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Pennsylvania Senate, District 22

American legislative district

American legislative district

FieldValue
statePennsylvania
district22
chamberSenate
representativeMarty Flynn
partyDemocratic
residenceScranton
population251,084
population_year2021

Pennsylvania State Senate District 22 includes parts of Lackawanna County and Luzerne County. It is currently represented by Democrat Marty Flynn.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:

Lackawanna County

  • Benton Township
  • Clarks Green
  • Clarks Summit
  • Dalton
  • Dickson City
  • Dunmore
  • Glenburn Township
  • Greenfield Township
  • La Plume Township
  • Moosic
  • Newton Township
  • North Abington Township
  • Old Forge
  • Ransom Township
  • Scott Township
  • Scranton
  • South Abington Township
  • Taylor
  • Throop
  • Waverly Township
  • West Abington Township

Luzerne County

  • Avoca
  • Dupont
  • Duryea
  • Hughestown
  • Jenkins Township
  • Laflin
  • Laurel Run
  • Pittston
  • Pittston Township
  • Plains Township
  • West Pittston
  • Wilkes-Barre City
  • Wilkes-Barre Township
  • Wyoming
  • Yatesville

Senators

RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNote
William PiperDemocratic-Republican1821 – 1832Pennsylvania State Senator for the 14th district from 1817 to 1820. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1811 to 1813 and Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1813 to 1817
David MannDemocratic-Republican1823 – 1824Pennsylvania State Senator for the 14th district from 1821 to 1822
Chauncey ForwardDemocratic-Republican1823 – 1826Pennsylvania State Representative from 1820 to 1822. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1826 to 1831.
Alexander OgleJackson Democrat1827 – 1828Pennsylvania State Representative from 1803-1804, 1807-1808, 1811 and 1817-1823. Major General in the Pennsylvania militia during the war of 1812. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1817 to 1819.
Henry Humbert ForeDemocratic1833 – 1836
Samuel HaysDemocratic1839 – 1842Pennsylvania State Representative in 1813, 1816, 1823 and 1825. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district from 1843 to 1845
Charles Alexander BlackDemocratic1845 – 1848Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1843 to 1844
Maxwell McCaslinDemocratic1849 – 1852Pennsylvania State Senator for the 23rd district from 1853 to 1854
James CarothersWhig1851 – 1852
George DarsieRepublican1853 – 1854Pennsylvania State Senator for the 19th district from 1841 to 1842 and the 24th district from 1843 to 1850
Jonas Roup McClintockDemocratic1853 – 18568th mayor of Pittsburgh from 1836 to 1839. Pennsylvania State Representative from 1850 to 1854
William WilkinsDemocratic1857 – 1858Pennsylvania State Representative from 1819 to 1820. Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1824 to 1831. U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1831 to 1834. U.S. Minister to Russia from 1834 to 1835. U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1843 to 1844. 19th U.S. Secretary of War from 1844 to 1845.
Jacob TurneyDemocratic1857 – 1860Elected President of the Senate in 1859. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1875 to 1879.
Smith FullerRepublican1861 – 1862
John LattaDemocratic1863 – 1864Pennsylvania State Senator for the 23rd district from 1865 to 1866. Pennsylvania State Representative from 1872 to 1873. First Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1875 to 1879.
Thomas St. ClairRepublican1865 – 1866Pennsylvania State Senator for the 37th district from 1877 to 1880
Robert Bruce PetrikenDemocratic1873 – 1874Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1871 to 1872
David McLean CrawfordDemocratic1873 – 1874Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1871 to 1872 and the 31st district from 1877 to 1880
Joseph S. WareamDemocratic1873 – 1876
Charlton BurnettDemocratic1877 – 1878Pennsylvania State Senator for the 10th district from 1867 to 1868
Allen CraigDemocratic1879 – 1882
John D. BiddisDemocratic1883 – 1886
Joseph Horace ShullDemocratic1887 – 1890U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district from 1903 to 1905
William M. RapsherDemocratic1891 – 1894
Lafayette RowlandDemocratic1895 – 1898
David S. LeeDemocratic1899 – 1902
Jacob Gilbert ZernFusion Democrat1903 – 1906
Edward Francis BlewittDemocratic1907 – 1910Maternal great-grandfather to Joe Biden
Walter McNicholsRepublican1911 – 1914
William M. LynchRepublican1915 – 1918
Albert J. DavisRepublican1919 – 1930
John W. HowellRepublican1931 – 1938
Edward J. ColemanDemocratic1939 – 1946
Fraser P. DonlanRepublican1947 – 1950
Hugh J. McMenaminDemocratic1951 – 1962
Robert P. CaseyDemocratic1963 – 1968Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1977. 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995. Father to Bob Casey Jr., Senator from Pennsylvania.
Arthur A. PiaseckiRepublican1969 – 1970
Robert J. MellowDemocratic1971 – 2010title=Pennsylvania State Senate - Robert J Mellow Biographyurl=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5220&body=Swebsite=www.legis.state.pa.usaccessdate=19 April 2020}} Served 16 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and filing a false tax return
John P. BlakeDemocratic2011 – 2021Resigned to work for Congressman Matt Cartwright.
Marty FlynnDemocratic2021 – presentScrantonIncumbent

References

References

  1. "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan". [[Pennsylvania Department of State]].
  2. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Senate Historical Biographies".
  3. "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Piper Biography".
  4. "Pennsylvania State Senate - David Mann Biography".
  5. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Chauncey Forward Biography".
  6. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Alexander Ogle Biography".
  7. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Samuel Hays Biography".
  8. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Charles Alexander Black Biography".
  9. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Maxwell McCaslin Biography".
  10. "Pennsylvania State Senate - George Darsie Biography".
  11. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Jonas Roup McClintock Biography".
  12. "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Wilkins Biography".
  13. "Pennsylvania Senate - Jacob Turney Biography".
  14. "Pennsylvania State Senate - John Latta Biography".
  15. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Thomas St. Clair Biography".
  16. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Robert Bruce Petriken Biography".
  17. "Pennsylvania State Senate - David McLean Crawford Biography".
  18. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Charlton Burnett Biography".
  19. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Horace Shull Biography".
  20. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Edward F Blewett Biography".
  21. "Governor Robert Patrick Casey".
  22. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Robert J Mellow Biography".
  23. [http://www.pennlive.com]. Final charge dropped against former Pa. senator in pay-to-play turnpike scandal By The Associated Press. October 16, 2014 at 5:34 PM, updated October 16, 2014 at 5:38 PM. [http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/10/bob_mellow_pay-to-play_turnpik.html]
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