Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 145

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Pennsylvania's 145th State
House of Representatives
district
Pennsylvania House District 145.png
Representative
  Craig Staats
R–Richland Township, Bucks County
Demographics94.3% White
1.4% Black
3.0% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		62,991
48,065

The 145th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2015 by Craig Staats.

District profile[]

The 145th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Bucks County. It is made up of the following areas:[1]

  • East Rockhill Township
  • Milford Township
  • Perkasie
  • Quakertown
  • Richlandtown
  • Richland Township
  • Sellersville
  • Springfield Township
  • Trumbauersville
  • West Rockhill Township

Representatives[]

Representative Party Years District home Note
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Marvin D. Weidner Republican 1969 – 1980 Died in office on July 29, 1980[2]
Paul Clymer Republican 1981 – 2014 Sellersville
Craig Staats Republican 2015 – present Richland Township

Recent election results[]

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Paul Clymer 14,470 65.58
Democratic Mary Whitesell 6,559 29.73
Margin of victory 7,911 35.85
Turnout 21,029 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Paul Clymer 19,692 64.71
Democratic Mary Whitesell 10,739 35.29
Margin of victory 8,953 29.42 Decrease 6.43
Turnout 30,431 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Staats 11,268 58.74
Democratic Karen Chellew 7,914 41.26
Margin of victory 3,354 17.48
Turnout 19,182 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 145
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig Staats 18,695 58.30
Democratic Vera Cole 13,372 41.70
Margin of victory 5,323 16.60 Decrease 0.88
Turnout 32,067 100

References[]

  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1979-1980" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

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