History was made in the Pennsylvania Senate earlier this week.
Republican State Senator Kim Ward of Westmoreland County was named as the first woman to hold the position of President Pro Tem.
“As the first woman to serve as the Senate President Pro Tem, it is a privilege to oversee this body at a time when we have more women serving than in any other time in our institution’s history,” Ward said. “Eight Republicans and eight Democrats.”
Ward says that with the House and Governorship in hands of the Democrats, and the Senate in Republican control, bipartisanship will be important.
“With the continued split government, we don’t and won’t always agree on every bill that comes up. However, we all know that it’s vital that we work together to help the people that sent us here to work for them,” Ward said. “Pennsylvanians want us to get things done.”
In addition to her role as Senate Pro Tem, Ward is also temporarily the state’s Lieutenant Governor following John Fetterman’s resignation and swearing-in to the U.S. Senate.
