Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 87
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The 87th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...
and includes the following areas:
- Camp HillCamp Hill, PennsylvaniaCamp Hill is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 2 miles southwest of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,636 at the 2000 census...
- East Pennsboro TownshipEast Pennsboro Township, PennsylvaniaEast Pennsboro Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,254 at the 2000 census. In 1990 the township had a population of 16,588. East Pennsboro is the second largest municipality in Cumberland County. The township is located along the...
- Hampden TownshipHampden Township, PennsylvaniaHampden Township is the largest municipality in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 24,135 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Silver Spring TownshipSilver Spring Township, PennsylvaniaSilver Spring Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,592 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- WormleysburgWormleysburg, PennsylvaniaWormleysburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.Wormleysburg is served by West Shore School District...
(PART, Precinct 02)
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Guy A. Kistler | 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 – 1976 | ||
| Harold F. Mowery, Jr. | Republican | 1977 – 1990 | ||
| Pat Vance Pat Vance Patricia H. Vance is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the District 31 since 2004.She was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1990 to 2004.... |
Republican | 1991 – 2004 | Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, eight miles west of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mechanicsburg was settled in 1806 and incorporated as a borough on April 12, 1828... |
Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate Pennsylvania State Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such... |
| Glen Grell Glen Grell Glen R. Grell is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 87th District and was elected in 2004-Career:Grell was the deputy general counsel to former governor Tom Ridge from 1995 to 2000... |
Republican | 2005 – present | Mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, eight miles west of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mechanicsburg was settled in 1806 and incorporated as a borough on April 12, 1828... |
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