Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 15 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	15
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Josh Kail
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Beaver
Population:	66,277
Population Year:	2022

The 15th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented by Josh Kail since 2019.

District profile

The 15th District is located in Beaver County and Washington County. It includes the following areas:^[1]

Beaver County

• Beaver
• Brighton Township
• Frankfort Springs
• Georgetown
• Glasgow
• Greene Township
• Hanover Township
• Hookstown
• Independence Township
• Industry
• Midland
• Ohioville
• Potter Township
• Raccoon Township
• Shippingport
• South Beaver Township
• Vanport Township

Washington County

• Blaine Township
• Buffalo Township
• Burgettstown
• Canton Township
• Claysville
• Cross Creek Township
• Donegal Township
• Hanover Township
• Hopewell Township
• Independence Township
• Jefferson Township
• Midway
• Robinson Township
• Smith Township
• West Middletown

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
		1969  - 1972
		1973  - 1974
	Democrat	1975  - 1980
	Democrat	1981  - 2002
	Democrat	2003  - 2008		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection^[2]
	Republican	2009  - 2019		Retired to run for U.S. Senate
	Republican	2019  - present		Incumbent

References

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

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 15 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.

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
2. Web site: 2008 General Election: Representative in the General Assembly . Elections Information . Pennsylvania Department of State . 2004 . January 6, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208193754/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=28&OfficeID=13#15 . December 8, 2008 .