Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 40

The 40th 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 made up of parts of 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 Washington County

Washington County, Pennsylvania

-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 152,534 registered voters in Washington County .* Democratic: 89,027 * Republican: 49,025 * Other Parties: 14,482...

. The district includes the following areas:

Allegheny County
- Bethel Park
  Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
  Bethel Park is a home rule municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area, approximately 7 miles southwest of Pittsburgh...
  
  (PART)
  - Ward 01
  - Ward 02
  - Ward 04
  - Ward 05 [PART, Divisions 01 and 02]
  - Ward 06 [PART, Divisions 01 and 02]
  - Ward 08 [PART, Divisions 03 and 04]
  - Ward 09

Allegheny County (continued)
- Upper St. Clair Township
Washington County
- Peters Township
  Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
  Peters Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,566 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Donald O. Bair	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...	1969 – 1970
Jay R. Wells, III	Republican	1971 – 1974
D. Michael Fisher D. Michael Fisher Dennis Michael Fisher is a United States federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated on May 1, 2003 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S...	Republican	1975 – 1980		Elected to the Pennsylvania Senate
Frank J. Marmion, Jr.	Republican	1981 – 1984
Alice S. Langtry	Republican	1985 – 1992
Albert W. Pettit	Republican	1993 – 1997		Died on June 5, 1997
John A. Maher John A. Maher John A. Maher is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 40th District and was elected in a special election on September 9, 1997.-Career:...	Republican	1997 – present	Upper St. Clair Township	Elected on September 9, 1997 to fill vacancy. Incumbent

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