Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee 37th Senatorial District
Machi-Baldis
WE > me.
Lisa Machi-Baldis was first elected to the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee in 2022, representing the 37th Senatorial District, and was re-elected in 2026 with the endorsement of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee.
Her path to the State Committee started with Lisa serving as District Representative, Secretary and later Vice Chair of the Moon Township Democratic Committee. She also served as Vice President of the Catherine Baker Knoll Democratic Women’s Club, an Allegheny County club within the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women.
Her public service is deeply rooted in Moon Township. Lisa serves on the Moon Township Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Cable TV Advisory Board. She previously served on the Moon Township Dog Park Committee, helping make the Moon Township Dog Park a reality.
At Mooncrest Neighborhood Programs, she chaired their Fund Development Committee, served on their Advisory Board, and worked as their GED Coordinator and tutor, while also serving on many other committees. Through it all, Lisa has always kept the Mooncrest community close to her heart and soul.
In 2024, Lisa represented Pennsylvania as a delegate for Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Lisa is proudly union strong and a lifelong advocate for workers’ rights, reproductive freedom and LGBTQ+ equality. She is humbled by the support of unions and elected officials who share her commitment to Democratic values.
Lisa believes relationships are sustained not by always agreeing, but by how we disagree and how we choose to move forward. She believes uncomfortable conversations only become comfortable when we are willing to have them with respect, honesty and an open mind.
That belief carries into both her personal life and her political work. Lisa truly believes in WE > me. She believes in showing up, doing the work, listening to others, finding common ground where possible and always moving onward.
What is happening in the 37th.
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Google Calendar Apple Calendar or Outlook Download the .ics fileWhat a State Committee seat actually is.
Most voters have never heard of it. It is the body that runs the Pennsylvania Democratic Party between elections.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee is the governing body of the state party. It sets the party’s direction and organizes for Democrats across the ballot.
Members are elected by Democratic voters in the primary, in the same year Pennsylvania elects a governor, at-large by county. Lisa is one of the members chosen by Democrats in the 37th Senatorial District.
The full committee meets three times a year. Between meetings, members carry the party’s work back to county committees and campaigns.
State Committee elects the party’s chair and officers, holds nominating conventions, endorses candidates for statewide office, and writes and passes the platform.
A record of service, past and present.
From Democratic Party offices to township boards, campaigns, and community organizations, Lisa’s record is rooted in showing up and serving.
Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee
First elected to represent the 37th Senatorial District. Members serve four-year terms, meet three times a year, elect the party’s leadership, hold nominating conventions, pass the platform, and help lead organizing across the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania delegate for Kamala Harris
Represented the Commonwealth on the floor of the Democratic National Convention for the party’s presidential nominee.
Heather Schmidt Bresnahan for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Lisa managed Heather Schmidt Bresnahan’s countywide campaign. Heather was elected to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and took the bench in January 2026.
Second term on State Committee
Re-elected with the endorsement of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee.
Roots in Moon Township.
Moon Township, appointed
Current appointed service. Terms run through 2028 and 2027.
Moon Township Democratic Committee
Three jobs, in order, on the committee closest to the voters.
Mooncrest Neighborhood Programs
Years of service to a neighborhood program in her own township, including the tutoring table.
Out in the 37th.
On the picket line, at State Committee, at Pride, and in the street with the people who show up every year.
Send Lisa a photo and where it was taken, and it goes in the right album.
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Municipalities in the 37th Senatorial District. One seat at the table.
AleppoBell AcresBen Avon HeightsBethel ParkBradford WoodsBridgevilleCollierCoraopolisCrescentEdgeworthFindlayFranklin ParkGlen OsborneGlenfieldHaysvilleHeidelbergJefferson HillsKilbuckLeetLeetsdaleMarshallMcDonaldMoonNorth FayetteOakdaleOhioPennsbury VillagePleasant HillsRobinsonRosslyn FarmsSewickleySewickley HeightsSewickley HillsSouth FayetteSouth ParkThornburgUpper St. Clair
Boundary: U.S. Census TIGERweb, 2026 State Senate District 37
The people who show up too.
Unions, committees, and elected officials who backed Lisa’s re-election to the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee in 2026 and continue to believe in her, her work, and her commitment to the Democratic Party.
Labor4
Party6
- Allegheny County Democratic Committee
- Angie GialloretoLongest-serving member, PA Democratic State Committee
- Michelle Milan McFallDNC member; Chair, Westmoreland County Democratic Party
- Sean MeloyDNC member; Chair, DNC LGBTQ Caucus; PADSC member
- Jimmy HarrityCouncilman At-Large, Philadelphia City Council; DNC member
- Jake GeorgeChair, Pittsburgh 26th Ward Democratic Committee; PADSC member
In the 37th3
- Michael DixonMayor of Coraopolis
- Monica MuszalskiChair, Rosslyn Farms Democratic Committee
- Marshall Township Democratic Committee
Harrisburg8
- Senator Wayne FontanaSenate District 42
- Representative Ryan BizzarroHouse District 3; Chair, PA House Democratic Policy Committee
- Representative Aerion AbneyHouse District 19
- Representative Dan DeasyHouse District 27
- Representative Abigail SalisburyHouse District 34
- Representative Dan GoughnourHouse District 35
- Representative John InglisHouse District 38
- Representative Jen MazzoccoHouse District 42
County and city9
- Controller Rachael HeislerCity of Pittsburgh
- Councilman Dan GrzybekAllegheny County Council District 5
- Councilman Bob PalmosinaAllegheny County Council District 12
- Councilman Jordan BottaAllegheny County Council District 13
- Councilwoman Kim SalinetroPittsburgh City Council District 2
- Councilman Bob CharlandPittsburgh City Council District 3
- Councilman Anthony CoghillPittsburgh City Council District 4
- Councilman Khari MosleyPittsburgh City Council District 9
- Councilman Chris RiegerDormont Borough
Every Democrat on the ballot in the 37th.
Nine House districts, two Congressional districts, and the governor’s race all run through these 37 municipalities. A Democrat is on the ballot in every one. Pick yours.
General election
- Oct 19
- Last day to register to vote
- Oct 27
- Mail ballot applications due by 5 p.m. Also the last day to vote in person by mail ballot at the county office.
- Nov 3
- Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m.
Where do you live?
Pick a municipality to see your Democratic ticket for governor, Congress, and State House.
Knock doors in the 37th this week.
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The slate
31 of 37 municipalities
Aleppo, Bell Acres, Ben Avon Heights, Bradford Woods, Collier, Coraopolis, Crescent, Edgeworth, Findlay, Franklin Park, Glen Osborne, Glenfield, Haysville, Heidelberg, Kilbuck, Leet, Leetsdale, Marshall, McDonald, Moon, North Fayette, Oakdale, Ohio, Pennsbury Village, Robinson, Rosslyn Farms, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, South Fayette, Thornburg
6 of 37 municipalities
Bethel Park, Bridgeville, Jefferson Hills, Pleasant Hills, South Park, Upper St. Clair
15 of 37 municipalities
Aleppo, Bell Acres, Crescent, Edgeworth, Findlay, Glen Osborne, Glenfield, Haysville, Leet, Leetsdale, Moon, North Fayette, Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills
5 of 37 municipalities
Bridgeville, Collier, Coraopolis, Pennsbury Village, Robinson
3 of 37 municipalities
Jefferson Hills, Pleasant Hills, South Park
4 of 37 municipalities
Ben Avon Heights, Franklin Park, Kilbuck, Ohio
3 of 37 municipalities
Heidelberg, Rosslyn Farms, Thornburg
What she carries into the room.
State Committee is not a title. It is the body that elects the party’s leadership, endorses its statewide candidates, writes its platform, and decides where its support goes. Here is what Lisa brings to each of those votes.
Union strong
Lisa is a lifelong advocate for workers and for the right to organize, and an endorsement vote is where that gets tested. She backs candidates who will vote with working people in Harrisburg, and she says so before the roll call, not after.
Union-endorsed for State Committee, 2026
LGBTQ+ equality
Equality is written into the state party’s platform. Lisa’s job is to make sure the party’s endorsements and its candidates live up to it, in the boroughs and townships of the 37th as much as in the city, and to say so plainly at committee when they do not.
Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, 2022 to presentReproductive freedom
In Pennsylvania, reproductive freedom is decided by who holds Harrisburg. State Committee decides which Democrats carry the party’s endorsement and its resources into those races. Lisa uses her seat for candidates who are clear on it and will stay clear on it once elected.
Pennsylvania delegate for Kamala Harris, 2024Party building
Lisa comes to State Committee as an organizer, not a spectator. She managed the countywide campaign that put Judge Heather Schmidt Bresnahan on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in 2025, and she is on the ground for the 37th’s House candidates in 2026. She wants a state party that sends resources down to county committees and listens when they report back.
Campaign manager, Judge Heather Schmidt Bresnahan, 2025Doing some good starts with us, right here. Right now.
Organizations Lisa supports, ways she gives back, and opportunities to get to know the communities she serves mean a great deal to Lisa. She believes you can’t be in community without knowing the community.
From supporting local organizations and causes to Lunch with Lisa and simply showing up, Lisa believes making connections, listening, learning and being present is where doing some good begins, and never stops.
Good stuff is coming. And it is coming soon.
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Questions about State Committee, the party in the 37th, or how to get involved where you live.
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lmbforpa@gmail.comQuestions about State Committee, the party in the 37th, or how to get involved where you live. Replies come from Lisa, not a list.