Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 54

The 54th 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 made up of parts of Armstrong County

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Armstrong County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,941. It is located northeast of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Armstrong County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003.The county seat is Kittanning...

and Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...

. The district includes the following areas:

Armstrong County
- Bethel Township
  Bethel Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
  Bethel Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,290 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Cadogan Township
  Cadogan Township, Pennsylvania
  Cadogan Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 390 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- Gilpin Township
  Gilpin Township, Pennsylvania
  Gilpin Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania Route 66 is the main highway that runs through the township, with Leechburg Borough and Parks Township at each entrance. Gilpin is bordered on the West by the Kiskiminetas River and the Allegheny River...
- Parks Township
  Parks Township, Pennsylvania
  Parks Township is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,754 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.2 square miles , of which, 14.1 square miles of it is land and...
Westmoreland County
- Allegheny Township
  Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  Allegheny Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,002 at the 2000 census. The municipality borders the townships of Harrison, Upper Burrell, and Washington; and the boroughs of Oklahoma, Vandergrift, Leechburg, West Leechburg, Lower Burrell,...
  
  (PART, Districts 01, 02 and 04)
- Arnold
  Arnold, Pennsylvania
  Arnold is a city in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh, part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 5,667 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Export
  Export, Pennsylvania
  Export is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, surrounded entirely by the Municipality of Murrysville. The population was 895 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Export is located at ....
- Lower Burrell
  Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
  Lower Burrell is a city in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located approximately 18 miles northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, Lower Burrell is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area...

Westmoreland County (continued)
- Murrysville (PART)
  - District East Manordale
  - District Manordale
  - District Newlonsburg
  - District Sardis
- New Kensington
  New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  New Kensington is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania situated along the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 14,701 at the 2000 Census. The mayor of New Kensington is Tom Guzzo , elected in 2009. He succeeded Mayor Frank E. Link , elected in 2001.-History:New...
- Penn Township
  Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
  Penn Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.5 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:...
  
  (PART)
  - Ward 01 [PART, Division 02]
- Upper Burrell Township
  Upper Burrell Township, Pennsylvania
  Upper Burrell Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,240 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
C. L. Schmitt C. L. Schmitt C. L. Schmitt of New Kensington, Pennsylvania served in the State Legislature for 16 years, serving the 54th District. He is noted for working to establish the PA Consumer Credit Act, which served as the model for the Federal Truth In Lending Law. Mr. Schmitt was known to his constituents as "Mr...	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 – 1980
Terry E. VanHorne	Democrat	1981 – 2000		Unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
John Pallone John Pallone John E. Pallone is a Democratic Party politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 54th District from 2001 through 2010....	Democrat	2001 – 2010	Souderton Souderton, Pennsylvania Souderton is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 6,618 at the 2010 census.Souderton hosts the end of the annual Univest Grand Prix, a professional bicycle race.- Geography :Souderton is located at ....
Eli Evankovich Eli Evankovich Eli Evankovich, financial analyst and legislator, is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents Pennsylvania's 54th district, which includes parts of Westmoreland and Armstrong counties....	Republican	2011 – present		Incumbent

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