Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 19
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The 19th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located in Allegheny County
and includes the following area:
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 Allegheny County
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
and includes the following area:
- City of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
(PART)- Ward 01
- Ward 02 [PART, Division 01]
- Ward 03
- Ward 04 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 09, 17, 18 and 19]
- Ward 05
- Ward 15 [PART, Divisions 15 and 17]
- Ward 16 [PART, Divisions 03, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12 and 13]
- Ward 17 [PART, Division 01]
- Ward 18 [PART, Divisions 02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 09, 10 and 11]
- Ward 21 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03]
- Ward 22
- Ward 25 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 and 06]
- Ward 26 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 08]
- Ward 27 [PART, Divisions 12 and 13]
- Ward 30 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03])
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| K. Leroy Irvis K. Leroy Irvis K. Leroy Irvis was the first African American to serve as a speaker of the house in any state legislature in the United States since Reconstruction. John Roy Lynch of Mississippi was the first African American to hold that position. Mr... |
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 – 1988 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
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| William Russell Robinson William Russell Robinson William Russell "Bill" Robinson is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Robinson is a 1960 graduate of Schenley High School. He earned a degree in political science from The Ohio State University in 1964 and a master's degree degree in political science from... |
Democrat | 1989 – 2002 | ||
| Jake Wheatley Jake Wheatley Jake Wheatley, Jr. is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He represents the 19th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives which includes a number of areas in the city of Pittsburgh including: the Hill District, North Side, South Side, Allentown, Hazelwood,... |
Democrat | 2003 – present | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
Incumbent |