Pennsylvania Senate, District 46
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Pennsylvania's 46th Senatorial district includes parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties.
Part of Allegheny County
Part of Beaver County
All of Greene County
Part of Washington County
Part of Westmoreland County
Part of Allegheny County
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
- ElizabethElizabeth, PennsylvaniaElizabeth is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Monongahela River, where Pennsylvania Route 51 crosses, upstream of Pittsburgh and close to the county line. The population was 1,493 at the 2010 census...
- Forward TownshipForward Township, Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaForward Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,376 at the 2010 census. The township is named after Walter Forward, U.S...
- McDonaldMcDonald, PennsylvaniaMcDonald is a borough in Allegheny and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 18 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. In the past, manufactories of bottles, oil-well drilling tools, flour-mill products, etc., existed here. Oil and coal were and still are procured in the area...
(Allegheny County Portion) - West ElizabethWest Elizabeth, PennsylvaniaWest Elizabeth is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 518 at the 2010 census.-Geography:West Elizabeth is located at ....
Part of Beaver County
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The population density was 418 people per square mile . There were 77,765 housing units at an average density of 179 per square mile...
- Frankfort SpringsFrankfort Springs, PennsylvaniaFrankfort Springs is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Frankfort Springs is located at ....
- Greene TownshipGreene Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaGreene Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,705 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greene Township is a largely rural area in the southwestern part of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total...
- Hanover TownshipHanover Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaHanover Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,529 at the 2000 census.-History:Two historic sites in Hanover Township are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the David Littell House, a nineteenth-century farmhouse, and the...
- HookstownHookstown, PennsylvaniaHookstown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 152 at the 2000 census.-History:Hookstown was the birthplace of Robert Justice...
- Independence TownshipIndependence Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaIndependence Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,802 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...
- Raccoon TownshipRaccoon Township, PennsylvaniaRaccoon Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,397 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.3 square miles , of which, 18.5 square miles of it is land and...
All of Greene County
Greene County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,672 people, 15,060 households, and 10,587 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile . There were 16,678 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
Part of Washington County
Washington County, Pennsylvania
-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 152,534 registered voters in Washington County .* Democratic: 89,027 * Republican: 49,025 * Other Parties: 14,482...
- Amwell TownshipAmwell Township, PennsylvaniaAmwell Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,960 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-History:...
- BeallsvilleBeallsville, PennsylvaniaBeallsville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 511 at the 2000 census. Much of the borough has been designated the Beallsville Historic District.-Geography:Beallsville is located at ....
- BentleyvilleBentleyville, PennsylvaniaBentleyville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,502 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bentleyville is located at . U.S...
- Blaine TownshipBlaine Township, PennsylvaniaBlaine Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 597 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land. It is named after former United States Secretary of State and...
- Buffalo TownshipBuffalo Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaBuffalo Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,100 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 0.05% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- BurgettstownBurgettstown, PennsylvaniaBurgettstown is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,576 according to the 2000 census.-History:...
- CanonsburgCanonsburg, PennsylvaniaCanonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802....
- Canton TownshipCanton Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaCanton Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,826 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Carroll TownshipCarroll Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaCarroll Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,677 at the 2000 census.Carroll Township is strongly allied with the City of Monongahela and the boroughs of Donora and New Eagle...
- Cecil TownshipCecil Township, PennsylvaniaCecil Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 11,271 at the 2010 census.The township contains the Southpointe suburban business park...
- CentervilleCenterville, Washington County, PennsylvaniaCenterville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,390 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Centerville is located at ....
- Chartiers TownshipChartiers Township, PennsylvaniaChartiers Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,818 at the 2010 census. Along with the borough of Houston the township makes up the Chartiers-Houston School District.-Geography:...
- ClaysvilleClaysville, PennsylvaniaClaysville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 724 at the 2000 census. Claysville Elementary School, part of the McGuffey School District is located in Claysville....
- CokeburgCokeburg, PennsylvaniaCokeburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, founded in 1902. The population was 705 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cokeburg is located at ....
- Cross Creek TownshipCross Creek Township, PennsylvaniaCross Creek Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,685 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- DeemstonDeemston, PennsylvaniaDeemston is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 809 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Deemston is located at ....
- Donegal TownshipDonegal Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaDonegal Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,428 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...
- DonoraDonora, PennsylvaniaDonora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela river. Donora was incorporated in 1901. Donora got its name from a combination of William Donner and Nora Mellon, banker Andrew W. Mellon's wife. Agriculture, coal-mining, steel-making, wire-making, and...
- East Bethlehem TownshipEast Bethlehem Township, PennsylvaniaEast Bethlehem Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,524 at the 2000 census. The township contains the Frederickstown-Millsboro census-designated place.-Geography:...
- East Finley TownshipEast Finley Township, PennsylvaniaEast Finley Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,489 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- East WashingtonEast Washington, PennsylvaniaEast Washington is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,930 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Washington is located at ....
- EllsworthEllsworth, PennsylvaniaEllsworth is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.-Geography:Ellsworth is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,083...
- Fallowfield TownshipFallowfield Township, PennsylvaniaFallowfield Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,461 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- FinleyvilleFinleyville, PennsylvaniaFinleyville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, named for John Finley. It was built at the junction of Brownsville Road and the 'Washington Road' from Cox's Fort to Catfish Camp, now Washington, Pennsylvania...
- Green HillsGreen Hills, PennsylvaniaGreen Hills is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18 at the 2000 census, making it the third-least-populous borough in the state. Only S.N.P.J. and Centralia are smaller...
- Hanover TownshipHanover Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaHanover Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,795 at the 2000 census. Hillman State Park, a Pennsylvania state park and the First Niagara Pavilion concert venue are located in Hanover Township....
- Hopewell TownshipHopewell Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaHopewell Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 992 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- HoustonHouston, PennsylvaniaHouston is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,314 at the 2000 census.Students in Houston and neighboring Chartiers Township attend school in the Chartiers-Houston School District.-Geography:...
- Independence TownshipIndependence Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaIndependence Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,676 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Jefferson TownshipJefferson Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaJefferson Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,218 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Long BranchLong Branch, PennsylvaniaLong Branch is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 539 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Long Branch is located at ....
- MariannaMarianna, PennsylvaniaMarianna is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 626 at the 2000 census.-History:Marianna was built as a mining town for the Pittsburg Buffalo Company in 1907 and was incorporated in 1910. At the time of its construction, the Marianna Mine was among the...
- McDonaldMcDonald, PennsylvaniaMcDonald is a borough in Allegheny and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 18 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. In the past, manufactories of bottles, oil-well drilling tools, flour-mill products, etc., existed here. Oil and coal were and still are procured in the area...
- MidwayMidway, Washington County, PennsylvaniaMidway is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 982 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Midway is located at ....
- MonongahelaMonongahela, PennsylvaniaMonongahela, colloquially called "Mon City," is a Third Class City in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area, located approximately south of the city proper. The population was 4,761 at the 2000 census...
- Morris TownshipMorris Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaMorris Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,272 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.4 square miles , of which, 28.4 square miles of it is land and...
- Mount Pleasant TownshipMount Pleasant Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaMount Pleasant Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,422.-Geography:...
- New EagleNew Eagle, PennsylvaniaNew Eagle is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 2,262 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- North Bethlehem TownshipNorth Bethlehem Township, PennsylvaniaNorth Bethlehem Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,746 at the 2000 census. The residents of the township are part of the Bentworth School District with schools located in nearby Bentleyville and Ellsworth boroughs.-Geography:According to...
- North CharleroiNorth Charleroi, PennsylvaniaNorth Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,409 at the 2000 census.The city is also known as "Lock 4". Previously Lock and Dam #4 was located on this side of the Monongahela River, and the place had this name. Lock and Dam #4 was later...
- North Franklin TownshipNorth Franklin Township, PennsylvaniaNorth Franklin Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,818 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- North Strabane TownshipNorth Strabane Township, PennsylvaniaNorth Strabane Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,408 at the 2010 census. The township is named after the town of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The township borders the borough of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania to the north...
- Nottingham TownshipNottingham Township, PennsylvaniaNottingham Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,522 in the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Robinson TownshipRobinson Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaRobinson Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,193 at the 2000 census. It was formerly an area of interest concerning coal mining...
- Smith TownshipSmith Township, PennsylvaniaSmith Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 4,567.-Geography:...
- Somerset TownshipSomerset Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaSomerset Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,701 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- South Franklin TownshipSouth Franklin Township, PennsylvaniaSouth Franklin Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,796 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- South Strabane TownshipSouth Strabane Township, PennsylvaniaSouth Strabane Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,346 at the 2000 census. The township is named after the town of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.-Geography:...
- TwilightTwilight, PennsylvaniaTwilight is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 241 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Twilight is located at ....
- Union TownshipUnion Township, Washington County, PennsylvaniaUnion Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,599 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.7 square miles , of which, 15.4 square miles of it is land and...
- Washington Washington, PennsylvaniaWashington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
- West AlexanderWest Alexander, PennsylvaniaWest Alexander is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a borough...
- West Bethlehem TownshipWest Bethlehem Township, PennsylvaniaWest Bethlehem Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,432 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- West BrownsvilleWest Brownsville, PennsylvaniaWest Brownsville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Brownsville is located at ....
- West Finley TownshipWest Finley Township, PennsylvaniaWest Finley Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 951 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- West MiddletownWest Middletown, PennsylvaniaWest Middletown is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 144 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Middletown is located at ....
- West Pike Run TownshipWest Pike Run Township, PennsylvaniaWest Pike Run Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,925 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Part of Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
- MonessenMonessen, PennsylvaniaMonessen is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,669 at the 2000 census. In 1940, 20,257 people lived there. In 1990 the population was 13,026. Steel-making was a prominent industry in Monessen, which was a Rust Belt borough in the "Mon Valley" of...
Senators
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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William J. Lane William J. Lane William J. Lane is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.He was first elected to represent the 46th senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in a special election on May 21, 1946. He held that position until 1970.-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... |
1946 – 1970 | Elected May 21, 1946 | |
Austin J. Murphy Austin J. Murphy Austin John Murphy was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1995.Born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Murphy grew up in New London, Connecticut. He later returned to Charleroi and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946. He... |
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 – 1977 | Resigned January 4, 1977 | |
J. Barry Stout | 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... |
1977 – 2010 | Seated June 7, 1977 | |
Timothy J. Solobay Tim Solobay Tim Solobay is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate.-External links:* official PA Senate website* official Party website... |
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... |
2011 – present | Incumbent |