Pennsylvania Senate, District 50
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Pennsylvania's 50th Senatorial district includes parts of Butler, Crawford, Lawrence, and Mercer Counties
All of Crawford County
All of Mercer County
Butler County
Lawrence County
All of Crawford County
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 88,765.Crawford County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named for Colonel William Crawford...
All of Mercer County
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 116,638. Its county seat is Mercer; Sharon is its largest city....
Butler County
Butler County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 174,083 people, 65,862 households, and 46,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 221 people per square mile . There were 69,868 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile...
- Lancaster TownshipLancaster Township, Butler County, PennsylvaniaLancaster Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,511.-Geography:...
- Worth TownshipWorth Township, Butler County, PennsylvaniaWorth Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,331 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.2 square miles , of which, 24.2 square miles of it is land and...
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....
- Hickory TownshipHickory Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaHickory Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,356 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...
- Neshannock TownshipNeshannock Township, PennsylvaniaNeshannock Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,216 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.4 square miles , of which, 17.3 square miles of it is land and...
- Perry TownshipPerry Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaPerry Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,930 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.5 square miles , of which, 18.4 square miles of it is land and...
- Plain Grove TownshipPlain Grove Township, PennsylvaniaPlain Grove Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 854 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.0 square miles , of which, 17.9 square miles of it is land and...
- Scott TownshipScott Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaScott Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,235 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.7 square miles , of which, 19.7 square miles of it is land and...
- Slippery Rock TownshipSlippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,179 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Washington TownshipWashington Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaWashington Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 714 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.6 square miles , of which, 16.4 square miles of it is land and...
- Wilmington TownshipWilmington Township, Lawrence County, PennsylvaniaWilmington Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,760 at the 2000 census.Wilmington was established as a township in February 1846 by combining parts of Neshannock Township in Lawrence County with parts of Lackawannock Township in Mercer County...
- New WilmingtonNew Wilmington, PennsylvaniaNew Wilmington is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, first platted in 1824 and established as a borough on April 9, 1873. The population was 2,452 at the 2000 census...
- VolantVolant, PennsylvaniaVolant is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 113 at the 2000 census.-History:The land on which the borough of Volant currently sits on was bought from the Native Americans in 1784. The first grist mill was built on the Neshannock Creek in 1806 and was...
Senators
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland B. Mahany | 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... |
1947 – 1958 | ||
| Raymond P. Shafer Raymond P. Shafer Raymond Philip Shafer served as the 39th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 1971. He had previously served as Lieutenant Governor from 1963 to 1967... |
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... |
1959 – 1962 | ||
| Rowland B. Mahany | 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... |
1963 – 1968 | ||
| James E. Willard James E. Willard James E. Willard is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1969 to 1970. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
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 – 1970 | ||
| R. Budd Dwyer | 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 – 1981 | Resigned January 20, 1981 | |
| Roy W. Wilt | 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... |
1981 – 1990 | Seated April 21, 1981 | |
| Robert D. Robbins Robert D. Robbins Robert D. "Bob" Robbins is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 50th District since 1990. He previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 17th District from 1983 to 1990.... |
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... |
1991 – present |