State Rep. Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster, speaks at a news conference held by the PA School Funding Campaign regarding a spending plan passed by the Republican-led state Senate on May 4. The spending plan makes critical cuts to the education funding from the state.

Majority Policy Chairman Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster, addresses the media regarding the House Democrats 2009-10 policy agenda at a Leadership news conference.

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.