Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 99
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The 99th 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:
- Brecknock TownshipBrecknock Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaBrecknock Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,699 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Caernarvon TownshipCaernarvon Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaCaernarvon Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,278 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
- Earl TownshipEarl Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaEarl Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,183 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- East Earl TownshipEast Earl Township, PennsylvaniaEast Earl Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,723.-Geography:According to the U.S...
- EphrataEphrata, PennsylvaniaEphrata is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, south east of Harrisburg and about west by north of Philadelphia. It is named after Ephrath, a biblical town in what is now Israel. Ephrata's sister city is Eberbach, Germany, the city where its founders originated. In its...
- Ephrata TownshipEphrata Township, PennsylvaniaEphrata Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,026 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land...
- New HollandNew Holland, PennsylvaniaNew Holland is a borough in Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 5,092 at the 2000 census. New Holland was settled in 1728 by John Michael and John Phillip Ranc . Before it became known as New Holland, it had been called Hog Swamp, Earltown and New Design...
- Salisbury TownshipSalisbury Township, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaSalisbury Township is a township in east central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,012 at the 2000 census.Salisbury Township was carved out of Pequea Township in 1729 and named for Salisbury, England...
- Terre HillTerre Hill, PennsylvaniaTerre Hill is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2000 census, which rose to 1,261, as of July 2008.-History:...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Harry H. Gring | 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 | ||
| Noah W. Wenger Noah W. Wenger Noah W. Wenger is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 36th District from 1982 to 2006. He represented the 99th district of the Pennsylvania House of Representative from 1977 to 1982.-References:... |
Republican | 1977 – 1982 | Stevens Stevens, Pennsylvania Stevens, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. The Stevens post office is zip code 17578. Stevens was named in honor of Thaddeus Stevens.-Local businesses:... |
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| Terry R. Scheetz | Republican | 1983 – 1994 | ||
| Leroy M. Zimmerman Leroy M. Zimmerman Leroy M. Zimmerman is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He attended Terre Hill High School. He was first elected to represent the 99th legislative district in 1994, a position he held until his death in 2002. In 2005, a four-year old bridge over the Conestoga... |
Republican | 1995 – 2002 | Died on December 2, 2002 | |
| Gordon Denlinger Gordon Denlinger Gordon R. Denlinger is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 99th District and was elected in a special election in 2003... |
Republican | 2003 – present | Caernarvon Township Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Caernarvon Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,278 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.... |
Elected on March 18, 2003 to fill vacancy Incumbent |