| State: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 16 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Jarrett Coleman |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Upper Macungie Township |
| Population: | 265,055 |
| Population Year: | 2021 |
Pennsylvania State Senate District 16 includes parts of Bucks County and Lehigh County. It is currently represented by Republican Jarrett Coleman.
The district includes the following areas:[1]
| Representative[2] | Party | Years | District home | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 - 1820 | |||||
| 1819 - 1826 | |||||
| 1821 - 1828 | |||||
| Democratic | 1827 - 1832 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th district from 1833 to 1836 | |||
| Whig | 1833 - 1837 | Was a Democratic-Republican from 1833 to 1835, and a Whig from 1835 to 1841 and a Republican in 1857. Served in the 14th district from 1837 to 1841. Served in the 1st district in 1857. Was Speaker of the Senate from 1838 to 1839 and again in 1841.[3] | |||
| Democratic | 1837 - 1839 | Served in the 18th district from 1835 to 1837 | |||
| 1839 - 1842 | |||||
| Democratic | 1843 - 1844 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1845 to 1846[4] | |||
| Democratic | 1845 | ||||
| Democratic | 1847 - 1850 | ||||
| Democratic | 1851 - 1854 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 13th district from 1857 to 1858. First term as Pennsylvania State Senator for the 16th district with his second term from 1859 to 1860. Minister Resident for Ecuador from 1858 to 1861. U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania from 1863 to 1869. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th district from 1887 to 1889 and the 17th district from 1889 to 1891.[5] | |||
| Republican | 1857 - 1859 | ||||
| Democratic | 1857 - 1859 | ||||
| Republican | 1859 | ||||
| Republican | 1861 | ||||
| Republican | 1861 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1852 to 1853 and 1856. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th district from 1885 to 1889.[6] | |||
| Democratic | 1863 - 1864 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1825 to 1826, 1828 to 1829 and 1863. Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1846 to 1848. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 6th district from 1843 to 1844 and the 17th district from 1865 to 1866[7] | |||
| Republican | 1863 - 1864 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 17th district from 1865 to 1866[8] | |||
| Republican | 1865 - 1866 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 15th district from 1863 to 1864[9] | |||
| Republican | 1867 | ||||
| Republican | 1867 | ||||
| Democratic | 1869 - 1870 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 13th district from 1857 to 1858. Second term as Pennsylvania State Senator for the 16th district having previously served from 1851 to 1854[10] | |||
| Republican | 1871 - 1874 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 25th district from 1875 to 1876[11] | |||
| Democratic | 1877 - 1882 | ||||
| Democratic | 1883 - 1894 | ||||
| Democratic | 1895 - 1902 | ||||
| Democratic | 1903 - 1910 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th district from 1915 to 1921[12] | |||
| Democratic | 1911 - 1914 | ||||
| Republican | 1915 - 1930 | ||||
| Democratic | 1931 - 1934 | ||||
| Democratic | 1935 - 1938 | ||||
| Republican | 1939 - 1950 | ||||
| Republican | 1951 - 1954 | ||||
| Republican | 1955 - 1970 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the Lehigh County district from 1951 to 1954[13] | |||
| Democratic | 1971 - 1982 | ||||
| Republican | 1983 - 1986 | ||||
| Democratic | 1987 - 1998 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 131st district from 1983 to 1986. 35th mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2006[14] | |||
| Republican | 1997 - 2005 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 132nd district from 1991 to 1998. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 2005 to 2018[15] | |||
| Republican | 2005 - 2023 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 131st district from 1995 to 2005[16] | |||
| Jarrett Coleman | Republican | 2023 - present |