HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor and Republican Senate leader traded harsh words Friday over the fate of 12 gubernatorial nominations that have been stuck in limbo since January.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced Thursday he had sent the nominees and five others to the Senate, referring to a deal with Majority Leader Jake Corman for them to be considered.

Corman, R-Centre, responded Friday with a news release that accused the governor of a “complete mischaracterization” and said his staff told the governor’s aides he hadn’t agreed to the process.

“Never in my 17 years in the Senate has a governor — Republican or Democrat — shown this type of disrespect for a member of the General Assembly,” Corman said.

Corman said he did not commit the Senate to confirming the 12, but Wolf’s news release said only that he looked forward to the nominees advancing. He also thanked Corman for working together on a compromise.

Wolf spokesman Jeff Sheridan accused Corman of breaking his word, calling it part of a pattern that indicates Corman isn’t willing to work with Wolf.

“The governor comes from the business world, where an agreement means something, and it means something in the real world, too,” Sheridan said Friday. “Going back on your word may be acceptable in Harrisburg, especially when you’ve been here for 17 years as Corman has, but that is why people have a distaste for Harrisburg.”

The stalemate dates to the waning days of Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s term, when Corbett made nominations that Wolf moved to halt shortly after he took office, and at the same time fired Erik Arneson, who Corbett had just appointed to the head of the Office of Open Records. Arneson’s firing is the subject of a pending state court case also that pits Wolf against the Senate Republicans.