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Pennsylvania Senate, District 29
American legislative district
American legislative district
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| state | Pennsylvania |
| district | 29 |
| chamber | Senate |
| representative | Dave Argall |
| party | Republican |
| residence | Rush Township, Schuylkill County |
| population | 264,845 |
| population_year | 2021 |
Pennsylvania State Senate District 29 includes part of Luzerne County and all of Carbon County and Schuylkill County. It is currently represented by Republican Dave Argall.
District profile
The district includes the following areas:
All of Carbon County
Luzerne County
- Bear Creek Township
- Bear Creek Village
- Buck Township
- Dennison Township
- Foster Township
- Freeland
- Hazle Township
- Hazleton
- Jeddo
- Penn Lake Park
- West Hazleton
- White Haven
All of Schuylkill County
Senators
| Representative | Party | Years | Hometown | Notes | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Quail | Republican | 1900–1906 | Schuylkill County bifurcated by Districts 29 and 30. | Schuylkill (part) | |
| 1907–1908 | Schuylkill | ||||
| Charles A. Snyder | Republican | 1909–1917 | Resigned on April 20, 1917, to run for Pennsylvania State Auditor. | Schuylkill | |
| Vacant | 1917–1918 | ||||
| Robert D. Heaton | Republican | 1919–1920 | Schuylkill (part) | ||
| 1921–1932 | Schuylkill | ||||
| Charles W. Staudenmeier | Republican | 1933–1936 | Schuylkill | ||
| Joseph P. Dando | Democratic | 1937–1940 | Schuylkill | ||
| G. Harold Watkins | Republican | 1941–1944 | Schuylkill | ||
| Paul L. Wagner | Republican | 1945–1964 | Wagner ran against Albert I. Nagle in 1964. The results of that election were inconclusive and neither candidate was able to claim the Senatorial seat. | Schuylkill | |
| Vacant | 1965–1966 | ||||
| Frederick H. Hobbs | Republican | 1967–1972 | Carbon, Schuylkill | ||
| 1973–1976 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe (part) | ||||
| Joseph E. Gurzenda | Democratic | 1977–1980 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe | ||
| James J. Rhoades | Republican | 1981–1992 | Died October 18, 2008 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe | |
| 1993–2004 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Montour | ||||
| 2005–2008 | Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part) | ||||
| Dave Argall | Republican | 2009–2012 | Elected March 3, 2009 to fill vacancy. | Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part) | |
| 2013–present | Schuylkill, Berks (part) |
References
References
- "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan". [[Pennsylvania Department of State]].
- Cox, Harold. (2004). "Senate Members 'Q'". [[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]].
- [https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4032&body=H Historical Biographies, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Charles A. Snyder (Retrieved April 6, 2019]
- Cox, Harold. (2004). "Senate Members 'S'". [[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]].
- Cox, Harold. (2004). "Senate Members 'H'". [[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]].
- Cox, Harold. (2004). "Senate Members 'D'". [[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]].
- Cox, Harold. (2004). "Senate Members 'W'". [[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]].
- See Westlaw, Pennsylvania Reporter, The Absentee Ballots Case, 423 Pa. 504 (1966)
- Cox, Harold. (2004). "Senate Members 'G'". [[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]].
- (2008). "James Rhoades Profile". Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus.
- Cox, Harold. (2004). "Senate Members 'R'". [[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]].
- "Senate Districts 2001".
- (2004). "2009 Special Election for the 29th Senatorial District". Pennsylvania Department of State.
- "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012".
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