Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 71 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	71
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Jim Rigby
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Johnstown
Population:	62,849
Population Year:	2022

The 71st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by Jim Rigby since 2019.

District profile

The 71st District is located in Cambria County and Somerset County and includes the following areas:^[1]

Cambria County

• Adams Township
• Allegheny Township
• Ashville
• Cassandra
• Chest Springs
• Chest Township
• Clearfield Township
• Cresson
• Cresson Township
• Dean Township
• Ferndale
• Gallitizin
• Gallitzin
• Geistown
• Lilly
• Loretto
• Munster Township
• Portage
• Portage Township
• Reade Township
• Richland Township
• Sankertown
• Scalp Level
• South Fork
• Stonycreek Township
• Summerhill Township
• Tunnelhill (Cambria County Portion)
• Washington Township
• White Township
• Wilmore

Somerset County

• Ogle Township
• Paint
• Paint Township
• Windber

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
		1969  - 1970
		1971  - 1976
	Democrat	1977  - 1978
	Republican	1979  - 1980
		1981  - 1996		Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
	Democrat	1997  - 2008
		2009  - 2018
	Republican	2019  - present	Johnstown^[2]

References

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

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: About Jim . PA State Rep. Jim Rigby . PA House Republican Caucus . 8 July 2022.