Pennsylvania Senate, District 22 Explained

State:Pennsylvania
District:22
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Marty Flynn
Party:Democratic
Residence:Scranton
Population:251,084
Population Year:2021

Pennsylvania State Senate District 22 includes parts of Lackawanna County and Luzerne County. It is currently represented by Democrat Marty Flynn.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:[1]

Lackawanna County

Luzerne County

Popular culture

This seat is the one represented by Robert Lipton and later competed for by Oscar Martinez on NBC's hit show The Office.

Senators

Representative[2] PartyYearsDistrict homeNote
1821  - 1832Pennsylvania State Senator for the 14th district from 1817 to 1820. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1811 to 1813 and Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1813 to 1817[3]
David Mann 1823  - 1824Pennsylvania State Senator for the 14th district from 1821 to 1822[4]
Democratic-Republican1823  - 1826Pennsylvania State Representative from 1820 to 1822. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1826 to 1831.[5]
1827  - 1828Pennsylvania State Representative from 1803-1804, 1807-1808, 1811 and 1817-1823. Major General in the Pennsylvania militia during the war of 1812. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1817 to 1819.[6]
Henry Humbert Fore Democratic1833  - 1836
Democratic1839  - 1842Pennsylvania State Representative in 1813, 1816, 1823 and 1825. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district from 1843 to 1845[7]
Democratic1845  - 1848Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1843 to 1844[8]
Maxwell McCaslin Democratic1849  - 1852Pennsylvania State Senator for the 23rd district from 1853 to 1854[9]
James Carothers 1851  - 1852
George Darsie Republican1853  - 1854Pennsylvania State Senator for the 19th district from 1841 to 1842 and the 24th district from 1843 to 1850[10]
Democratic1853  - 18568th mayor of Pittsburgh from 1836 to 1839. Pennsylvania State Representative from 1850 to 1854[11]
Democratic1857  - 1858Pennsylvania State Representative from 1819 to 1820. Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1824 to 1831. U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1831 to 1834. U.S. Minister to Russia from 1834 to 1835. U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1843 to 1844. 19th U.S. Secretary of War from 1844 to 1845.[12]
Democratic1857  - 1860Elected President of the Senate in 1859. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district from 1875 to 1879.[13]
Smith Fuller Republican1861  - 1862
Democratic1863  - 1864Pennsylvania State Senator for the 23rd district from 1865 to 1866. Pennsylvania State Representative from 1872 to 1873. First Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1875 to 1879.[14]
Thomas St. Clair Republican1865  - 1866Pennsylvania State Senator for the 37th district from 1877 to 1880[15]
Robert Bruce Petriken Democratic1873  - 1874Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1871 to 1872[16]
David McLean Crawford Democratic1873  - 1874Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1871 to 1872 and the 31st district from 1877 to 1880[17]
Joseph S. Waream Democratic1873  - 1876
Charlton Burnett Democratic1877  - 1878Pennsylvania State Senator for the 10th district from 1867 to 1868[18]
Allen Craig Democratic1879  - 1882
John D. Biddis Democratic1883  - 1886
Democratic1887  - 1890U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district from 1903 to 1905[19]
William M. Rapsher Democratic1891  - 1894
Lafayette Rowland Democratic1895  - 1898
David S. Lee Democratic1899  - 1902
Jacob Gilbert Zern Fusion Democrat 1903  - 1906
Democratic1907  - 1910Maternal great-grandfather to Joe Biden[20]
Republican1911  - 1914
William M. Lynch Republican1915  - 1918
Albert J. Davis Republican1919  - 1930
John W. Howell Republican1931  - 1938
Edward J. Coleman Democratic1939  - 1946
Fraser P. Donlan Republican1947  - 1950
Hugh J. McMenamin Democratic1951  - 1962
Democratic1963  - 1968Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1977. 42nd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995. Father to Bob Casey Jr., Senator from Pennsylvania.[21]
Republican1969  - 1970
Democratic1971  - 2010 Minority floor leader from 1994 to 2010. President pro tempore from 1992 to 1994.[22] Served 16 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and filing a false tax return[23] Final charge dropped against former Pa. senator in pay-to-play turnpike scandal By The Associated Press October 16, 2014 at 5:34 PM, updated October 16, 2014 at 5:38 PM http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/10/bob_mellow_pay-to-play_turnpik.html
Democratic2011  - 2021Resigned to work for Congressman Matt Cartwright.
Marty FlynnDemocratic2021  - presentScrantonIncumbent

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Final Reapportionment Plan . . 2022-11-11.
  2. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Senate Historical Biographies . www.legis.state.pa.us . 18 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - William Piper Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 25 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - David Mann Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 25 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Chauncey Forward Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 25 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Alexander Ogle Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 25 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Samuel Hays Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 25 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Charles Alexander Black Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 25 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Maxwell McCaslin Biography. www.legis.state.pa.us . 25 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - George Darsie Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 25 May 2020.
  11. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Jonas Roup McClintock Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 30 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - William Wilkins Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 6 June 2020.
  13. Web site: Pennsylvania Senate - Jacob Turney Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 12 June 2020.
  14. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - John Latta Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 24 May 2020.
  15. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Thomas St. Clair Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 24 May 2020.
  16. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Robert Bruce Petriken Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 24 May 2020.
  17. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - David McLean Crawford Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 27 April 2020.
  18. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Charlton Burnett Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 24 May 2020.
  19. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Horace Shull Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 27 April 2020.
  20. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Edward F Blewett Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 26 April 2020.
  21. Web site: Governor Robert Patrick Casey . www.phmc.state.pa.us . 25 April 2020.
  22. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Robert J Mellow Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 19 April 2020.
  23. http://www.pennlive.com