Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 28 explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	28
Chamber:	House of Representatives
Representative:	Rob Mercuri
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Pine Township, Allegheny County
Population:	63,153
Population Year:	2022

The 28th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southwestern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Rob Mercuri since 2021.

District profile

The 28th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Bradford Woods
• Hampton Township (part)
  • District 01
  • District 02
  • District 06
  • District 07
  • District 08
  • District 09
  • District 10
  • District 11
• Marshall Township
• Pine Township
• Richland Township
• West Deer Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
		1969  - 1970
	Republican	1971  - 1976
	Republican	1977  - 1986
	Republican	1987  - 1996
	Republican	1997  - 2001		Resigned on April 3, 2001, after election to the Pennsylvania Senate^[2]
	Republican	2001  - 2020		Elected on June 26, 2001, to fill vacancy.^[3] Sworn on 12 July 2001.^[4]
	Republican	2021  - present

2020 Election

On January 23, 2020, the incumbent office-holder, Mike Turzai, announced that he would be retiring from office at the end of his current term, to seek opportunities in the private sector.^[5] Candidates to replace him included:

Republican Party

^[6]

• Libby Blackburn (website) - School board member from McCandless Township
• Mike Heckmann (website) - part of Turzai's policy staff, from Wexford
• Rob Mercuri (website) - PNC Bank vice president and military veteran, of Pine Township

Democratic Party

• Emily Skopov (website, party site) - nonprofit entrepreneur, of Marshall Township

Republican primary results

On June 2, 2020, Pennsylvania held its primary election. The Republican nomination was the only one contested, and its results were:^[7]

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 28 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 House of Representatives - 2001-2002. Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. November 3, 2004.
3. Web site: 2001 Special Election for the 28th Legislative District . Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information . Pennsylvania Department of State . 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081128113622/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=119&OfficeID=13 . 2008-11-28 .
4. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002. Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. November 3, 2004.
5. News: Pa. Speaker Mike Turzai will retire from state House after current term. Routh. Julian. 2020-01-23. Post-Gazette. 2020-05-03.
6. News: Three Republicans Now Vying For Turzai's Seat In 28th House District. Perkins. Lucy. 2020-03-09. WESA. 2020-05-03.
7. Web site: Official Returns - Allegheny County . PA Dept of State . 13 August 2020.