Pennsylvania Senate, District 26
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Pennsylvania's 26th Senatorial district includes parts of Chester and Delaware Counties.
Chester County
Delaware County
Chester County
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
- Easttown TownshipEasttown Township, PennsylvaniaEasttown Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,477 at the 2010 census.-History:The land that eventually became Easttown Township was once part of the Welsh Tract, a large expanse of land promised by William Penn to a group of Welsh Quaker...
- Westtown TownshipWesttown Township, PennsylvaniaWesttown Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,827 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 0.23%, is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
Delaware County
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....
- AldanAldan, PennsylvaniaAldan is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,313 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Clifton HeightsClifton Heights, PennsylvaniaClifton Heights is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, six miles west of downtown Philadelphia and on Darby Creek. The population was at 2,330 in 1900, and 3,155 in 1910...
- Darby TownshipDarby Township, PennsylvaniaDarby Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,622 at the 2000 census. Darby Township is a distinct municipality from the nearby and similarly named Darby Boro.-Geography:...
(PART, Wards 03, 04, 05) - East LansdowneEast Lansdowne, PennsylvaniaEast Lansdowne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,586 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Lansdowne is located at ....
- Edgmont TownshipEdgmont Township, PennsylvaniaEdgmont Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,918 at the 2000 census.-History and Socioeconomics:...
- Marple TownshipMarple Township, PennsylvaniaMarple Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 23,737 at the 2000 census. ZIP codes include mainly 19008, but also partially 19064 and 19063.-Geography:...
- MillbourneMillbourne, PennsylvaniaMillbourne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1159 at the 2010 census. Millbourne borders Philadelphia along Cobbs Creek...
- MortonMorton, PennsylvaniaMorton is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,715 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Morton is located at ....
- Newtown TownshipNewtown Township, Delaware County, PennsylvaniaNewtown Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States . Newtown Township is the oldest township in Delaware County. The population was 11,700 as of the 2000 census.-History:...
- Ridley TownshipRidley Township, PennsylvaniaRidley Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 30,791 at the 2000 census.Students residing within the district generally attend schools within the Ridley School District, although there are several Catholic schools located in the township as...
- RutledgeRutledge, PennsylvaniaRutledge is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 860 at the 2000 census. In the borough is a children's park named Triangle Park along with a Fire Department....
- Springfield TownshipSpringfield Township, Delaware County, PennsylvaniaSpringfield Township, or simply Springfield, is a township and a Census Designated Place in Delaware County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 23,677 at the 2000 census...
- SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PennsylvaniaSwarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named Westdale in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to Swarthmore after the establishment of Swarthmore College...
- Thornbury TownshipThornbury Township, Delaware County, PennsylvaniaThornbury Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,093 at the 2000 census. It is adjacent to, and was once joined with, Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.-Geography:...
- Tinicum TownshipTinicum Township, Delaware County, PennsylvaniaTinicum Township, more popularly known as "Tinicum Island" or "The Island", a census-designated place and township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,353 at the 2000 census. Included within the township's boundaries are the communities of Essington and Lester...
- Upper Darby TownshipUpper Darby Township, PennsylvaniaUpper Darby Township is a home rule township bordering West Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Although it retains the term "Township" in its legal name, presumably for historic reasons, it is the largest municipality of any type in Delaware County. Upper Darby is also home to the Tower Theater, a...
- Upper Providence Township
Senators
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde R. Dengler | 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 – 1974 | ||
| John James Sweeney John James Sweeney John James Sweeney is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1975 to 1978.-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... |
1975 – 1978 | ||
| F. Joseph Loeper, Jr. | 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... |
1979 – 2000 | Resigned December 31, 2000. | |
| Edwin B. Erickson | 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... |
2001 – present | Elected March 20, 2001 to fill vacancy. |