Pennsylvania Senate, District 40 Explained

State:	Pennsylvania
District:	40
Chamber:	Senate
Representative:	Rosemary Brown
Party:	Republican
Residence:	East Stroudsburg
Population:	256,698
Population Year:	2021

Pennsylvania State Senate District 40 includes parts of Lackawanna County and Wayne County and all of Monroe County. It is currently represented by Republican Rosemary Brown.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:^[1]

Lackawanna County

All of Monroe County

Wayne County

Senators

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note	Counties
		1951 - 1974			Allegheny (part)^[2]
		1975 - 1982			Allegheny (part)^[3]
		1983 - 1986			Allegheny (part), Armstrong (part), Westmoreland (part)
		1987 - 1990			Allegheny (part), Armstrong (part), Westmoreland (part)^[4]
		1991 - 1992		Resigned on January 3, 2001 following election to Congress.^[5]	Allegheny (part), Armstrong (part), Westmoreland (part)^[6]
		1993 - 2001			Allegheny (part), Butler (part), Westmoreland (part)
	Republican	2001 - 2012		Elected March 20, 2001 to fill vacancy,^[7] resigned on May 21, 2012.	Allegheny (part), Butler (part)^[8]
		2012 - 2014			Allegheny (part), Butler (part)
		2015 - 2023		Elected November 4, 2014 upon redistricting.	Monroe (part), Northampton (part)^[10]
		2023 - present			Lackawanna County (part), Wayne County (part), Monroe County

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 Final Reapportionment Plan . . 2022-11-11.
2. Web site: Senate Members 'F' . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 20, 2020 . Harold . Cox . 2004 .
3. Web site: Senate Members 'E' . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 20, 2020 . Harold . Cox . 2004 .
4. Web site: Senate Members 'R' . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 20, 2020 . Harold . Cox . 2004 .
5. Web site: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Senate Legislative Journal . SESSION OF 2001 185TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No.1 . Pennsylvania General Assembly . 26 November 2022 . 28 . January 2, 2001.
6. Web site: Senate Members 'H' . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . January 20, 2020 . Harold . Cox . 2004 .
7. Web site: 2001 Special Election for the 40th Senatorial District . Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information . Pennsylvania Department of State . 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080627172945/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=117&OfficeID=12 . 2008-06-27 .
8. Web site: Senate Districts 2001 . Pennsylvania Redistricting . January 20, 2020 .
9. News: McNulty. Timothy. Vulakovich defeats Brown for Orie's seat. 8 August 2012. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 7 August 2012.
10. Web site: Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012 . Pennsylvania Redistricting . January 20, 2020 .