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.
Pennsylvania's 29th State Senate district | |||
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Population (2021) | 264,845 |
District profile
The district includes the following areas:[1]
All of Carbon County
All of Schuylkill County
Senators
Representative | Party | Years | Hometown | Notes | Counties |
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Charles E. Quail | Republican | 1900–1906 | Schuylkill County bifurcated by Districts 29 and 30. | Schuylkill (part)[2] | |
1907–1908 | Schuylkill[2] | ||||
Charles A. Snyder | Republican | 1909–1917 | Resigned on April 20, 1917, to run for Pennsylvania State Auditor.[3] | Schuylkill[4] | |
Vacant | 1917–1918 | ||||
Robert D. Heaton | Republican | 1919–1920 | Schuylkill (part)[5] | ||
1921–1932 | Schuylkill[5] | ||||
Charles W. Staudenmeier | Republican | 1933–1936 | Schuylkill[4] | ||
Joseph P. Dando | Democratic | 1937–1940 | Schuylkill | ||
G. Harold Watkins | Republican | 1941–1944 | Schuylkill[7] | ||
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.[8] | Schuylkill[7] | |
Vacant | 1965–1966 | ||||
Frederick H. Hobbs | Republican | 1967–1972 | Carbon, Schuylkill[5] | ||
1973–1976 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe (part)[5] | ||||
Joseph E. Gurzenda | Democratic | 1977–1980 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe[9] | ||
James J. Rhoades | Republican | 1981–1992 | Died October 18, 2008[10] | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe[11] | |
1993–2004 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Montour[11] | ||||
2005–2008 | Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)[12] | ||||
Dave Argall | Republican | 2009–2012 | Elected March 3, 2009 to fill vacancy.[13] | Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)[12] | |
2013–present | Schuylkill, Berks (part)[14] |
References
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