Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 177

The 177th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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 in Philadelphia County

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

-History:Tribes of Lenape were the first known occupants in the area which became Philadelphia County. The first European settlers were Swedes and Finns who arrived in 1638. The Netherlands seized the area in 1655, but permanently lost control to England in 1674...

and includes the following areas:

Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

(PART)
- Ward 23 [PART, Divisions 02, 03, 04, 08, 09, 13 and 14],
- Ward 25 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 22, 23 and 24],
- Ward 31 [PART, Divisions 05, 06, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19],
- Ward 33 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 and 13],
- Ward 45 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25],
- Ward 55 [PART, Divisions 01 and 02]
- Ward 62 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 18 and 19]).

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Joseph A. Sullivan Joseph A. Sullivan Joseph A. Sullivan is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...	Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	1969 – 1976
Agnes M. Scanlon	Democratic	1977 – 1978
Gerald F. McMonagle	Democratic	1979 – 1984
John J. Taylor John J. Taylor (politician) John J. Taylor is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 177th Legislative District of Pennsylvania, USA, since 1984. He is Republican Chairman of the House Liquor Control Committee and a member of the House Urban Affairs Committee....	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...	1985 – present	Incumbent

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