Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 36
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The 36th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
and includes the following areas:
- Baldwin (PART, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 09, 12, 13, 15 and 16)
- BrentwoodBrentwood, PennsylvaniaBrentwood is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 9,643 at the 2010 census.-Geography and climate:Brentwood is located at ....
- Mount OliverMount Oliver, PennsylvaniaMount Oliver is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a largely residential area situated atop a crest about west of the Monongahela River. The borough is surrounded entirely by the city of Pittsburgh....
- PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
(PART)- Ward 16 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 04, 05, 06 and 07]
- Ward 17 [PART, Divisions 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 08]
- Ward 18 [PART, Division 01]
- Ward 29
- Ward 30 [PART, Divisions 04 and 05]
- Ward 31
- Ward 32 [PART, Divisions 02 and 03]
- West HomesteadWest Homestead, PennsylvaniaWest Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Heavy industries associated with nearby steel mills existed here. Established were axle works, brickworks, and manufactories of machinery, car wheels, etc. In 1910, 3,009 people lived...
- WhitehallWhitehall, Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaWhitehall is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,944 at the 2010 census.-History:The Whitehall is probably named after Silas D. Prior's tavern on Brownsville Road, which was re-named White Hall in the 1850s...
(PART, Districts 05, 06, 09 and 12)
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| John I. McMonagle John I. McMonagle John I. McMonagle is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-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 – 1976 | ||
| Donald A. Abraham | Democrat | 1977 – 1978 | ||
| William W. Knight William W. Knight William W. Knight is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Democrat | 1979 – 1980 | ||
| Robert P. Horgos | Democrat | 1981 – 1982 | ||
| Michael M. Dawida | Democrat | 1983 – 1988 | ||
| Christopher K. McNally | Democrat | 1989 – 1994 | ||
| Harry Readshaw Harry Readshaw Harry A. Readshaw III is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 36th District and was elected in 1994. He and his wife live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and have 3 children. He graduated from Carrick High School in 1959 and attended Duquesne University from... |
Democrat | 1995 – present | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
Incumbent |