Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 82 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	82
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Paul Takac
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Lemont
Population:	62,294
Population Year:	2022

The 82nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by Paul Takac since 2023.

District profile

The 82nd District is located in Centre County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Benner Township
• Boggs Township
• Burnside Township
• College Township
• Curtin Township
• Harris Township
• Howard
• Howard Township
• Liberty Township
• Marion Township
• Milesburg
• Snow Shoe
• Snow Shoe Township
• State College (part)
  • District East
  • District East Central (part)
    • Division 03
  • District North
  • District Northeast
  • District Penn State Univ. (hub)
  • District South (part)
    • Division 02
  • District South Central
  • District Southeast
• Union Township
• Unionville

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
		1969  - 1972
		1973  - 1988
	Republican	1989  - 2002
	Republican	2003  - 2018
	Republican	2019  - 2023		Redistricted to 86th District; lost to Perry A. Stambaugh in primary
	Democrat	2023  - present		Incumbent

References

• Web site: Cox. Harold. Legislatures - 1776-2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 2004.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220607225915/https://www.vote.pa.gov/Pages/Pennsylvania-Redistricting-House-of-Representative.aspx/ 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps