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Pennsylvania Senate, District 18
Pennsylvania State Senate District 18 includes parts of Lehigh County and Northampton County. It is currently represented by Democrat Lisa Boscola.
| Pennsylvania's 18th State Senate district | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| Population (2021) | 263,814 |
District profile
The district includes the following areas:[1]
- Bethlehem (Lehigh County portion)
- Bangor
- Bethlehem (Northampton County portion)
- Bethlehem Township
- Easton
- East Bangor
- Forks Township
- Freemansburg
- Glendon
- Hellertown
- Lower Mount Bethel Township
- Lower Nazareth Township
- Lower Saucon Township
- Nazareth
- Palmer Township
- Pen Argyl
- Plainfield Township
- Portland
- Roseto
- Stockertown
- Tatamy
- Upper Mount Bethel Township
- Upper Nazareth Township
- Washington Township
- West Easton
- Williams Township
- Wilson
- Wind Gap
Senators
| Representative[2] | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Weaver Jr. | Jeffersonian Republican | 1809 – 1812 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1797 to 1803 including as Speaker from 1800 to 1803. Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1802 to 1807. First term as Pennsylvania State Senator.[3] | |
| Abel McFarland | Democratic-Republican | 1811 – 1818 | ||
| Isaac Weaver Jr. | Jeffersonian Republican | 1817 – 1820 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1797 to 1803 including as Speaker from 1800 to 1803. Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1802 to 1807. Second term as Pennsylvania State Senator.[3] | |
| Rees Bowen Hill | Democratic | 1821 – 1822 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1810 to 1813 and 1814 to 1820 including as Speaker in 1816 and 1819. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 20th district from 1823 to 1824[4] | |
| Jacob M. Wise | Democratic | 1827 – 1830 | ||
| John Klingensmith Jr. | Democratic | 1831 – 1834 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district from 1835 to 1839[5] | |
| Samuel Leas Carpenter | Democratic | 1835 – 1838 | ||
| William F. Coplan | Jackson Democrat | 1837 – 1842 | ||
| James Xavier McLanahan | Democratic | 1843 – 1844 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 14th district from 1841 to 1842. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1849 to 1853. Chair of the House Judiciary Committee from 1851 to 1853.[6] | |
| Charles Alexander Black | Democratic | 1843 – 1844 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 22nd district from 1845 to 1848[7] | |
| Thomas Erskine Carson | Whig | 1845 – 1848 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 11th district from 1851 to 1854[8] | |
| William Richard Sadler | Whig | 1847 – 1849 | ||
| Timothy Ives | Democratic | 1851 – 1852 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 28th district from 1849 to 1850[9] | |
| Byron Delano Hamlin | Democratic | 1853 – 1855 | ||
| Henry Souther | Republican | 1857 – 1858 | ||
| George W. Brewer | Democratic | 1859 – 1860 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 11th district from 1857 to 1858[10] | |
| Alexander Kelly McClure | Republican | 1861 – 1862 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1858 to 1859 and 1865 to 1866. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 4th district from 1873 to 1874[11] | |
| William McSherry | Democratic | 1863 – 1864 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 19th district from 1865 to 1866 and the 20th district from 1873 to 1874[12] | |
| George Hough Bucher | Democratic | 1865 – 1866 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 14th district from 1863 to 1864[13] | |
| James C. Brown | Republican | 1867 – 1868 | ||
| Andrew G. Miller | Democratic | 1869 – 1870 | ||
| Samuel C. Shimer | Democratic | 1875 – 1876 | ||
| David Engleman | Democratic | 1877 – 1878 | ||
| William Beidelman | Democratic | 1879 – 1882 | ||
| Jeremiah S. Hess | Democratic | 1883 – 1886 | ||
| Jacob Dachrodt | Democratic | 1887 – 1890 | ||
| Edward Hess Laubach | Democratic | 1891 – 1896 | ||
| Henry D. Heller | Republican | 1895 – 1898 | ||
| Jacob B. Kemerer | Democratic | 1899 – 1902 | ||
| Thomas D. Tanner | Democratic | 1903 – 1906 | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Miller | Democratic | 1907 – 1910 | ||
| Harry J. Morgan | Democratic | 1911 – 1914 | ||
| William Clayton Hackett | Republican | 1915 – 1922 | ||
| Harry D. Kutz | Democratic | 1923 – 1926 | ||
| Warren R. Roberts | Democratic | 1927 – 1936 | ||
| William G. Barthold | Democratic | 1937 – 1938 | ||
| Charles A.P. Bartlett | Republican | 1939 – 1942 | ||
| Carleton T. Woodring | Democratic | 1943 – 1948 | ||
| Joseph J. Yosko | Democratic | 1949 – 1958 | ||
| Fred Bernard Rooney | Democratic | 1959 – 1964 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 1963 to 1979[14] | |
| Gus P. Verona | Democratic | 1963 – 1964 | ||
| Justin D. Jirolanio | Democratic | 1963 – 1968 | ||
| Jeanette F. Reibman | Democratic | 1969 – 1994 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the Northampton County district from 1955 to 1966[15] | |
| Joseph M. Uliana | Republican | 1995 – 1998 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 135th district from 1991 to 1994[16] | |
| Lisa Boscola | Democratic | 1999 – present | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 135th district from 1995 to 1998[17] |
References
- ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Senate Historical Biographies". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania State Senate - Isaac Weaver Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Rees Bowen Hill Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "KLINGENSMITH, John, Jr". www.bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - James Xavier McLanahan". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Charles Alexander Black". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Thomas Erskine Carson Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Timothy Ives Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - George W Brewer Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Alexander Kelly McClure Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - William McSherry Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - George Hough Bucher Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "ROONEY, Frederick Bernard". www.bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - JEANETTE F. REIBMAN Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph M Uliana Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Lisa M. Boscola". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.