Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 22
The 22nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following areas:[1]
- Baldwin Township
- Castle Shannon
- Pittsburgh (PART)
- Ward 18 [PART, Divisions 05 and 07]
- Ward 19
- Ward 20 [PART, Divisions 02, 09, 10 and 11]
- Ward 21 [PART, Division 04]
- Ward 32 [PART, Divisions 01, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 08]) and
- Whitehall (PART, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16)
Representatives
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Note |
| Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county. |
| Frank W. O'Brien | Democrat | 1969 – 1970 | | |
| William J. Coyne | Democrat | 1971 – 1972 | Pittsburgh | |
| James A. Romanelli | Democrat | 1973 – 1975 | | Resigned November 17, 1975.[2] |
| Charles Logue | Democrat | 1976 – 1978 | | Elected to fill Romanelli's unexpired term in April 1976[2] |
| Steve Seventy | Democrat | 1979 – 1988 | | Died in office 1988[3] |
| Frank Gigliotti | Democrat | 1989 – 2000 | | Resigned on June 15, 2000[4] |
| Michael Diven | Democratic | 2001 – 2005 | | Switched party in 2005 |
| Republican | 2005 – 2006 | | |
| Chelsa Wagner | Democrat | 2007 – 2012 | Pittsburgh | Resigned to take office as Allegheny County Controller |
| Erin Molchany | Democrat | 2012 – 2014 | | Redistricting moved this seat; Molchany lost a primary election against fellow incumbent Harry Readshaw[5] |
| District moved from Allegheny County to Lehigh County after 2014 |
| Peter Schweyer | Democrat | 2015 – present | Allentown | To be sworn in January 6, 2015 |
References
- ↑ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1975–1976" (PDF). Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
- ↑ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1987–1988" (PDF). Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ↑ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1999–2000" (PDF). Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/04/21/New-district-pits-two-Democratic-state-legislators/stories/201404210072
