Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 135

The 135th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in the Lehigh Valley and has been represented since 1999 by Steve Samuelson.

Pennsylvania's 135th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Steve Samuelson D–Bethlehem
Demographics	76.3% White 7.1% Black 24.9% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	64,957 51,727

District profile

The 135th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Northampton County. It includes Moravian College and Lehigh University. It is made up of the following areas:^[1]

• Bethlehem (Northampton County Portion)
• Hanover Township (PART, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, and 06)

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William C. Ryback	Democrat	1969 – 1972
Thomas J. Maloney	Republican	1973 – 1974
J. Michael Schweder	Democrat	1975 – 1980
William C. Rybach	Democrat	1981 – 1990
Joseph Uliana	Republican	1991 – 1994
Lisa Boscola	Democrat	1995 – 1998	Bethlehem Township	Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Steve Samuelson	Democrat	1999 – present	Bethlehem	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2000:
Pennsylvania House, District 135^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	13,002	52.6
	Republican	Mark S. Mitman	11,733	47.4
Margin of victory			1,269	5.2
Turnout			24,735	100

PA House election, 2002:
Pennsylvania House, District 135^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	10,616	64.4	11.8
	Republican	Keith A. Strunk	5,881	35.6	11.8
Margin of victory			4,735	28.8	23.6
Turnout			16,497	100

PA House election, 2004:
Pennsylvania House, District 135^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	16,960	65.1	0.7
	Republican	David A. Donio	9,098	34.9	0.7
Margin of victory			7,862	30.2	1.4
Turnout			26,058	100

PA House election, 2006:
Pennsylvania House, District 135^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	14,828	100	34.9
Margin of victory			14,828	100	58.96
Turnout			14,828	100

PA House election, 2008:
Pennsylvania House, District 135^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	21,069	100
Margin of victory			21,069	100
Turnout			21,069	100

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 135

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	8,922	100
Margin of victory			8,922	100
Turnout			8,922	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 135

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	12,722	70.52	29.48
	Republican	Kenneth Barreto	5,318	29.48	29.48
Margin of victory			7,404	41.04	58.96
Turnout			20,126	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 135

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	9,387	100	29.48
Margin of victory			9,387	100	58.96
Turnout			9,387	100

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 135

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	19,431	100
Margin of victory			19,431	100
Turnout			19,431	100

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 135^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	15,872	100
Margin of victory			15,872	100
Turnout			15,872	100

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 135^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Samuelson	19,924	65.6	34.4
	Republican	Scott Hough	10,438	34.4	34.4
Margin of victory			9,486	31.2	68.8
Turnout			30,362	100

References

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

1. "2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
2. "2000 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
3. "2002 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008.
4. "2004 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
5. "2006 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
6. "2008 General Primary". Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
7. "Office Returns". www.electionreturns.pa.gov. Pennsylvania department of state. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
8. "Office Returns". www.electionreturns.pa.gov. Pennsylvanian department of state. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 135 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.