Pennsylvania Senate, District 5 Explained

State:Pennsylvania
District:5
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Jimmy Dillon
Party:Democratic
Residence:Philadelphia
Population:267,205
Population Year:2021

Pennsylvania State Senate District 5 includes parts of Philadelphia County. It is currently represented by Democrat Jimmy Dillon.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:[1]

Philadelphia County

Senators

Representative[2] PartyYearsDistrict homeNote
Peter Frailey Democratic-Republican1811  - 1819
Charles Shoemaker, Jr. Democratic-Republican1813  - 1819
Marks John Biddle Federalist1815  - 1817
Ely Kitchin Republican1825  - 1826
William H. Rowland Democratic1827  - 1828
Republican1829  - 1831U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1835 to 1939[3]
John Miller Democratic1837  - 1839
Samuel Fegeley Democratic1841  - 1845
John Potteiger Democratic1847  - 1848
Democratic1853  - 1855
John Clarkson Evans Democratic1855  - 1857
Joseph Laubach Democratic1857  - 1858Pennsylvania State Representative for the 9th district from 1855 to 1856[4]
Jeremiah Schindel Democratic1859  - 1860
George W. Stein Democratic1861  - 1863
Republican1863  - 1869
Horace Royer Republican1865  - 1867
Charles Henderson Stinson Republican1867  - 1869
Hugh Jones Brooke Whig1871  - 1872Pennsylvania State Senator for the 4th district from 1849 to 1852[5]
William B. Waddell Republican1873  - 1874
Republican1873  - 1874Pennsylvania State Representative for Delaware County from 1870 to 1871, 1872 to 1873 and 1901 to 1909. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 9th district from 1875 to 1888.[6]
Republican1877  - 1883Pennsylvania State Representative in 1871 and from 1874 to 1876. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th district from 1890 to 1897 and Pennsylvania's 2nd district from 1906 to 1907.[7]
Charles A. Porter Republican1891  - 1895
Charles Lincoln Brown Republican1897  - 1900First two of four terms as Pennsylvania State Senator[8]
William H. Berkelbach Republican1901  - 1903
Charles Lincoln Brown Republican1905  - 1907Second two of four terms as Pennsylvania State Senator
Richard V. Farley Democratic1913  - 1915
David Martin Republican1917  - 1920Pennsylvania State Senator for the 8th district from 1899 to 1902[9]
Max Aron Republican1921  - 1935
Israel Stiefel Democratic1937  - 1963
Democratic1965  - 1972U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th district from 1945 to 1947[10]
Republican1973  - 1979Resigned January 15, 1979.[11] U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th district from 1979 to 1983.[12]
Democratic1979  - 1984Elected April 23, 1979, to fill vacancy[13]
Republican1985  - 2000Pennsylvania State Representative for the 170th district from 1973 to 1984.[14]
Democratic2001  - 201533rd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2019[15]
Democratic2015  - 2021Pennsylvania State Representative for the 174th district from 2006 to 2015[16]
Democratic2022  -

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 . 13 February 2019.
  3. Web site: MORRIS, Mathias, (1787-1839) . www.bioguide.congress.gov . 2 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Laubach Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 13 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Hugh Jones Brooke Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 13 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Thomas Valentine Cooper Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 13 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - John Edgar Reyburn Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 16 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Charles Lincoln Brown Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 13 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - David Martin Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 13 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate – Herbert J McGlinchey Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us.
  11. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania Senate - 1979-1980. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University . 2004 .
  12. Web site: DOUGHERTY, Charles Francis, (1937 -) . www.bioguide.congress.gov . 3 October 2019.
  13. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania Senate - 1979-1980. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University . 2004 .
  14. Web site: Pennsylvania House of Representatives – FRANK A. SALVATORE Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 15 February 2019.
  15. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Michael J Stack, III Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 14 February 2019.
  16. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - John P. Sabatina Jr. . www.legis.state.pa.us . 4 October 2019.

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