Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 44

The 44th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2019 by Valerie Gaydos.

Pennsylvania's 44th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Valerie Gaydos R–Moon Township
Population (2022)	66,419

District profile

The 44th District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Aleppo Township
• Bell Acres
• Crescent Township
• Edgeworth
• Findlay Township
• Glen Osborne
• Glenfield
• Haysville
• Leet Township
• Leetsdale
• Moon Township
• North Fayette Township
• Sewickley
• Sewickley Heights
• Sewickley Hills

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Andrew J. McGraw	Democrat	1969–1976
Ronald Gamble	Democrat	1977–1996
John R. Pippy	Republican	1997–2003		Resigned March 24, 2003 after election to Pennsylvania Senate.^[2]
Mark Mustio	Republican	2003–2019	Moon Township	Elected June 17, 2003 to fill vacancy^[3]
Valerie Gaydos	Republican	2019–present	Moon Township	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 44

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Mustio	17,347	69.85
	Democratic	Ray Uhric	7,487	30.15
Margin of victory			9,860	39.7	13.7
Turnout			24,834	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 44

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Mustio	21,581	61.94
	Democratic	Mark Scappe	13,259	38.06
Margin of victory			8,322	23.88	15.8
Turnout			34,840	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 44

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Mustio	14,108	100.0
Margin of victory			14,108
Turnout			14,108	100

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 44

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Mustio	27,715	100
Margin of victory			27,715
Turnout			27,715	100

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 44

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Valerie Gaydos	15,094	51.84
	Democratic	Michele Knoll	14,023	48.16
Margin of victory			1,071	3.68
Turnout			19,117	100

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 44

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Valerie Gaydos	22,140	54.96
	Democratic	Michele Knoll	18,143	45.04
Margin of victory			3,997	9.92	6.24
Turnout			40,283	100

References

2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2003-2004" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
3. . Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 44 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.