Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 178
Pennsylvania's 178th State House of Representatives district | |||
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The 178th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Bucks County and includes the following areas:[1]
- New Hope
- Northampton Township
- Solebury Township
- Upper Makefield Township
- Wrightstown Township
Representatives[]
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
Harry R. J. Comer | Democrat | 1969 – 1974 | ||
James M. McIntyre | Democrat | 1975 – 1982 | Subsequently, represented the 180th district | |
District moved from Philadelphia County to Bucks County after 1982. | ||||
Roy Reinard | Republican | 1983 – 2002 | Holland | |
Scott Petri | Republican | 2003 – 2017 | New Hope | Subsequently became Executive Director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority[2] |
Special Election held for remainder of Scott Petri's term. | ||||
Helen Tai | Democrat | 2018 – 2019 | Solebury | |
Wendi Thomas | Republican | 2019 – present | Northampton Township |
References[]
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ "Philadelphia Parking Authority names new executive director".
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