December 17, 2024 - Harrisburg, PA
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt presided over the 60th Pennsylvania Electoral College meeting at noon today, during which the 19 electors unanimously voted for Donald J. Trump for president and JD Vance for vice president of the United States, in accordance with Pennsylvania's popular vote results in the Nov. 5 election."Today, this group of 19 electors joins the 1,635 electors from our Commonwealth who came before them - stretching all the way back to the very first presidential election in 1789," said Governor Josh Shapiro. "For nearly two and half centuries, the people of Pennsylvania have gone to the ballot box and made their voices heard - voices that the electors reflect as they cast they ballots today. This is the 60th occasion of the electoral college - a process outlined in Article II, Section 1 of our nation's Constitution. A process that has been carried out without fail, every four years, dating back to Ben Franklin and Thomas Mifflin. This tradition has stayed the same and our democracy has endured, thanks to those who have come before us and done their part to preserve it.""This year, more than 7 million registered Pennsylvania voters participated in the process to elect the president, and their voices have been heard," Schmidt said. "Voting is the cornerstone of our representative democracy, and I want to thank the 19 men and women in this year's Electoral College who performed their Constitutional duty and reflected the wishes of the Commonwealth's voters."Speakers Include:Secretary of the Commonwealth Al SchmidtPennsylvania's 60th Electoral CollegeThe 19 electors who participated today were: William Bachenberg Vallerie Biancaniello Curt Coccodrilli Bernadette S. Comfort Robert A. Gleason Jr. Joyce Haas Fred Keller Ash KhareJondavid Longo Robin Lee Hoyt Medeiros Rochelle Marie Pasquariello Patricia K. Poprik Andrew J. Reilly Carol Lynne Ryan Carla Sands Lawrence TabasJames "Jim" Vasilko T. Lynette Villano Christine A. Wilkins