Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 170

The 170th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:[1]

  • Ward 58 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44]
  • Ward 66 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40 and 41]


Special Election

A Special Election for the 170th House District was ordered for Tuesday, March 24, 2015.[2]

Republican candidate Martina White was nominated by Republican ward leaders in the district, and went on to win the special election, with a 14% margin over Democrat Sarah Del Ricci.[3]

Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Tom GolaRepublican1969 – 1970Philadelphia
Alvin KatzRepublican1971 – 1972Philadelphia
Frank A. SalvatoreRepublican1973 – 1984PhiladelphiaElected to the State Senate
George T. KenneyRepublican1985 – 2008PhiladelphiaRetired
Brendan Boyle[4] Democrat2009 – 2015PhiladelphiaElected to the US House of Representatives.
Martina White Republican2015 –PhiladelphiaElected in special election

References
  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  2. "Speaker Turzai Calls Special Election for 170th Legislative District". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny County) today ordered a special election be held to fill the vacant seat in the 170th Legislative District in Philadelphia on Tuesday, March 24.
  3. "GOP's Martina White wins 170th House District". Philly.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. "Rep. Brendan Boyle". PA House of Representatives Official Website. PA House of Representatives. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Rep. Brendan Boyle resigned his PA House District 170 seat to serve as a member of the U.S. Congress.
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