Representative Arvind Venkat (D-30th)
Rep. Arvind Venkat, an emergency physician, was elected to serve his first term in the state House of Representatives in November 2022. He is the first Indian American to be elected to the state House and the first physician to serve in the General Assembly in nearly 60 years.
He serves as State Representative for the 30th Legislative District, which includes part of Hampton Township, and all of McCandless, Franklin Park, Ohio Township, Emsworth, Ben Avon, Ben Avon Heights, and Kilbuck.
Rep. Venkat is a fighter for accessible and affordable healthcare, investing in our first responders, protecting reproductive rights, curbing gun violence, expanding access to the ballot box for all voters, and getting more people back into the workforce.
His parents immigrated to the United States, and it was their hard work and commitment to service that inspired him to become a physician.
Rep. Venkat completed his undergraduate and graduate education at Harvard University, his medical education at Yale University, and his emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati/University Hospital. He served as a member of the Board of the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority and is a former president of the state emergency physicians organization.
Rep. Venkat currently lives in McCandless with his wife and three children.
represent the people of the 34th Senate District, which includes Cumberland and Perry counties and northern Dauphin County. He previously represented the 87th Legislative District in the House of Representatives.
served on the PSEA Board of Directors and on the National Education Association’s Committee for Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules.
Customers Bancorp, Inc., and Executive Chair of Customers Bank, with US$22 billion in assets serving mostly commercial clients across the United States. Jay has an extensive and recognized background in banking. Prior to joining Customers Bank, he served as the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. There, he grew the organization from an Initial Public Offering of $12 million to a market cap approaching $12 billion, crediting it as the 17th largest banking institution in the country. Jay has received various recognitions in the industry, including Financial World’s CEO of the Year, Turnaround Entrepreneur of the Year, and was named the Large Business Leader of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce. He has spoken at YPO Universities in Dubai and Hong Kong about Authentic Leadership and has also been a speaker at conferences around the world including Singapore, London, Paris, Madrid, Sydney, Prague, Dubai, and all over the US including the US Military Academy at West Point. Jay earned a Master of Business Administration from Wilkes University and graduated from the Harvard Business School’s Leadership Course for Executives.