Pennsylvania Senate, District 47
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Pennsylvania's 47th Senatorial district includes parts of Allegheny, Beaver, and Lawrence Counties.
Allegheny County
Beaver County
Lawrence County
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...
- Crescent TownshipCrescent Township, PennsylvaniaCrescent Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 2,640 at the 2010 census....
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...
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- AliquippaAliquippa, PennsylvaniaAliquippa is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 9,438 at the 2010 census. Formerly a borough, it was formally named a city in 1987 by the Aliquippa Council.-History:...
- AmbridgeAmbridge, PennsylvaniaAmbridge is a borough in Beaver County in Western Pennsylvania, incorporated in 1905 and named after the American Bridge Company. Ambridge is located 16 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, alongside the Ohio River. In 1910, 5,205 people lived in Ambridge; in 1920, 12,730 people lived there, and in...
- BeaverBeaver, PennsylvaniaBeaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,775, having dropped from 5,641 in 1940....
- Beaver FallsBeaver Falls, PennsylvaniaBeaver Falls is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,987 at the 2010 census. It is located 31 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, and on the Beaver River, six miles from its confluence with the Ohio River...
- Big BeaverBig Beaver, PennsylvaniaBig Beaver is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,186 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Big Beaver is located at ....
- BridgewaterBridgewater, PennsylvaniaBridgewater is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 739 at the 2000 census. It is best known as the home of the Bruster's Ice Cream chain. A few scenes in the 1986 movie Gung Ho were also shot in Bridgewater...
- Brighton TownshipBrighton Township, PennsylvaniaBrighton Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,024 at the 2000 census.-History:In late 2007, it was proposed that Beaver and Brighton Township combine. According to a report by the Governor's Center for Local Government Services, the two...
- Center TownshipCenter Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaCenter Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.Center Township is a rapidly growing community located approximately northwest of Pittsburgh...
- Chippewa TownshipChippewa Township, PennsylvaniaChippewa Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,021 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- ConwayConway, PennsylvaniaConway is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, on the Ohio River. At the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,290.- Geography :Conway is located at 40°39'48" North, 80°14'10" West ....
- DarlingtonDarlington, PennsylvaniaDarlington is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Darlington is located at ....
- Darlington TownshipDarlington Township, PennsylvaniaDarlington Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,974 at the 2000 census.-History:Darlington and South Beaver townships are connected by the Watts Mill Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-Geography:According to the...
- Daugherty TownshipDaugherty Township, PennsylvaniaDaugherty Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,441 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...
- East RochesterEast Rochester, PennsylvaniaEast Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 623 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Rochester is located at ....
- EastvaleEastvale, PennsylvaniaEastvale is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census.-History:Originally known as "Fetterman," Eastvale was incorporated from parts of North Sewickley and Pulaski townships on July 1, 1892. The population was 256 at the 1900 census, the...
- EconomyEconomy, PennsylvaniaEconomy is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,363 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Economy is located at ....
- FallstonFallston, PennsylvaniaFallston is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 307 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fallston is located at ....
- Franklin TownshipFranklin Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaFranklin Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,307 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...
- FreedomFreedom, PennsylvaniaFreedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River northwest of Pittsburgh. In the early years of the twentieth century, the chief industries were the production of oil, caskets, and monuments. In 1900, 1,783 people lived in Freedom; in 1910, 3,060 people...
- GeorgetownGeorgetown, PennsylvaniaThis article is about Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. See also: Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.Georgetown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 182 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1793 by Benoni Dawson...
- GlasgowGlasgow, PennsylvaniaGlasgow is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, U.S., along the Ohio River. The population was 63 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glasgow is located at ....
- Harmony TownshipHarmony Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaHarmony Township is a township and census-designated place in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,373 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harmony Township is located at ....
- HomewoodHomewood, PennsylvaniaHomewood is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 147 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homewood is located at ....
- Hopewell TownshipHopewell Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaHopewell Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 13,254 at the 2000 census....
- KoppelKoppel, PennsylvaniaKoppel is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Koppel is located at ....
- Marion TownshipMarion Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaMarion Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 940 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.5 square miles , of which, 10.3 square miles of it is land and...
- MidlandMidland, PennsylvaniaMidland is a borough located along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 3,137.-Geography:Midland is located at ....
- MonacaMonaca, PennsylvaniaMonaca is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, northwest of Pittsburgh. Monaca was first incorporated as Phillipsburg in 1840, and had been known by that name since the 1820s. In 1892, the name of the borough was changed to Monaca in honor of the Native...
- New BrightonNew Brighton, PennsylvaniaNew Brighton is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Beaver River northwest of Pittsburgh. There are deposits of coal and clay in the vicinity. In the past, articles produced here included pottery, bricks, sewer pipe, glass, flour, twine, lead kegs,...
- New GalileeNew Galilee, PennsylvaniaNew Galilee is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Galilee is located at ....
- New Sewickley TownshipNew Sewickley Township, PennsylvaniaNew Sewickley Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,076 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.7 square miles , all of it land.-History:New Sewickley Township is a part...
- North Sewickley TownshipNorth Sewickley Township, PennsylvaniaNorth Sewickley Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,120 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- OhiovilleOhioville, PennsylvaniaOhioville is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,759 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ohioville is located at , in part along the Ohio River....
- Patterson HeightsPatterson Heights, PennsylvaniaPatterson Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Patterson Heights is located at ....
- Patterson TownshipPatterson Township, PennsylvaniaPatterson Township is a township and census-designated place in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,197 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Patterson Township is located at ....
- Potter TownshipPotter Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaPotter Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 580 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.7 square miles , of which, 6.1 square miles of it is land and 0.6 square...
- Pulaski TownshipPulaski Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaPulaski Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,674 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.8 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
- RochesterRochester, PennsylvaniaRochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located northwest of Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 4,014 at the 2000 census....
- Rochester TownshipRochester Township, PennsylvaniaRochester Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 3,129.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 3.9 square miles , of which, 3.8 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square...
- ShippingportShippingport, PennsylvaniaShippingport is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.-Nuclear power plant:...
- South Beaver TownshipSouth Beaver Township, PennsylvaniaSouth Beaver Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,974 at the 2000 census.-History:Darlington and South Beaver townships are connected by the Watts Mill Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Bridge in South...
- South HeightsSouth Heights, PennsylvaniaSouth Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 542 at the 2000 census. South Heights was first known as Ethel's Landing, a docking point on the Ohio River. The name of the town was changed to Shannopin when the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad...
- Vanport TownshipVanport Township, PennsylvaniaVanport Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,451 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- West MayfieldWest Mayfield, PennsylvaniaWest Mayfield is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,187 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Mayfield is located at ....
- White TownshipWhite Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaWhite Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.7 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were...
Lawrence County
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 91,108. The county was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003. The county seat is New Castle....
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- EllportEllport, PennsylvaniaEllport is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,148 at the 2000 census.The name Ellport is due to its location between Ellwood City and Portersville.-History:...
- Ellwood CityEllwood City, PennsylvaniaEllwood City is a borough in Beaver and Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ellwood City is 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and some 8 miles south by southeast of New Castle...
(Lawrence County Portion) - Enon ValleyEnon Valley, PennsylvaniaEnon Valley is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Enon Valley is located at ....
- Little Beaver TownshipLittle Beaver Township, PennsylvaniaLittle Beaver Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,310 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Mahoning TownshipMahoning Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaMahoning Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,447 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.0 square miles , of which, 24.5 square miles of it is land and...
- New BeaverNew Beaver, PennsylvaniaNew Beaver is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,677 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Beaver is located at ....
- New Castle TownshipNew Castle Township, PennsylvaniaNew Castle Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States located in the anthracite coal region. The population was 395 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- North Beaver TownshipNorth Beaver Township, PennsylvaniaNorth Beaver Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,022 at the 2000 census.The Slovene National Benefit Society applied to have their 500 acre recreation center in North Beaver Township designated as a separate municipality in 1977. The S.N.P.J...
- Pulaski TownshipPulaski Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaPulaski Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,658 at the 2000 census.- Geography :...
- S.N.P.J.S.N.P.J., PennsylvaniaS.N.P.J. is a borough located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. According to the 2010 U.S. census, the borough has a population of 19.S.N.P.J...
- Shenango TownshipShenango Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaShenango Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,633 at the 2000 census. Shenango Township is situated between the cities of New Castle, Pennsylvania , and Ellwood City, Pennsylvania .-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the...
- South New CastleSouth New Castle, PennsylvaniaSouth New Castle is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census. South New Castle is primarily a residential neighborhood which lies south of the southern border of the city of New Castle, Pennsylvania...
- Taylor TownshipTaylor Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaTaylor Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.3 square miles , of which, 5.1 square miles of it is land and...
- Union TownshipUnion Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaUnion Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,103 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.7 square miles , of which, 9.6 square miles of it is land and...
- WampumWampum, PennsylvaniaWampum is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 678 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wampum is located at ....
- Wayne TownshipWayne Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaWayne Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,328 at the 2000 census.-History:The township was linked to New Castle, Ellwood and Pittsburgh in 1908 by the Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway, an interurban trolley line...
Senators
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Ernest P. Kline Ernest P. Kline Ernest P. "Ernie" Kline was a Democrat member of the Pennsylvania State Senate and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.... |
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... |
1965 – 1971 | Resigned January 5, 1971. | |
John G. Good, 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... |
1971 – 1972 | Seated June 21, 1971 to fill vacancy. | |
James E. Ross James E. Ross James E. Ross is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1973 to 1990. He resigned on February 28, 1990.The James E. Ross Highway, a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission-operated portion of Interstate 376 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, is named for him.-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... |
1973 – 1990 | Resigned February 28, 1990. | |
Gerald J. LaValle | 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... |
1990 – 2008 | Seated June 4, 1990. | |
Elder Vogel, 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... |
2009 – present |