Pennsylvania Senate, District 45 Explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	45
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Jim Brewster
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	McKeesport
Population:	249,661
Population Year:	2021

Pennsylvania State Senate District 45 includes part of Allegheny County. It is currently represented by Democrat Jim Brewster.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:^[1]

Allegheny County

Senators

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note	Counties
		1961 - 1966			Allegheny (part)^[2]
	Democratic	1967 - 1968		Resigned November 5, 1968, upon election to U.S. Congress.^[3]	Allegheny (part)^[4]
	Democratic	1969 - 1972			Allegheny (part)^[5]
		1973 - 1982			Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)
		1983 - 1988			Allegheny (part), Washington (part), Westmoreland (part)
		1989 - 1992			Allegheny (part), Washington (part), Westmoreland (part)^[6]
		1993 - 2000			Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)
		2001 - 2010		Resigned August 24, 2010.^[7]	Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)^[8] ^[9]
		2010 - Present		Not seated at start of 2021 session^[10] Eventually seated on January 13.^[11]	Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 Final Reapportionment Plan . . 2022-11-11.
2. Web site: Senate Members 'S' . . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 18, 2020 . Harold . Cox .
3. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania Senate - 1967-1968 . . Wilkes University . 2004 .
4. Web site: Senate Members 'G' . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 18, 2020 . Harold . Cox .
5. Web site: Senate Members 'Z' . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 18, 2020 . Harold . Cox .
6. Web site: Senate Members 'B' . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 18, 2020 . Harold . Cox .
7. News: PA Sen. Sean Logan To Retire . July 29, 2010 . The Morning Call . John L. . Micek . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100731183128/http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2010/07/pa-sen-sean-logan-to-retire.html . July 31, 2010 .
8. Web site: Senate Members 'L' . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 18, 2020 . Harold . Cox .
9. Web site: Senate Districts 2001 . Pennsylvania Redistricting . January 18, 2020 .
10. News: Pa. Senate GOP refuses to seat Democrat Brewster, removes Lt. Gov. Fetterman from running session . January 5, 2021 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Julian . Routh . January 11, 2021 .
11. Web site: 2021-01-12. Federal judge rules in favor of Democratic Pa. Senate candidate GOP refused to seat. 2021-08-29. Spotlight PA. en-us.
12. Web site: Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012 . Pennsylvania Redistricting . January 18, 2020 .