Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 37
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The 37th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...
and includes the following areas:
- AdamstownAdamstown, PennsylvaniaAdamstown is a borough in Berks and Lancaster counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 1,789 at the 2010 census. It was initially founded on 4 July 1761 by William Addams on the site of a former village of native Americans, and Addams named the community "Addamsburry"...
- Clay TownshipClay Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaClay Township is a township in north central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,173 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- DenverDenver, PennsylvaniaDenver is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,332 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Denver is located at ....
- East Cocalico TownshipEast Cocalico Township, PennsylvaniaEast Cocalico Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 9,954.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
- Elizabeth TownshipElizabeth Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaElizabeth Township is a township in north central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,833 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- ManheimManheim, PennsylvaniaManheim is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,784 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP code: 17545*Area code: 717*Education: Manheim Central School District and Manheim Central High School-History:...
- Mount Joy TownshipMount Joy Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaMount Joy Township is a township in northwestern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,944 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Penn TownshipPenn Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaPenn Township is a township in north central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,312 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.6 mi²...
- Rapho TownshipRapho Township, PennsylvaniaRapho Township is a township in northwestern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,578 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- West Cocalico TownshipWest Cocalico Township, PennsylvaniaWest Cocalico Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,967 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| John T. Walsh John T. Walsh John T. Walsh 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 – 1974 | ||
| Emil Mrkonic Emil Mrkonic Emil Mrkonic is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Democrat | 1975 – 1992 | ||
| Katie True Katie True Katie True is a Republican politician, and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.True was born in Baltimore, Maryland but moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as a youth. She is a graduate of J. P... |
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... |
1993 – 2000 | ||
| Tom Creighton Tom Creighton Tom Creighton is a Republican Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 37th District and was elected in 2000.-Career:... |
Republican | 2001 – present | Manheim Manheim, Pennsylvania Manheim is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,784 at the 2000 census.-General information:*ZIP code: 17545*Area code: 717*Education: Manheim Central School District and Manheim Central High School-History:... |
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