Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 109
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The 109th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located in Columbia County
and includes the following areas:
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....
District is located in Columbia County
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,151 people, 24,915 households, and 16,568 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile . There were 27,733 housing units at an average density of 57 per square mile...
and includes the following areas:
- Beaver TownshipBeaver Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaBeaver Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 885 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 2000,...
- BerwickBerwick, PennsylvaniaBerwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 22.6 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. Berwick is one of two principal cities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties and had a combined population of 82,387...
- BloomsburgBloomsburg, PennsylvaniaBloomsburg is a town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 40 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre along the Susquehanna River. In 1900, the population of Bloomsburg stood at 6,170; in 1910, 7,413; in 1940, 9,799, and in 1990, 12,439. The population was 14,855 at the 2010 census...
- Briar CreekBriar Creek, PennsylvaniaBriar Creek is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 651 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Briar Creek is located at ....
- Briar Creek Township
- CatawissaCatawissa, PennsylvaniaCatawissa is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,589 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- Catawissa Township
- Fishing Creek Township
- Greenwood TownshipGreenwood Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaGreenwood Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,932 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of .27.9 square miles of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the...
- Hemlock Township
- Jackson TownshipJackson Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaJackson Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 598 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Locust Township
- Madison TownshipMadison Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaMadison Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,590 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles , of which, 35.3 square miles of it is land and...
- Main Township
- Mifflin TownshipMifflin Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaMifflin Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.0 square miles , of which, 19.2 square miles of it is land and...
- MillvilleMillville, PennsylvaniaMillville is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Montour Township
- Mount Pleasant TownshipMount Pleasant Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaMount Pleasant Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,459.-Geography:...
- North Centre Township
- Orange Township
- OrangevilleOrangeville, PennsylvaniaOrangeville is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The population was 500 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Orangeville is located at ....
- Pine TownshipPine Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaPine Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,092 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.6 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
- Roaring Creek Township
- Scott TownshipScott Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaScott Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,768 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.4 square miles , of which, 7.1 square miles of it is land and...
- South Centre Township
- StillwaterStillwater, PennsylvaniaStillwater is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 194 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Stillwater is located at ....
- Sugarloaf TownshipSugarloaf Township, Columbia County, PennsylvaniaSugarloaf Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 885 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.9 square miles , of which, 25.9 square miles of it is land and...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Kent D. Shelhamer | 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 – 1976 | ||
| Ted Stuban Ted Stuban Ted Stuban is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was first elected in the general election of 1976, taking office in 1977. He was reelected seven times, representing the 109th Legislative District through the end of the 1992 session... |
Democrat | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| John R. Gordner | Democrat | 1993 – 2001 | Berwick Berwick, Pennsylvania Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 22.6 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. Berwick is one of two principal cities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties and had a combined population of 82,387... |
Switched party in 2001 |
| 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... |
2001 – 2003 | Berwick Berwick, Pennsylvania Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 22.6 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. Berwick is one of two principal cities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties and had a combined population of 82,387... |
Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate Pennsylvania State Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such... |
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| David R. Millard David R. Millard David R. Millard is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 109th legislative district. He was elected in a special election on January 27, 2004 to fill the unexpired term of John Gordner, who was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate.Millard attended Bloomsburg High... |
Republican | 2004 – present | Berwick Berwick, Pennsylvania Berwick is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 22.6 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre. Berwick is one of two principal cities of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Columbia and Montour counties and had a combined population of 82,387... |
Elected January 27, 2004 to fill vacancy |