Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 178 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	178
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Kristin Marcell
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Wrightstown Township
Residence Link:	Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

The 178th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Bucks County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Northampton Township [PART, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18]
• Upper Southampton Township
• Warwick Township
• Wrightstown Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
		1969  - 1974
	Democrat	1975  - 1982		Subsequently, represented the 180th district
District moved from Philadelphia County to Bucks County after 1982.
		1983  - 2002
		2003  - 2017		Subsequently became Executive Director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority^[2]
Special Election held for remainder of Scott Petri's term.
		2018  - 2019
		2019  - 2023
		2023  - present

References

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 Pennsylvania Redistricting . . 2022-08-28.
2. Web site: Philadelphia Parking Authority names new executive director.