Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 62
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The 62nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located within Indiana County
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 within Indiana County
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 58,077 registered voters in Indiana County .* Democratic: 26,653 * Republican: 24,159 * Other Parties: 7,265 -County commissioners:*Rodney Ruddock, Chairman, Republican...
includes the following areas:
- ArmaghArmagh, PennsylvaniaArmagh is a borough in Indiana County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 131 at the 2000 census.-History:Armagh is the oldest non-Indian community in Indiana County, having been founded in 1792 by eight families led by James and Margaret Jane Graham from the area now known as...
- Black Lick TownshipBlack Lick Township, PennsylvaniaBlack Lick Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,317 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...
- BlairsvilleBlairsville, Pennsylvania-External links:* * *...
- Buffington TownshipBuffington Township, PennsylvaniaBuffington Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,275 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...
- Burrell TownshipBurrell Township, Indiana County, PennsylvaniaBurrell Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,746 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...
- Center TownshipCenter Township, Indiana County, PennsylvaniaCenter Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,876 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.-History:Center Township was created in...
- Cherryhill TownshipCherryhill Township, PennsylvaniaCherryhill Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,842 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...
(PART, District 02) - ClymerClymer, PennsylvaniaClymer is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,547 at the 2000 census. The community was named after George Clymer, one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.-Geography:...
- Conemaugh TownshipConemaugh Township, Indiana County, PennsylvaniaConemaugh Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,437 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...
- East Wheatfield TownshipEast Wheatfield Township, PennsylvaniaEast Wheatfield Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Homer CityHomer City, PennsylvaniaHomer City is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,844 at the 2000 census. The Homer City Generating Station is located outside of Homer City but it takes its name from the borough. Homer City is located in the Indiana metro area...
- IndianaIndiana, PennsylvaniaIndiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was...
- Pine TownshipPine Township, Indiana County, PennsylvaniaPine Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,140 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.0 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
- SaltsburgSaltsburg, PennsylvaniaSaltsburg is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 955 at the 2000 census. The town was based on the construction of salt wells and the canals and railroad tracks that passed through it.-Geography:...
- West Wheatfield TownshipWest Wheatfield Township, PennsylvaniaWest Wheatfield Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,375 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- White TownshipWhite Township, Indiana County, PennsylvaniaWhite Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 14,034 at the 2000 census.-Geography:White Township entirely surrounds, but does not include, the Borough of Indiana...
- Young TownshipYoung Township, Indiana County, PennsylvaniaYoung Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles , of which, 34.8 square miles of it is land and 0.03%...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Frank E. Moore Frank E. Moore Frank E. Moore is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
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... |
1969 – 1970 | ||
| William Rodger Shane William Rodger Shane William Rodger Shane 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... |
1971 – 1976 | ||
| Paul Wass Paul Wass Paul Wass is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Republican | 1977 – 1990 | Indiana Indiana, Pennsylvania Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was... |
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection |
| Sara Steelman Sara Steelman Sara G. Steelman of Indiana, Pennsylvania, American biologist and politician, served seven terms as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1991 until 2002. Steelman is married to John Henry Steelman, a mathematics professor at Indiana University. She is a 1963... |
Democrat | 1991 – 2002 | Indiana Indiana, Pennsylvania Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was... |
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection |
| Dave L. Reed Dave L. Reed Dave L. Reed is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 62nd District, made up of parts of Indiana County.... |
Republican | 2003 – present | Indiana Indiana, Pennsylvania Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was... |
Incumbent |