Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 7 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	7
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Parke Wentling
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Greenville
Population:	65,917
Population Year:	2022

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 7 is located in western Pennsylvania and has been represented by Republican Parke Wentling since 2023.

District profile

The 7th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Mercer County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Clark
• Farrell
• Greene Township
• Greenville
• Hempfield Township
• Hermitage
• Jamestown
• Lackawannock Township
• Pymatuning Township
• Sharon
• Sharpsville
• Shenango Township
• South Pymatuning Township
• West Middlesex
• West Salem Township
• Wheatland

Representatives

Representative^[2]	Party	Years	District home	Notes
Prior to 1967, seats were apportioned by county.
		1967  - 1980		Moved from the 2nd Mercer County District.
	Democrat	1981  - 2006
	Democrat	2007  - 2022
		2023  - present		Redistricted from 17th district.

External links

• https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/SLD_RefMap/lower/st42_pa/sldl42007/DC10SLDL42007_001.pdf
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/CensusDisplay.cfm?DistBody=H&District=007&Plan=2011-Revised-Final 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: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682 - 2006 . . . 2007 . October 3, 2008.