Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 170
American legislative district
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 170th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:[1]
- Ward 58 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44]
- Ward 66 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40 and 41] [2]
| Pennsylvania's 170th State House of Representatives district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| |||
| Representative |
| ||
Special Election
A Special Election for the 170th House District was ordered for Tuesday, March 24, 2015.[3]
Republican candidate Martina White was nominated by Republican ward leaders in the district, and went on to win the special election, with a 14% margin over Democrat Sarah Del Ricci.[4]
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Tom Gola | Republican | 1969 – 1970 | Philadelphia | |
| Alvin Katz | Republican | 1971 – 1972 | Philadelphia | |
| Frank A. Salvatore | Republican | 1973 – 1984 | Philadelphia | Elected to the State Senate |
| George T. Kenney | Republican | 1985 – 2008 | Philadelphia | Retired |
| Brendan Boyle[5] | Democrat | 2009 – 2015 | Philadelphia | Elected to the US House of Representatives. |
| Martina White | Republican | 2015 – | Philadelphia | Elected in special election |
