Member Biography

John T. Yudichak 

Member
Sessions Office Position District Party
2011       14 Democrat
2012       14 Democrat
2013       14 Democrat
2014       14 Democrat
2015     Minority Caucus Administrator 14 Democrat
2016     Minority Caucus Administrator 14 Democrat
2017       14 Democrat
2018       14 Democrat
2019       14 Independent
2020       14 Independent
2021       14 Independent
2022       14 Independent

Biography

05/01/1970 -


John T. Yudichak (D14) Carbon (Part), Luzerne (Part) Monroe (Part) Counties 2011-2014 (D14) Carbon and Luzerne (Part) Counties 2015-2019 (Independent14) Carbon and Luzerne (Part) Counties 2019-2022

Early Life:

John T. Yudichak, born May 1, 1970, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; son of Joseph and Sarah Yudichak; Greater Nanticoke Area High School, 1988; Wyoming Seminary, one year, 1989; Pennsylvania State University, B.A., English, 1993; Pennsylvania State University, M.A., American Studies, 2004; development director, Osterhout Free Library, Wilkes-Barre; aide, United States Congressman Paul Kanjorski; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1996; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1998-2010; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 2011-2019; elected, Minority Caucus Administrator, 2015-2016; changed voter registration, Democrat to Independent, Pennsylvania State Senate, November 19, 2019-2022; senior advisor, GSL Public Strategies Group, 2022-present; chosen by the board of trustees eighth President, Luzerne County Community College, 2024-; four children: Sarah, Anna, Evelyn, and Grace.

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Member, Luzerne Foundation; Newport Township Lions, Sons of the American Legion; Yudichak Family Fund, Luzerne Foundation. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1996; Democratic nomination, incumbent Stanley Jarolin. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1998-2010; defeated, incumbent Stanley Jarolin; appointed, board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, (PHEAA), 2009-2010; not a candidate for reelection, 2010.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Carbon (Part), Luzerne (Part) Monroe (Part) Counties, 2011-2015, vacancy, replaced democratic incumbent, Ray Musto, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Carbon and Luzerne (Part) Counties, 2015-2019, changed voter registration, Democrat to Independent, November 19, 2019-2022, elected, Minority Caucus Administrator, 2015-2016; appointed, Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and  Conservation Committee, 2011-2020; appointed, board, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PHEAA), 2011-2020; appointed, Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, 2017-2020; committee assignments, Aging and Youth, Community, Economic and Recreational Development (Chairman), Law and Justice, Rules and Executive Nominations, Urban Affairs and Housing.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Legacy:

Announced, would not seek re-election, March 17, 2020; redistricting process shifted his district, Lehigh Valley, placed his home, 20th Senate District.

Cited:

The Pennsylvania Manual, (2021-2022) Mattos, S. (Editor). (Volume 125). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, page 3-39; Biographies of Members of the Senate, page 3-25.

Yudichak announces he won’t run for re-election – Times News Online (tnonline.com)

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