Senator Biography

Judith L. Schwank
Minority Caucus Administrator
Senate District 11
Photo of Senator Judith L. Schwank
Democrat
Serving Berks (part) County
District Address
210 George Street
Suite 201
Reading, PA 19605
(610) 929-2151
(610) 929-2576
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Capitol Address
  • 457 Main Capitol
  • Senate Box 203011
  • Harrisburg, PA 17120-3011
  • (717) 787-8925
  • (717) 772-0578
Committee Assignments
Legislation Sponsored for the 2023-2024 Session
Co-sponsorship Memoranda for the 2023-2024 Session
Introduced Circulated Subject
Jun 25, 2024 Recognize Plastic Free July in Pennsylvania
Jun 25, 2024 Designating a CRIZ to the City of Reading and Implementing Recommended Changes
SB 1276 Jun 24, 2024 Bridge Designation Honoring the Late Senator David J. Arnold, Jr.
SR 313 Jun 20, 2024 Recognizing June 2024 as Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
SB 1269 Jun 12, 2024 Agriculture Innovation Grant Program
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Biography
Personal History
  • Married to James
Career
  • Judith L. Schwank was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate in a special election in 2011. Before joining the Senate, Senator Schwank served as a Berks County Horticulture Agent for Penn State Cooperative Extension. She is also the former President and CEO of 10,000 Friends of PA and the former Dean of Agriculture & Environmental Science at Delaware Valley College. Senator Schwank became the first female Berks County Commissioner in 2000. She currently serves as Minority Chair of Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and is a member of several boards including the Farm Show Commission, Commission for Agriculture Education Excellence, Center for Rural Pennsylvania, United Way of PA and the PA State System of Higher Education. In the Senate, Senator Schwank has served as the Caucus Administrator since 2021.
Occupation
  • Legislator
Education
  • Graduated Penn State University, 1982, M.Ed., Agri. Ed.