Pennsylvania Senate, District 4

The Pennsylvania 4th Senatorial District is a senatorial district in the Pennsylvania State Senate. The district is home to about 650,000 people. The district includes Abington Township, Cheltenham Township, Jenkintown, Springfield, Rockledge, and part of Philadelphia. (Wards 50, 10, 9, 22, 59, 12, 17, and 49. The district is currently represented by Senator LeAnna Washington (D).

Senators

Representative Party Years District home Note
John J. McCreesh Democrat 1935 – 1968 Moved to 8th senatorial district
Joseph J. Scanlon Democrat 1969 – 1970 Died September 13, 1970.[1]
Joseph F. Smith Democrat 1971 – 1980
Joseph M. Rocks Republican 1981 – 1990
Allyson Y. Schwartz Democrat 1991 – 2005 Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district on November 02, 2004.[2]
LeAnna M. Washington Democrat 2005 – present Elected May 17, 2005 to fill vacancy.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1969-1970". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/153S.pdf. 
  2. ^ "2004 General Election - Representative in Congress". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=11&OfficeID=11. 
  3. ^ "2005 Special Election for the 4th Senatorial District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=15&OfficeID=12. 
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