Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 198

The 198th 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 located in Philadelphia County

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...

and includes the following areas:

Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

(PART)
- Ward 09 [PART, Divisions 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15],
- Ward 12 [PART, Divisions 08, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24],
- Ward 13 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24],
- Ward 21 [PART, Divisions 23 and 24],
- Ward 22 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 08 and 10],
- Ward 42 [PART, Divisions 21, 24 and 25],
- Ward 49 [PART, Divisions 04, 06, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 and 19]
- Ward 59 [PART, Divisions 17, 18 and 20].

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
David M. Savitt	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 – 1974
Robert W. O'Donnell Robert W. O'Donnell Robert W. O'Donnell is a former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.O'Donnell was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1974. He was the majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1989–90, and was the speaker from 1990–92...	Democrat	1973 – 1994	Resigned January 7, 1994
Rosita C. Youngblood	Democrat	1993 – present	Elected April 5, 1994 to fill vacancy Incumbent

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