Pennsylvania Senate, District 29
Pennsylvania State Senate District 29 includes part of Berks County and all of Schuylkill County. More specifically, it includes the following areas:[1]
Berks County (part):
- Adamstown (Berks County Portion)
- Albany Township
- Bernville
- Bethel Township
- Greenwich Township
- Hamburg
- Heidelberg Township
- Jefferson Township
- Lenhartsville
- Lower Heidelberg Township
- Maidencreek Township
- Marion Township
- North Heidelberg Township
- Ontelaunee Township
- Penn Township
- Perry Township
- Robesonia
- Shoemakersville
- Sinking Spring
- South Heidelberg Township
- Spring Township
- Strausstown
- Tilden Township
- Tulpehocken Township
- Wernersville
- Windsor Township
- Womelsdorf
Senators[]
Representative | Party | Years | Hometown | Notes | Counties |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles E. Quail | Republican | 1900–1906 | Schuylkill County bifurcated by Districts 29 and 30. | Schuylkill (part)[2] | |
1907–1908 | Schuylkill[2] | ||||
Charles A. Snyder | Republican | 1909–1917 | Resigned on April 20, 1917, to run for Pennsylvania State Auditor.[3] | Schuylkill[4] | |
Vacant | 1917–1918 | ||||
Robert D. Heaton | Republican | 1919–1920 | Schuylkill (part)[5] | ||
1921–1932 | Schuylkill[5] | ||||
Charles W. Staudenmeier | Republican | 1933–1936 | Schuylkill[4] | ||
Joseph P. Dando | Democratic | 1937–1940 | Schuylkill | ||
G. Harold Watkins | Republican | 1941–1944 | Schuylkill[7] | ||
Paul L. Wagner | Republican | 1945–1964 | Wagner ran against Albert I. Nagle in 1964. The results of that election were inconclusive and neither candidate was able to claim the Senatorial seat.[8] | Schuylkill[7] | |
Vacant | 1965–1966 | ||||
Frederick H. Hobbs | Republican | 1967–1972 | Carbon, Schuylkill[5] | ||
1973–1976 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe (part)[5] | ||||
Joseph E. Gurzenda | Democratic | 1977–1980 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe[9] | ||
James J. Rhoades | Republican | 1981–1992 | Died October 18, 2008[10] | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe[11] | |
1993–2004 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Montour[11] | ||||
2005–2008 | Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)[12] | ||||
David G. Argall | Republican | 2009–2012 | Elected March 3, 2009 to fill vacancy.[13] | Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)[12] | |
2013–present | Schuylkill, Berks (part)[14] |
References[]
- ^ "Composite Listing of State Senate Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'Q'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ Historical Biographies, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Charles A. Snyder (Retrieved April 6, 2019
- ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'H'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'D'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'W'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ See Westlaw, Pennsylvania Reporter, The Absentee Ballots Case, 423 Pa. 504 (1966)
- ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'G'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "James Rhoades Profile". SenatorRhoades.com. Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'R'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "2009 Special Election for the 29th Senatorial District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
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