Pennsylvania Senate, District 4 Explained

State:Pennsylvania
District:4
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Arthur L. Haywood III
Party:Democratic
Residence:Cheltenham Township
Population:268,248
Population Year:2021

Pennsylvania State Senate District 4 includes parts of Montgomery County and Philadelphia County. It is currently represented by Democrat Arthur L. Haywood III.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:[1]

Montgomery County

Philadelphia County

Senators

Representative[2] PartyYearsDistrict homeNote
John Hopkins Federalist1813  - 1817
Charles Smith Federalist1815  - 1817
Jacob Grosh Federalist1817  - 1821
Molton Cropper Rogers Democratic-Republican1819  - 1820
Edward Coleman Federalist1821  - 1823
Democratic-Republican1821  - 1825U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania from 1827 to 1831[3]
Joshua Hunt Federalist1827  - 1829
William Jackson Anti-Masonic1831  - 1833
William Tennent Rogers Democratic1831  - 1839
George C. Smith Anti-Masonic1833  - 1835
Anti-Masonic1835  - 1836U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1839 to 1843[4]
Republican1841  - 1842U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1829 to 1833[5]
William Williamson Whig1847  - 1848
Hugh Jones Brooke Whig1849  - 1852Pennsylvania State Senator for the 5th district from 1871 to 1872[6]
Democratic1851  - 1853U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th district from 1863 to 1865, U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 16th district from 1861 to 1863, Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 1854 to 1855, Pennsylvania State Senator for the 1st district in 1843, Pennsylvania State Representatives in 1840[7]
Whig1851  - 1854
James J. Lewis Whig1855  - 1856
Mahlon Yardley Republican1859  - 1861
William Kinsey Democratic1863  - 1864
George C. Connell Republican1865  - 1870
Henry Wolf Gray Republican1871  - 1872
Republican1873  - 1874Pennsylvania State Representative from 1858 to 1859 and 1865 to 1866. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1861 to 1862[8]
Horatio Gates Jones Republican1875  - 1881
John J. MacFarlane Republican1883  - 1889
Republican1891  - 1897
J. Bayard Henry Republican1899  - 1901
John T. Harrison Republican1903  - 1904
Jesse S. Shepard Republican1903  - 1905
Ernest Leigh Tustin Republican1907  - 1909
John Oscar Sheatz Republican1913  - 1914
Edward W. Patton Republican1915  - 1925
Bertram G. Frazier Republican1929  - 1949
Democratic1935  - 1958
Democratic1958  - 1968Moved to 8th senatorial district and served from 1969 to 1974[9]
Democratic1969  - 1970
Democratic1971  - 1980U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd district from 1981 to 1983[10]
Republican1981  - 1990Pennsylvania State Representative for the 199th district from 1979 to 1982[11]
Democratic1991  - 2005Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district on November 2, 2004.[12]
Democratic2005  - 2014Elected May 17, 2005 to fill vacancy; lost 2014 primary election, resigned after being charged with a felony for using campaign staff and state resources to plan a fundraiser.[13]
Democratic2015  - presentIncumbent

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Final Reapportionment Plan . . 2022-11-11.
  2. Web site: Historical Biographies - PA State Senate . www.legis.state.pa.us . 3 February 2019.
  3. Web site: BARNARD, Isaac Dutton, (1791-1834) . www.bioguide.congress.gov . 2 June 2019.
  4. Web site: James . www.politicalgraveyard.com . 2 October 2019.
  5. Web site: SMITH, Samuel A., (1795-1861) . www.bioguide.congress.gov . 2 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Hugh Jones Brooke Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 13 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Joseph Bailey . www.legis.state.pa.us . 2 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Pennsylvania House of Representatives - ALEXANDER KELLY McCLURE Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 9 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Thomas P McCreesh Biography . ww.legis.state.pa.us . 3 February 2019.
  10. Web site: SMITH, Joseph Francis, (1920-1999) . www.bioguide.congress.gov . 2 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Pennsylvania House of Representatives - M. JOSEPH ROCKS Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 3 February 2019.
  12. Web site: 2004 General Election - Representative in Congress . Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information . Pennsylvania Department of State . 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080522053956/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=11&OfficeID=11 . 2008-05-22 .
  13. Web site: 2005 Special Election for the 4th Senatorial District . Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information . Pennsylvania Department of State . 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081128115047/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=15&OfficeID=12 . 2008-11-28 .