U.S. citizenship · Pennsylvania answers
As of October 26, 2026, Pennsylvania’s Senate seats are split between the parties: John Fetterman is a Democrat from Braddock and David McCormick is a Republican from Pittsburgh.
Josh Shapiro is the 48th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has held the job since he was sworn in in January 2023.
Harrisburg has been Pennsylvania’s seat of government since the Legislature moved there in 1812, and lawmakers met in the old Dauphin County Courthouse until 1822 (per senate.gov, pa.gov and cpc.state.pa.us, checked on Oct 26, 2026).
Answer with whoever holds the office on the day of your interview.
Question 23 · Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
John Fetterman or David McCormick
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 29 · Name your U.S. representative.
It depends on your district
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 61 · Who is the governor of your state now?
Josh Shapiro
source, Oct 26, 2026
Question 62 · What is the capital of your state?
Harrisburg
source, Oct 26, 2026
Pennsylvania voters fill 17 seats in the U.S. House, so 17 different people can be the right answer to question 29 depending on where the applicant lives. Find your representative by ZIP code at house.gov.
Questions 30, 38, 39 and 57 ask for the Speaker, the President, the Vice President and the Chief Justice: those answers are the same in every state and are on the full list with the names USCIS accepts.
John Fetterman, a Democrat, and David McCormick, a Republican. Pennsylvania has one senator from each party, but the party does not matter on the test: either name is a correct answer to question 23.
Josh Shapiro, the commonwealth’s 48th governor, sworn in in January 2023.
USCIS asks for the person serving when your naturalization interview takes place. If a new governor is sworn in before your interview date, the answer on this page will change at the next reading of pa.gov.
Sources: Governor Josh Shapiro · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), Form M-1778
It depends on which of the 17 districts you live in. Look up your ZIP code on house.gov to see your district and member.
Someone elected in November does not replace your current representative right away; the House recognizes new members only after the next Congress begins in January.
Sources: Find Your Representative · Representatives
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Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
Say your answer out loud, the way you would to the officer. Then check it.
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Harrisburg. The Legislature arrived in 1812 and stayed even after the Hills Capitol burned on February 2, 1897, despite efforts at the time to return the seat of government to Philadelphia. Source: official page "The History of Pennsylvania's Early Capitols", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
No. Naming John Fetterman or David McCormick is equally correct, because question 23 asks for any one of your state’s U.S. senators. Source: official page "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
No. OneTryPass is an independent practice site. The names on this page come from official .gov pages, linked next to each answer, and the full USCIS question list is free at uscis.gov.
7 facts from official pages, each with the date we read it.
U.S. senators: senate.gov; Governor: pa.gov; State capital: cpc.state.pa.us; U.S. representative: house.gov.
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How often each kind of rule is read again: U.S. senators, 30 days; governor, 30 days; state capital, 365 days; U.S. representative, 90 days.
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