Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 72

The 72nd 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 Cambria County

Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It comprises the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 143,679....

and Somerset County

Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 77,742. Somerset County was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County and named for Somerset, United Kingdom. Its county seat is Somerset. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania,...

. The district includes the following areas:

Cambria County
- Blacklick Township
  Blacklick Township, Pennsylvania
  Blacklick Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,200 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Cambria Township
  Cambria Township, Pennsylvania
  Cambria Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,323 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area and geographically surrounds the Borough of Ebensburg....
- East Taylor Township
  East Taylor Township, Pennsylvania
  East Taylor Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, The population was 2,726 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Ebensburg
  Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
  Ebensburg is a borough located in, and is the seat of, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, west of Altoona and surrounded by Cambria Township. It is situated in the Alleghenies about 2025 feet above sea level. Ebensburg is located in a rich bituminous coal region. In the past, saw mills, tanneries,...
- Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
  Jackson Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,925 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Lower Yoder Township
  Lower Yoder Township, Pennsylvania
  Lower Yoder Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, The population was 3,029 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Middle Taylor Township
  Middle Taylor Township, Pennsylvania
  Middle Taylor Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, about 25 miles WSW of Altoona, Pennsylvania. The population was 792 at the 2000 census...
- Nanty Glo
- Scalp Level
  Scalp Level, Pennsylvania
  Scalp Level is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Upper Yoder Township
  Upper Yoder Township, Pennsylvania
  Upper Yoder Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,862 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Vintondale
  Vintondale, Pennsylvania
  Vintondale is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 528 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- West Taylor Township
  West Taylor Township, Pennsylvania
  West Taylor Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 862 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

Somerset County
- Benson
  Benson, Pennsylvania
  Benson is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The town is more commonly known to locals as Hollsopple, which is also the United States Postal Service name for the town, zip code 15935. The population was 194 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania...
- Boswell
  Boswell, Pennsylvania
  Boswell is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,364 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Central City
  Central City, Pennsylvania
  Central City is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,258 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Conemaugh Township
  Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
  Conemaugh Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,452 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Hooversville
  Hooversville, Pennsylvania
  Hooversville is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 779 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Jenner Township
  Jenner Township, Pennsylvania
  Jenner Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,054 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  (PART, District 02)
- Ogle Township
  Ogle Township, Pennsylvania
  Ogle Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 588 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Paint
  Paint, Pennsylvania
  Paint is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,103 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Paint is located at ....
- Paint Township
  Paint Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
  Paint Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,300 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Quemahoning Township
  Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania
  Quemahoning Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,180 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Shade Township
  Shade Township, Pennsylvania
  Shade Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,886 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shade township was incorporated in 1816. The township was first settled in 1772 and was formed from...
- Stoystown
  Stoystown, Pennsylvania
  Stoystown is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 428 at the 2000 census...
- Windber
  Windber, Pennsylvania
  Windber is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, eight miles south of Johnstown. It was at one time a place of industrial activities which included coal mining, lumbering, and the manufacture of fire brick. In 1897, the community was founded by coal barons Charles and Edward Julius Berwind...

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Edward McNally Edward McNally (Pennsylvania) Edward W. McNally was an American politician from Cambria County, Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, McNally served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1961 until his death in 1968.-Professional career:...	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...	Elected to represent district in 1968		Died shortly after election to seat in 1968.
John Murtha John Murtha John Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr. was an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010....	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 – 1974		Elected 20 May 1969 to fill vacancy. Elected to Congress
James O. Whelan, Jr.	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...	1974 – 1976		Elected 21 May 1974.
William J. Stewart	Democrat	1977 – 1987		vacated seat in 1987.
Andrew Billow, Jr.	Democrat	1987 – 1992		Elected November 1987 to fill vacancy
Thomas F. Yewcic Thomas F. Yewcic Thomas F. Yewcic was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 72nd District from 1993 until 2008. He and his wife live in Jackson Township and have 2 children...	Democrat	1993 – 2008	Conemaugh Township Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Conemaugh Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,452 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Frank Burns Frank Burns (politician) Frank Burns is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-External links:* official PA House website* official Party website...	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...	2009 – present		Incumbent

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