Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108
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The 108th District is an electoral district
for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
and is currently represented by Republican
Lynda Schlegel-Culver. The district is located in Northumberland
and Snyder
Counties and includes the following areas:
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
and is currently represented by Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Lynda Schlegel-Culver. The district is located in Northumberland
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
There were 38,835 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had...
and Snyder
Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Snyder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 39,702. Snyder County was formed in 1855 from parts of Union County...
Counties and includes the following areas:
- Northumberland County
- Delaware TownshipDelaware Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaDelaware Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,341 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- East Chillisquaque Township
- HerndonHerndon, PennsylvaniaHerndon, formerly Trevorton Junction, is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Herndon was first founded by Robert A. Parrish in 1840. The town was later named for Naval commander William Lewis Herndon, who died in 1857 while trying to rescue passengers from his sinking...
- Jackson TownshipJackson Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaJackson Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 928 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Jordan TownshipJordan Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaJordan Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 761 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Lewis TownshipLewis Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaLewis Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,862 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Little Mahanoy Township
- Lower Augusta Township
- Lower Mahanoy Township
- McEwensvilleMcEwensville, PennsylvaniaMcEwensville is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 314 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McEwensville is located at ....
- MiltonMilton, PennsylvaniaMilton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, north of Harrisburg. Settled in 1770, it was incorporated in 1817, and is governed by a charter that was revised in 1890...
- NorthumberlandNorthumberland, PennsylvaniaNorthumberland is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,714 at the 2000 census.-History:Northumberland was founded in 1772. The land that became Northumberland was purchased from the Iroquois in the first Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768, and the...
- Point Township
- RiversideRiverside, PennsylvaniaRiverside is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,861 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Dale E...
- Rockefeller Township
- Delaware Township
- Northumberland County (continued)
- Rush TownshipRush Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaRush Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,189 at the 2000 census. Knoebels Amusement Park is located in Rush Township, though its address is in Elysburg.-Geography:...
- Shamokin Township
- SnydertownSnydertown, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaSnydertown is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 357.-Geography:Snydertown is located at ....
- SunburySunbury, PennsylvaniaSunbury is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, just downstream of the confluence of its main and West branches. The population was 9,905 at the 2010 census...
- Turbot Township
- TurbotvilleTurbotville, PennsylvaniaTurbotville is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 691 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Turbotville is located at ....
- Upper Augusta Township
- Upper Mahanoy Township
- Washington TownshipWashington Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaWashington Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 660 at the 2000 census.Himmel's Church Covered Bridge is located within the township.-Geography:...
- WatsontownWatsontown, PennsylvaniaWatsontown is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,255 at the 2000 census. It was named for John Watson, a local landowner.-Geography:Watsontown is located at ....
- West Chillisquaque Township
- Rush Township
- Snyder County
- Monroe TownshipMonroe Township, Snyder County, PennsylvaniaMonroe Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,012 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.8 square miles , of which, 15.6 square miles of it is land and...
- Shamokin DamShamokin Dam, PennsylvaniaShamokin Dam is a small borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name is derived from a dam that was built across the Susquehanna River in the 19th century. The dam supported steamboat ferries run by Ira T. Clement, which transported goods and people between Shamokin Dam and the...
- Monroe Township
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Franklin L. Kury | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1969 – 1972 | ||
| George O. Wagner George O. Wagner George O. Wagner is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1973 – 1980 | Resigned on January 7, 1980 | |
| Merle Phillips Merle Phillips Merle H. Phillips is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 108th District since 1980.-Career:Prior to his election to the State House, Phillips was the president of Irish Valley Food Processing... |
Republican | 1980 – 2010 | Upper Augusta Township Upper Augusta Township, Pennsylvania Upper Augusta Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formed in 1846 by the division of Augusta Township into Upper and Lower sections... |
Elected April 1980 to fill vacancy. Retired. |
| Lynda Schlegel-Culver | Republican | 2011 – present | Rockefeller Township | Incumbent |