Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 155
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The 155th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located within Chester County
and includes the following areas:
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
District is located within Chester County
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
and includes the following areas:
- Caln TownshipCaln Township, PennsylvaniaCaln Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,817 at the 2010 census. The township was founded by settlers from Calne, Wiltshire in England in 1714. The relationship with Calne, Wiltshire, continues today as the two towns are sister cities. Caln...
(PART, District 04) - DowningtownDowningtown, PennsylvaniaDowningtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,891. Downingtown was settled by English and European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings and structures.-History:The town was...
- East Brandywine TownshipEast Brandywine Township, PennsylvaniaEast Brandywine Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,742 at the 2010 census.-Demographics:...
- East Caln TownshipEast Caln Township, PennsylvaniaEast Caln Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,838 at the 2010 census. The township wraps around the east half of Downingtown and is mostly indistinguishable from it...
- South Coventry TownshipSouth Coventry Township, PennsylvaniaSouth Coventry Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,604 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
- Upper Uwchlan TownshipUpper Uwchlan Township, PennsylvaniaUpper Uwchlan Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,227 at the 2010 census. The township included the community of Milford Mills before it was inundated by the creation of the Marsh Creek Dam in 1972....
- Uwchlan TownshipUwchlan Township, PennsylvaniaUwchlan Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,088 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Uwchlan Township is located at at an elevation of . According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Adjacent...
- West Brandywine TownshipWest Brandywine Township, PennsylvaniaWest Brandywine Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,394 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.22%, is water....
- West Pikeland TownshipWest Pikeland Township, PennsylvaniaWest Pikeland Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,024 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is water....
- West Vincent TownshipWest Vincent Township, PennsylvaniaWest Vincent Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,567 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.22%, is water...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Timothy Slack Timothy Slack Charles Timothy Slack is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Republican | 1969 – 1970 | ||
| Samuel Morris Samuel Morris (Pennsylvania politician) Samuel W. Morris was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-Career:Morris founded the French and Pickering Creek Trust in 1967. He lost his bid for re-election in 1990 to Jim Gerlach.... |
Democrat | 1971 – 1978 | ||
| E. Raymond Lynch E. Raymond Lynch E. Raymond Lynch is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1979 – 1980 | ||
| Samuel Morris Samuel Morris (Pennsylvania politician) Samuel W. Morris was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-Career:Morris founded the French and Pickering Creek Trust in 1967. He lost his bid for re-election in 1990 to Jim Gerlach.... |
Democrat | 1981 – 1990 | ||
| Jim Gerlach Jim Gerlach James "Jim" Gerlach is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.- Early life, education and career :... |
Republican | 1991 – 1994 | West Pikeland Township West Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania West Pikeland Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,024 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is water.... |
Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate Pennsylvania State Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such... |
| Curt Schroder Curt Schroder Curt Schroder is serving his seventh term as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 155th district. Schroder is the Republican Chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, and also sits on the House Insurance Committee.... |
Republican | 1995 – present | Downingtown Downingtown, Pennsylvania Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,891. Downingtown was settled by English and European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings and structures.-History:The town was... |
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