Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 143
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The 143rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located within Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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 within Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
and includes the following areas:
- Bedminster TownshipBedminster Township, PennsylvaniaBedminster Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,574 at the 2010 census. Bedminster is part of Pennridge School District.-Geography:...
- Bridgeton TownshipBridgeton Township, PennsylvaniaBridgeton Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census. The township was originally a part of adjacent Nockamixon Township, but a division was arranged and signed on 1890. This accord split an area of Nockamixon which ran west...
- Buckingham TownshipBuckingham Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaBuckingham Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 20,075 at the 2010 census. Buckingham takes its name from Buckingham in Buckinghamshire known as Bucks County in England...
(PART, District Upper [PART, Divisions 01 and 03]) - Doylestown TownshipDoylestown Township, PennsylvaniaDoylestown Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,565 at the 2010 census. Adjacent to the county seat, many county offices and the county correctional facility are located in this township.-Geography:...
- Durham TownshipDurham Township, PennsylvaniaDurham Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,144 at the 2010 census. It was first organised in 1775 and is located in the extreme North-east of Bucks County...
- Nockamixon TownshipNockamixon Township, PennsylvaniaNockamixon Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,441 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.6 square miles , of which, 22.2 square miles of it is land and...
- Plumstead TownshipPlumstead Township, PennsylvaniaPlumstead Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,442 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.2 square miles , of which, 27.2 square miles of it is land and...
- Tinicum TownshipTinicum Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaTinicum Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2010 census.The Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge, a free Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridge over the Delaware River, connects Uhlerstown to Frenchtown in Hunterdon County, New...
- DoylestownDoylestown, PennsylvaniaDoylestown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,380. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County.- History :...
- RiegelsvilleRiegelsville, PennsylvaniaRiegelsville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 868 at the 2010 census.-History:Benjamin Riegel founded Riegelsville. The original, and now historic, that he built in 1838 still stands. This historic stone inn has offered food and lodging to Bucks County...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| John S. Renninger | 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... |
1969 – 1976 | ||
| Margaret H. George Margaret H. George Margaret Hewitt George is an American author and former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.- Political life :... |
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... |
1977 – 1980 | ||
| James C. Greenwood James C. Greenwood James Charles "Jim" Greenwood is an American politician in the Republican Party. He represented Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District for six terms in the United States House of Representatives.... |
Republican | 1981 – 1986 | ||
| David W. Heckler | Republican | 1987 – 1993 | Resigned 1993. | |
| Joseph Conti | Republican | 1993 – 1998 | Elected on November 2, 1993 to fill vacancy Elected to Pennsylvania Senate on November 4, 1997. |
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| Charles T. McIlhinney, Jr. | Republican | 1998 – 2006 | Elected February 3, 1998 to fill vacancy | |
| Marguerite Quinn Marguerite Quinn Marguerite Corr Quinn is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 143rd legislative district. She was first elected in 2006.... |
Republican | 2007 – present | Incumbent | |