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Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (or "secretary of state") administers the Pennsylvania Department of State of the U.S. state (officially, "commonwealth") of Pennsylvania.

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Seal of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
Incumbent
Al Schmidt[1]
since June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)
Pennsylvania Department of State
TypeSecretary
AppointerGovernor
Formation1777
First holderTimothy Matlack
WebsiteOfficial website

The secretary is appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the state senate.[2] Since June 2023, the secretary is Al Schmidt, a Republican appointed by Governor Josh Shapiro.[3]

Background

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The department protects the public's health, safety, and welfare by licensing more than one million business, health, and real estate professionals; maintaining registration and financial information for thousands of charities soliciting contributions from Pennsylvanians; overseeing Pennsylvania's electoral process; maintaining corporate filings; and sanctioning professional boxing, kick–boxing and wrestling in the commonwealth. Unlike many other states which elect the secretary of state, in Pennsylvania, this position is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Pennsylvania Senate.

The secretary is the keeper of the Great Seal of the Commonwealth and authenticates government documents through the seal's use. The secretary is also the commonwealth's chief election official.

Boards and commissions

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  • Chairman of the Pennsylvania Election Reform Task Force
  • Chairman of the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and Its Navigable Tributaries
  • The Board of Finance and Revenue
  • The Board of Property
  • The Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board
  • The State Athletic Commission
  • The Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness
  • The Lobbying Disclosure Regulations Committee

Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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ImageNameDates servedAppointed by
Timothy Matlack1777–1783Thomas Wharton Jr.
John Armstrong, Jr.1783–1787John Dickinson
Charles Biddle1787–1791Benjamin Franklin
Alexander J. Dallas1791–1801Thomas Mifflin
Thomas McKean Thompson1801–1808Thomas McKean
Nathaniel B. Boileau1808–1817Simon Snyder
Thomas Sergeant1817–1819William Findlay
Samuel D. Ingham1819–1820
Andrew Gregg1820–1823Joseph Hiester
Molton C. Rogers1823–1826John Andrew Shulze
Isaac D. Barnard1826–1827
Calvin Blythe1827–1829
Samuel McKean1829–1833George Wolf
James Findley1833–1835
Thomas Henry Burrowes1835–1839Joseph Ritner
Francis R. Shunk1839–1842David R. Porter
Anson V. Parsons1842–1843
Charles McClure1843–1845
Jesse Miller1845–1848Francis R. Shunk
Townsend Haines1848–1850William F. Johnston
Alexander L. Russel1850–1852
Francis W. Hughes1852–1853William Bigler
Charles A Black1853–1855
Andrew Gregg Curtin1855–1858James Pollock
William M. Heister1858–1861William F. Packer
Eli Slifer1861–1867Andrew Gregg Curtin
Francis Jordan1867–1873John W. Geary
Matthew S. Quay1873–1878John F. Hartranft
John Blair Linn1878–1879
Matthew S. Quay1879–1882Henry M. Hoyt
Francis Jordan1882–1883
William S. Stenger1883–1887Robert E. Pattison
Charles Warren Stone1887–1890James A. Beaver
Jacob H. Longnecker1890–1891
William F. Harrity1891–1895Robert E. Pattison
Frank Reeder1895–1897Daniel H. Hastings
David Martin1897–1899
William Walton Griest1899–1903William A. Stone
Frank M. Fuller1903–1905Samuel W. Pennypacker
Robert B. McAfee1905–1915
Cyrus Woods1915–1921Martin Grove Brumbaugh
Bernard J. Myers1921–1923William Cameron Sproul
Clyde L. King1923–1926Gifford Pinchot
E. H. Conarroe1926–1927
Charles Johnson1927–1929John Stuchell Fisher
Robert R. Lewis1929–1930
James Walker1930–1931
Richard J. Beamish1931–1934Gifford Pinchot
John J. Owen1934–1935
David L. Lawrence1935–1939George Earle
Sophia O'Hara1939–1943Arthur James
Charles M. Morrison1943–1949Edward Martin
Gene D. Smith1949–1955James H. Duff
James A. Finnegan1955Edward Martin
Henry Harner1955–1956George M. Leader
James A. Finnegan1956–1958
John S. Rice1958–1961
E. James Trimarchi1961–1963David L. Lawrence
George I. Bloom1963–1965William Scranton
W. Stuart Helm1965–1967
Craig Truax1967–1968Raymond P. Shafer
Joseph J. Kelley1968–1971
C. Delores Tucker1971–1977Milton Shapp
James D. Golden1977
Barton A. Fields1977–1979
Ethel D. Allen1979Dick Thornburgh
William R. Davis1979–1985
Richard E. Anderson1985
Robert A Gleason, Jr.1985–1987
James J. Haggerty1987–1989Bob Casey Sr.
Christopher A. Lewis1989–1991
Brenda K. Mitchell1992–1994
Robert N. Grant1994–1995
Yvette Kane1995–1998Tom Ridge
Kim Pizzingrilli1999–2002
C. Michael Weaver2002–2003Mark Schweiker
Pedro Cortés2003–2010Ed Rendell
Basil L. Merenda2010–2011
Carol Aichele2011–2015Tom Corbett
Pedro Cortés2015–2017Tom Wolf
Robert Torres2017–2019
Kathy Boockvar2019–2021
Veronica Degraffenreid (acting)2021–2022
Leigh M. Chapman (acting)2022–2023
Al Schmidt2023–presentJosh Shapiro

Structure of the Department of State

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The Pennsylvania Department of State consists of six bureaus: [4]

  • Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
  • Bureau of Finance and Operations
  • Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation
  • Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
  • Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
  • State Athletic Commission

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "About Us". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Governor Shapiro's Nominees for Secretary at Departments of Human Services, Revenue, and State Take Office" (Press release). Governor Josh Shapiro. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  4. ^ "PA Department of State History". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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