Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 17 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	17
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Timothy R. Bonner
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Grove City
Population:	65,933
Population Year:	2022

The 17th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in western Pennsylvania and has been represented by Republican Timothy R. Bonner since 2023.

District profile

The 17th District is located in Butler County and Mercer County and includes the following areas:^[1]

Butler County

• Allegheny Township
• Bruin
• Cherry Township
• Cherry Valley
• Concord Township
• Eau Claire
• Fairview
• Fairview Township
• Harrisville
• Karns City
• Marion Township
• Mercer Township
• Parker Township
• Petrolia
• Slippery Rock
• Slippery Rock Township
• Venango Township
• Washington Township

Mercer County

• Coolspring Township
• Deer Creek Township
• Delaware Township
• East Lackawannock Township
• Fairview Township
• Findley Township
• Fredonia
• French Creek
• Grove City
• Jackson Center
• Jackson Township
• Jefferson Township
• Lake Township
• Liberty Township
• Mercer
• Mill Creek Township
• New Lebanon
• New Vernon
• Otter Creek Township
• Perry Township
• Pine Township
• Salem Township
• Sandy Creek Township
• Sandy Lake
• Sandy Lake Township
• Sheakleyville
• Springfield Township
• Stoneboro
• Sugar Grove Township
• Wilmington Township
• Wolf Creek Township
• Worth Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
		1969  - 1974
	Democrat	1975		Convicted of mail fraud and expelled on August 27, 1975^[2]
	Democrat	1975  - 1978
	Democrat	1979  - 1982		Moved to the 20th District
		1983  - 1990		Elected to the Pennsylvania Senate
	Republican	1991  - 1996
	Republican	1997  - 2006
	Republican	2007  - 2014
	Republican	2015  - 2022		Redistricted to 7th District
	Republican	2023  - present		Redistricted from 8th District

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 17 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: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search.