania State University, DuBois
WebsiteOfficial website

Joseph B. Scarnati III (born January 2, 1962) is an American politician from the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Pennsylvania State Senate as the member from the 25th District from 2001 to 2020, and was the president pro tempore from 2007 to 2020.

As President pro tempore, he became the 31st lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania following the death of Catherine Baker Knoll on November 12, 2008.[1] He was sworn in on December 3, 2008.[2] He did not seek election to the post in 2010, and was succeeded as Lieutenant Governor by Jim Cawley.

  1. ^ "Scarnati to be Next Lieutenant Governor". Pasenategop.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  2. ^ "Scarnati Sworn In as Lieutenant Governor". Pasenategop.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-09-04.