Pennsylvania Senate, District 15
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Pennsylvania's 15th Senatorial District is made up of parts of Dauphin
and York County
and includes the following:
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 census, the population was 268,100. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital...
and York County
York County, Pennsylvania
York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....
and includes the following:
Dauphin County
- Conewago TownshipConewago Township, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaConewago Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,847 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Dauphin BoroughDauphin, PennsylvaniaDauphin is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 791 at the 2010 census. Dauphin's ZIP code is 17018. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Dauphin is located at...
- Derry TownshipDerry Township, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaDerry Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 21,273 at the 2000 census. Hershey, Pennsylvania, the site of the well-known Hershey's chocolate factory and its affiliated amusement park, are also located within the township...
- East Hanover TownshipEast Hanover Township, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaEast Hanover Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,322 at the 2000 census. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population was 5,419.-Geography:...
- Halifax BoroughHalifax, PennsylvaniaHalifax is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Halifax was incorporated as a borough on May 29, 1785. The borough is situated at the confluence of Armstrong Creek and Susquehanna River. The population was 875 at the 2000 census...
- Halifax TownshipHalifax Township, PennsylvaniaHalifax Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,329 at the 2000 census.-History:The Clemson Island Prehistoric District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981...
- City of HarrisburgHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
- Highspire BoroughHighspire, PennsylvaniaHighspire is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,720 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.The American actor Don Keefer was born in Highspire in 1916....
- Hummelstown BoroughHummelstown, PennsylvaniaHummelstown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,360 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Londonderry TownshipLondonderry Township, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaLondonderry Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,224 at the 2000 census.The township includes the site of the 1979 Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station accident, which was the largest accident of its kind in the American nuclear power...
- Lower Paxton TownshipLower Paxton Township, PennsylvaniaLower Paxton Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township was incorporated in 1767 from Paxton Township...
- Lower Swatara TownshipLower Swatara Township, PennsylvaniaLower Swatara Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,149 at the 2000 census. Harrisburg International Airport and Penn State Harrisburg are located within the township.-History:...
- Middle PaxtonMiddle Paxton Township, PennsylvaniaMiddle Paxton Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,823 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Middletown BoroughMiddletown, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaMiddletown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, nine miles southeast of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
- Paxtang BoroughPaxtang, PennsylvaniaPaxtang is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is a suburb of Harrisburg and is one of the earliest colonial settlements in South Central Pennsylvania.-History:...
- Penbrook BoroughPenbrook, PennsylvaniaPenbrook is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, founded in 1861 and incorporated July 10, 1894. Penbrook was once named East Harrisburg and still maintains a Harrisburg postal ZIP code...
- Reed TownshipReed Township, PennsylvaniaReed Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 182 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.5 square miles , of which, 5.9 square miles of it is land and 2.5 square...
- Royalton BoroughRoyalton, PennsylvaniaRoyalton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2003 census, the borough population was 963. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- South HanoverSouth Hanover Township, PennsylvaniaSouth Hanover Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,793 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Steelton BoroughSteelton, PennsylvaniaSteelton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, three miles southeast of Harrisburg. In 1900, 12,086 people lived here; in 1910, 14,246 people lived here; in 1920, 13,248 people lived here; and in 1940, 13,115 people lived here. The population was 5,858 at the 2000 census...
- Susquehanna TownshipSusquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaSusquehanna Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 24,036 at the 2010 census. This represents a 9.8% increase from the 2000 census count of 21,895. Susquehanna Township has the postal ZIP codes 17109 and 17110, which maintain the Harrisburg place...
- Swatara TownshipSwatara Township, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaSwatara Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 22,611 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.8 square miles , of which, 13.2 square miles of it is land and...
- West Hanover TownshipWest Hanover Township, PennsylvaniaWest Hanover Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,505 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.4 square miles , of which, 23.4 square miles of it is land and...
York County
- Conewago TownshipConewago Township, York County, PennsylvaniaConewago Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 7,510 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.93%, is water....
- Goldsboro BoroughGoldsboro, PennsylvaniaGoldsboro is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 952 at the 2010 census.Etters is the name of the post office in Goldsboro, even though there is no incorporated place known as "Etters"...
- Lewisberry BoroughLewisberry, PennsylvaniaLewisberry is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 362 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lewisberry is located at ....
- Newberry Township
Senators since 1962
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William B. Lentz | 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... |
1962 – 1976 | Seated November 11, 1962 | |
| George W. Gekas | 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... |
1977 – 1982 | Resigned December 31, 1982 | |
| John J. Shumaker | 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... |
1983 – 1995 | Seated April 11, 1983 to fill vacancy. Resigned August 31, 1995 |
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| Jeffrey E. Piccola | 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... |
1995 – present | Seated November 21, 1995. |