Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 170

The 170th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Ward 58 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44]
• Ward 66 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40 and 41] ^[2]

Pennsylvania's 170th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Martina White R–Philadelphia

Special Election

A Special Election for the 170th House District was ordered for Tuesday, March 24, 2015.^[3]

Republican candidate Martina White was nominated by Republican ward leaders in the district, and went on to win the special election, with a 14% margin over Democrat Sarah Del Ricci.^[4]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Tom Gola	Republican	1969 – 1970	Philadelphia
Alvin Katz	Republican	1971 – 1972	Philadelphia
Frank A. Salvatore	Republican	1973 – 1984	Philadelphia	Elected to the State Senate
George T. Kenney	Republican	1985 – 2008	Philadelphia	Retired
Brendan Boyle[5]	Democrat	2009 – 2015	Philadelphia	Elected to the US House of Representatives.
Martina White	Republican	2015 –	Philadelphia	Elected in special election

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
2. "Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 170". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
3. "Speaker Turzai Calls Special Election for 170th Legislative District". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015. Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny County) today ordered a special election be held to fill the vacant seat in the 170th Legislative District in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 24.
4. "GOP's Martina White wins 170th House District". Philly.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
5. "Rep. Brendan Boyle". PA House of Representatives Official Website. PA House of Representatives. Retrieved January 29, 2015. Rep. Brendan Boyle resigned his PA House District 170 seat to serve as a member of the U.S. Congress.

External links

• Map of PA District 170