The 104-member House Democratic Caucus elected its slate of leaders for the 2009-10 Legislative Session. They are (seated from left to right) Majority Leader Todd Eachus, 116th District, Luzerne; Speaker-Designee Keith McCall, 122nd District, Carbon; Appropriations Committee Chairman Dwight Evans, 203rd District, Philadelphia; (standing from left to right) Caucus Chairman Mark Cohen, 202nd District, Philadelphia; Caucus Secretary Jennifer Mann, 132nd District, Lehigh; Caucus Administrator Ron Buxton, 103rd District, Dauphin; Policy Committee Chairman Mike Sturla¸ 96th District, Lancaster; and Whip Bill DeWeese, 50th District, Greene/Fayette/Washington.

Rep. Cohen addresses the audience regarding the need for a living wage for Pennsylvania-apostrophe-s workers.

Rep. Mark COhen, D-Phila., joins other state leaders in demanding an increase in the state minimum wage at a Capitol news conference. Cohen is a leader in the fight for a living wage for Pennsylvania workers.