Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 185 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	185
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Regina Young
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Philadelphia
Percent White:	36.1
Percent Black:	54.4
Percent Hispanic:	3.0
Population:	62,552
Population Year:	2011
Citizen Voting Age:	46,895

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeast Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2020 by Regina Young.

District profile

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and Philadelphia County and encompasses the Philadelphia International Airport and the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. It also includes the following areas:^[1]

• Delaware County
  • Colwyn
  • Darby Township (PART, Wards 01 and 02)
  • Sharon Hill
• Philadelphia
  • Ward 26
  • Ward 36 [PART, Divisions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15]
  • Ward 40 [PART, Divisions 01, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50 and 51]
  • Ward 48 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 13]

Representatives

Representative^[2]	Party	Years	District home	Notes
Before 1967, seats were apportioned by county.
		1967  - 1972		Moved from the 17th Philadelphia County district.
	Republican	1973  - 1974	Philadelphia	Defeated in general election.^[3]
		1975  - 1976	Philadelphia
	Democratic	1977  - 1980	Philadelphia	Resigned January 7, 1980.^[4]
	Democratic	1980  - 2010	Philadelphia	Elected March 11, 1980, to fill vacancy. Re-elected November 2, died November 9, 2010.^[5]
	Democratic	2011  - 2020	Philadelphia	Elected February 1 to fill vacancy, took office February 15, 2011. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election.
Regina Young	Democratic	2021  - present	Philadelphia	Incumbent

Sources

• Book: Sharon . Trostle . 2009 . The Pennsylvania Manual . Harrisburg . Pennsylvania Department of General Services . 119 . 0-8182-0334-X.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 185 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts . . 2015-02-19.
2. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2006 . . . 2007 . October 3, 2008.
3. Book: Roche . Kathleen M . . 102 . 1975 . . Harrisburg . 636.
4. Trostle, p. 3-260.
5. News: Pa. House Rep. Donatucci dies suddenly . . November 9, 2010 . February 9, 2011.