Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 181
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The 181st Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located in Philadelphia 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 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:
- PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia 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 05 [PART, Divisions 15, 20 and 23],
- Ward 14,
- Ward 18 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 08, 09, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17],
- Ward 19 [PART, Divisions 01, 05, 08 and 12],
- Ward 20,
- Ward 37,
- Ward 42 [PART, Divisions 13, 17 and 20],
- Ward 43 [PART, Divisions 01, 09, 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25],
- Ward 47 [PART, Division 01]
- Ward 49 [PART, Divisions 02, 03, 05 and 13]
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Ulysses Shelton Ulysses Shelton Ulysses Shelton 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 – 1978 | Resigned May 23, 1978. | |
| T. Milton Street | Democratic | 1979 – 1980 | ||
| Alphonso Deal Alphonso Deal Alphonso Deal was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Democratic | 1981 – 1988 | Died June 3, 1987. | |
| W. Curtis Thomas | Democratic | 1989 – present | Incumbent | |