Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 194

The 194th 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....

District is made up of parts of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...

and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

-History:Tribes of Lenape were the first known occupants in the area which became Philadelphia County. The first European settlers were Swedes and Finns who arrived in 1638. The Netherlands seized the area in 1655, but permanently lost control to England in 1674...

. The district includes the following areas:

Montgomery County
- Lower Merion Township
  Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
  Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and part of the Pennsylvania Main Line. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 57,825...
  
  (PART, Wards 02 [PART, Division 03], 03, 09 and 13 [PART, Division 03])

Philadelphia County
- Ward 21 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 04-22, 25-29, 31-32, 35-38, 40 -42],
- Ward 38 [PART, Division 19]
- Ward 52 [PART, Divisions 01 -04, 06-09, 11-14, 16, 21 and 28]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Herbert Fineman Herbert Fineman Herbert Fineman is a former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Fineman was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1955 . Before being elected Speaker, he was the floor leader for the Democratic party in the Pennsylvania House.-References:...	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 – 1978	Resigned May 23, 1977.
Stephen E. Levin	Democrat	1977 – 1986	Elected November 8, 1977 to fill vacancy Resigned January 6, 1986 to become Judge of Common Pleas Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas The Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania .The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state.... in Philadelphia County.
Richard Hayden Richard Hayden Richard Hayden is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...	Democrat	1987 – 1992
Kathy M. Manderino	Democrat	1993 – 2010
Pamela A. Delssio	Democrat	2011 – present	Incumbent

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