Past Commissioners

Name

Years Served
Party
Leadership
Valerie A. Arkoosh
2015 - 2023
Democrat
Chair, 2016 - 2023
Vice Chair, 2015 - 2016 
Joshua D. Shapiro
2012 - 2017
Democrat
Chair, 2012 - 2016
Vice Chair, 2016 - 2017
Leslie Richards
2012 - 2015
Democrat
Vice Chair, 2012 - 2015

Bruce L. Castor
2008 - 2016 
Republican
Vice Chair, 2011
Thomas Jay Ellis
2004 - 2008
Republican
Chair, 2006 - 2008
Vice Chair, 2004 - 2005
 
James R. Matthews
2000 - 2012
Republican
Chair, 2004 - 2005, 2008 - 2012
Vice Chair, 2000 - 2003, 2006 - 2007
Ruth S. Damsker
2000 - 2008
Democrat

Michael D. Marino
2000 - 2004
Republican
Chair, 2000 - 2004
James W. Maza
1999
Democrat

Richard S. Buckman
1995 - 2000
Republican
Vice Chair, 1995 - 2000
Mario Mele
1992 - 2000
Republican
Chair, 1992 - 2000
Joseph M. Hoeffel III
1992 - 1999, 2008 - 2012
Democrat
Chair, 2011
Vice Chair, 2008 - 2011
Jon D. Fox
1992 - 1995
Republican
Vice Chair, 1992 - 1995
Floriana M. Bloss
1989 - 1992
Republican
Vice Chair, 1989 - 1992
Betty B. Linker
1986 - 1989
Republican
Vice Chair, 1986 - 1989
Allan C. Myers
1983 - 1986
Republican
Vice Chair, 1983 - 1986
Rita C. Banning 
1980 - 1992
Democrat

Paul B. Bartle
1980 - 1992
Republican
Chair, 1983 - 1992

Vice Chair, 1980 - 1983

Lawrence H. Curry
1972 - 1980
Democrat

Frank W. Jenkins
 1966 - 1980 
Republican
Vice President, 1966 - 1980
A. Russell Parkhouse
1964 - 1983
Republican
President/Chair, 1964 - 1983
William W. Vogel
1964 - 1966
Republican
Vice President, 1964 - 1966
James E. Staudinger
1963 - 1964
Republican
President, 1963 - 1964
William J. Boden
1963 - 1964
Republican
Vice President, 1963 - 1964
Daniel T. Costello
1960 - 1972
Democrat

Elkins Wetherill
1960 - 1963
Republican
President, 1960 - 1963
Warren M. Cornell
1956 - 1963
Republican
Vice President 1956 - 1963
J. Walter Hammonds
1956 - 1960
Republican
President, 1956 - 1960
Forrest J. Henry
1956 - 1960
Democrat

Raymond K. Mensch
1940 - 1956
Democrat

Foster C. Hillegass
1937 - 1956
Republican
Vice President, 1937 - 1956
Frederick C. Peters
1936 - 1956
Republican
President, 1937 - 1956
Vice President, 1936 - 1937
James C. Potter
1936 - 1940
Democrat

Grover C. Albright
1932 - 1936
Democrat

H. Stanley Drake
1930 - 1936
Republican
Vice President, 1932 - 1936
William D. Ridgway
1928 - 1937
Republican
President, 1930 - 1937
Vice President, 1928 - 1930
Samuel D. Crawford
1924 - 1930
Republican
President, 1928 - 1930
Vice President, 1924 - 1928
J. Rein Keelor
1924 - 1932
Democrat
Vice President, 1930 - 1932
Daniel F. Stout 
1924 - 1928
Republican
President, 1924 - 1928
William W. Harper
1917 - 1924
Republican

Roy A. Hatfield
1916 - 1924
Republican

George Sullivan
1916 - 1917
Republican

Harman Y. Bready 
1912 - 1924
Democrat

John F. Saylor
1912 - 1916
Republican

Montgomery Christman
1908 - 1912
Democrat

James Krewson
1908 - 1916
Republican

Adam F. Saylor
1908 - 1912
Republican

Daniel M. Anders
1902 - 1908
Republican

Benjamin F. Penrose
1902 - 1908
Republican

John S. Shelmire
1902 - 1908 
Democrat

Manasses Clemens 
1899 - 1902
Republican

Daniel K. Graber 
1896 - 1902
Democrat

 John Hampton
1896 - 1902
Republican

Charles M. Reed 
1893 - 1899
Republican

Milton G. Erb
1893 - 1896
Democrat

Charles D.  Loch
1890 - 1893
Democrat

Daniel Yeakel
1887 - 1893
Republican

John S. Rahn
1887 - 1890
Democrat

Samuel K. Anders
1887 - 1896
Republican

Thomas McCully
1884 - 1887
Democrat

James Burnett
1881 - 1887
Republican

Hiram Burdan
1881 - 1887
Republican 

William L. Rittenhouse
1881 - 1884
Democrat

Jesse B. Davis
1878 - 1881
Democrat

Noah B. Frank
1878 - 1881
Democrat

Amos D. Moser
1875 - 1881
Republican

George Erb
1875 - 1878
Democrat

Charles M. Soliday
1874 - 1878
Democrat