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Joe Picozzi
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Northeast Philly's state senator.

Joe Picozzi grew up in Somerton, lives in Tacony, and spends most of the week in the district. If something on your block is broken, tell him.

Around the Northeast

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  • Joe Picozzi covered in colored powder at a neighborhood color run, surrounded by kids and families
    Color run with neighborhood kids
  • Joe Picozzi holding a giant check for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in a gym full of Nazareth Academy students
    Naz-A-Thon check for Children's Hospital
  • Joe Picozzi with friends at McGillin's Olde Ale House during a bipartisan happy hour
    Bipartisan night at McGillin's
  • Joe Picozzi standing with small business owners outside a pizza shop in Northeast Philadelphia
    Visiting small business owners
  • Joe Picozzi seated at a low table reading with preschool children
    Story time at a neighborhood preschool
  • Joe Picozzi greeting neighbors at a community dinner
    A community dinner in the district
  • Joe Picozzi talking with elementary school students at their desks
    Visiting an elementary school classroom
  • Joe Picozzi presenting a Senate citation to a new Eagle Scout at a court of honor
    Honoring a new Eagle Scout
  • Joe Picozzi standing with a priest during a parish visit
    A parish visit
  • Joe Picozzi holding a Senate citation beside a Philadelphia police officer
    Recognizing a Philadelphia police officer
  • Joe Picozzi talking with hospital staff during a visit
    Visiting a hospital in the district
  • Joe Picozzi in conversation with residents at a roundtable
    Listening at a community roundtable
  • Joe Picozzi with fellow officials at a press conference beside an American flag
    Standing with colleagues at a press conference
  • Joe Picozzi speaking with students in a school classroom
    Talking with students
  • Joe Picozzi at a vendor table in a school hallway during the Archbishop Ryan craft fair
    Archbishop Ryan craft fair
  • Joe Picozzi with a vendor at the Archbishop Ryan craft fair
    Archbishop Ryan craft fair
  • Joe Picozzi laughing with two men in a kitchen
    Kitchen table conversation
  • Joe Picozzi seated at a microphone during a Senate hearing
    At a Senate hearing in Harrisburg
  • Joe Picozzi meeting with a group of residents in his Capitol office
    Meeting with residents in Harrisburg
  • Joe Picozzi at a conference table during a roundtable meeting
    Roundtable meeting
  • Joe Picozzi with a new Eagle Scout holding a citation at a court of honor
    Eagle Scout court of honor
  • Joe Picozzi speaking to residents seated at round tables during a community luncheon
    Speaking at a community luncheon
  • Joe Picozzi presenting a Senate citation to a priest in a parish gym
    Presenting a citation at a parish celebration

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Joe in the News

Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association · Sep 3, 2026Legislator spotlight: Sen. Joe Picozzi

"I think we need to make it easier for local retailers to do business and harder for people to take advantage of them."

Broad + Liberty · Dec 19, 2025Northeast Philly's Joe Picozzi looks back on a year in the state senate
NBC10 Philadelphia · Sep 1, 2025The only Republican at Philadelphia's Labor Day rally
PA Senate Republicans · Feb 6, 2025Picozzi's first bill heads to the governor: World Cup team doctors can practice in Pennsylvania
PA Senate Republicans · Feb 5, 2025Senate passes the Bernard Gribbin transit worker safety bill, 48 to 1
City & State Pennsylvania · Nov 19, 2024A Q&A with Senator-elect Joe Picozzi
Billy Penn · Nov 14, 2024The candidate who flipped the Northeast Senate seat, 70,000 doors at a time
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 7, 2024Picozzi unseats Sen. Jimmy Dillon, Philadelphia's first Republican state senator in decades

About Joe

Somerton kid. Lives in Tacony. Represents the Northeast in Harrisburg.

Joe Picozzi grew up in Somerton and went to Holy Ghost Prep. His dad was a Philadelphia firefighter and his mom taught special education in the city's schools.

In 2024 he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for District 5, the first Republican to represent Philadelphia in the Senate since 1996 and, at 29, the youngest member of the chamber. He lives in Tacony.

Contact Joe

Have questions or want to discuss issues important to Northeast Philadelphia? Joe is here to listen and help.

joe@joepicozzi.com

District Office

12361 Academy Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154

(215) 281-2539

Harrisburg Office

187 Main Capitol Building, Senate Box 203005, Harrisburg, PA 17120-3005

(717) 787-9608

For official constituent services, visit Senator Picozzi's Senate office site or his profile at the Pennsylvania General Assembly.