Pennsylvania Senate, District 19
| Pennsylvania's 19th State Senate district | |||
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| Population (2021) | 253,763 | ||
Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 includes part of Chester County. It is currently represented by Democrat Carolyn Comitta.
District profile
The district includes the following areas:[1]
- Coatesville
- Downingtown
- East Bradford Township
- East Caln Township
- East Fallowfield Township
- East Goshen Township
- East Nottingham Township
- Easttown Township
- Elk Township
- Highland Township
- Londonderry Township
- Lower Oxford Township
- Malvern
- Modena
- New London Township
- Newlin Township
- Oxford
- Penn Township
- South Coatesville
- Tredyffrin Township
- Upper Oxford Township
- Valley Township
- West Bradford Township
- West Chester
- West Fallowfield Township
- West Goshen Township
- West Marlborough Township
- West Nottingham Township
- West Whiteland Township
- Willistown Township
Senators
| Representative[2] | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Power | Republican | 1815 – 1822 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1823 to 1828[3] | |
| John St. Clair | Democratic-Republican | 1823 – 1826 | ||
| Daniel Sturgeon | Jackson Democrat |
1827 – 1830 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1818 to 1824. Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1836 to 1840. U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1840 to 1851.[4] | |
| Solomon G. Krepps | Democratic | 1831 – 1832 | ||
| John A. Sangston | Democratic | 1833 – 1838 | ||
| Cornelius Darragh | Whig | 1837 – 1838 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1835 to 1836. 25th Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1849 to 1851. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1844 to 1847.[5] | |
| William Alexander Purviance | Anti-Masonic | 1835 – 1839 | ||
| Thomas S. Williams | Whig | 1839 – 1841 | ||
| Charles Craven Sullivan | Whig | 1841 – 1844 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 24th district from 1845 to 1846[6] | |
| George Darsie | Whig | 1841 – 1842 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 24th district from 1843 to 1854[7] | |
| George Shannon Mullin Sr. | Whig | 1843 – 1844 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 15th district from 1841 to 1842[8] | |
| John Morrison | Whig | 1845 | ||
| Alexander King | Whig | 1847 – 1850 | ||
| John Hoge | Democratic | 1851 | ||
| Thomas Hoge | Democratic | 1853 – 1856 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 26th district from 1863 to 1864 and the 28th district from 1865 to 1866.[9] | |
| William Peter Schell | Democratic | 1857 – 1859 | ||
Glenni William Scofield |
Republican | 1857 – 1858 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1849 to 1851. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 11th district from 1859 to 1860. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district from 1863 to 1873. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district from 1873 to 1875[10] | |
| Samuel S. Wharton | Republican | 1861 | ||
George W. Householder |
Republican | 1863 – 1864 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 20th district from 1865 to 1866[11] | |
| Alexander Stutzman | Republican | 1863 – 1866 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 20th district from 1867 to 1868[12] | |
| William McSherry | Democratic | 1865 – 1866 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1863 to 1864 and the 20th district from 1873 to 1874.[13] | |
| Calvin Mark Duncan | Democratic | 1865 – 1871 | ||
| James Marion Weakley | Republican | 1871 – 1873 | ||
| Robert L. McClellan | Republican | 1875 | ||
James Bowen Everhart |
Republican | 1877 – 1892 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1883 to 1887[14] | |
| Abram D. Harlan | Republican | 1893 – 1904 | ||
| Septimus Evans Nivin | Democratic | 1891 – 1892 | ||
| William Preston Snyder | Republican | 1893 – 1904 | ||
| Oscar E. Thomson | Republican | 1905 – 1912 | ||
| John Gyger | Republican | 1913 – 1916 | ||
| Thomas Lawrence Eyre | Republican | 1919 – 1926 | ||
| William Hannum Clark | Republican | 1927 – 1936 | ||
| George B. Scarlett | Republican | 1937 – 1952 | ||
| Thomas P. Harney | Republican | 1953 – 1960 | ||
| John H. Ware III | Republican | 1961 – 1970 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1970 to 1973 and Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1973 to 1975.[15] | |
| John Stauffer | Republican | 1970 – 1988 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the Chester County district from 1965 to 1968 and the 157th district from 1969 to 1970. Republican Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1977 to 1982. Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1985 to 1988.[16] | |
| Earl M. Baker | Republican | 1989 – 1995 | Resigned August 31, 1995[17] | |
| Robert J. Thompson | Republican | 1995 – 2006 | Seated December 4, 1995.[18] Died Jan 28, 2006 | |
Andrew E. Dinniman |
Democratic | 2006 – 2020 | West Whiteland Township | Elected May 16, 2006 to fill vacancy.[19] |
| Carolyn Comitta | Democratic | 2021 – present | West Chester |
References
- ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Senate Historical Biographies". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Samuel Power Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "STURGEON, Daniel, (1789-1878)". www.bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Cornelius Darragh Biograph". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Charles Craven Sullivan Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - George Darsie Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - George Shannon Mullin, Sr Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Thomas Hoge Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Glenni William Scofield Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - George W Householder Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Alexander Stutzman Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senator - William McSherry Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - James Bowen Everhart Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - John H Ware, III Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - John Stauffer Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1995-1996" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1995-1996" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "2006 Special Election for the 19th Senatorial District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008.
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
