Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 50
Encyclopedia
The 50th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is made up of parts of Fayette County
and Washington County
and all of Greene County
. The district 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 made up of parts of Fayette County
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....
and Washington County
Washington County, Pennsylvania
-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 152,534 registered voters in Washington County .* Democratic: 89,027 * Republican: 49,025 * Other Parties: 14,482...
and all of Greene County
Greene County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,672 people, 15,060 households, and 10,587 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 16,678 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
. The district includes the following areas:
- Fayette County
- BrownsvilleBrownsville, PennsylvaniaBrownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, officially founded in 1785 located 35 miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River...
- German TownshipGerman Township, PennsylvaniaGerman Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,595 at the 2000 census. McClellandtown is the township's largest village...
(PART, Districts 02, 04, 05, 06 and 07) - Luzerne TownshipLuzerne Township, PennsylvaniaLuzerne Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,683 at the 2000 census. The township is served by the Brownsville Area School District....
- MasontownMasontown, PennsylvaniaMasontown is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 3,611 at the 2000 census. The town is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District...
- Point MarionPoint Marion, PennsylvaniaPoint Marion is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Albert Gallatin Area School District.Point Marion is located at the confluence of the Monongahela and Cheat Rivers...
- Brownsville
- Greene County
- Entire county
- Washington County
- Bethlehem TownshipBethlehem Township, PennsylvaniaBethlehem Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bethlehem Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state and is a suburb of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania....
- CentervilleCenterville, Washington County, PennsylvaniaCenterville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Centerville is located at ....
- Bethlehem Township
Representatives
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
Russell Headlee Russell Headlee Russell E. Headlee 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 – 1970 | ||
Ben L. Parker Ben L. Parker Benjamin L. Parker is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Democrat | 1971 – 1972 | ||
Donald M. Davis Donald M. Davis Donald M. Davis is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Democrat | 1973 – 1976 | Died on October 23, 1976 | |
H. William DeWeese H. William DeWeese H. William "Bill" DeWeese, is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and has served as 135th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House in 1993-1994... |
Democrat | 1976 – present | Waynesburg Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Waynesburg is a borough in and the county seat of Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 4,184 at the 2000 census.... |
Elected in 1976 special election Incumbent |