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Senator Chuck McIlhinney, Jr. was elected to represent the 10th Senatorial District (parts of Bucks and Montgomery Counties) of the Pennsylvania State Senate in November 2006 and re-elected in November 2010.

Senator McIlhinney serves as Chairman of the State Government Committee in the Senate, Vice Chairman of the Game and Fisheries Committee and on the Labor and Industry, Law and Justice, Rules and Executive Nominations and Transportation Committees. He serves on the State Employees’ Retirement Board and the Tobacco Settlement Investment Board as well as the Council on the Arts. The Senator has also served on the Executive Committee of the Eastern Regional Conference of the Council of State Governments and the Committee of Conference on Senate Bill 246, the Clean Indoor Air Act. Before his election to the Senate, Senator McIlhinney spent eight years in the House of Representatives, where he served as Chairman of the House Subcommittees on Information Technology and Land Use Management. He is currently serving as a member of the Delaware Canal State Park Caucus and the Delaware River Basin Caucus.

As a member of the House, Senator McIlhinney was a leading advocate for open space preservation and land use management. He was also a leader in promoting energy efficiency and played a vital role in House passage of legislation to set statewide energy efficiency standards. Prior to his service in the General Assembly, Senator McIlhinney worked as a Director of the Bucks County Office of Employment and Training, where he helped many welfare recipients find good-paying jobs. He also served as a Doylestown Borough Councilman, as well as a Republican Committeeman and Republican State Committeeman.

Senator McIlhinney is an active member of his community, serving as a member of the Doylestown Kiwanis, Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Bucks County Farm Bureau, REP America, Penn Environment Bucks County Audubon Society, Member of Historic Fallsington and the Heritage Conservancy. He also has gained valuable experience in promoting economic development as a member of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Lower Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Pennridge Chamber of Commerce and the Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce.

Senator McIlhinney earned a degree in Finance from Bryant College. He is a lifelong resident of Bucks County. He resides in Doylestown Township with his wife Jennifer and their two children, Charles McIlhinney, III and Gabriella Grace.