Pennsylvania Senate, District 29
American legislative district
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Pennsylvania State Senate District 29 includes part of Luzerne County and all of Carbon County and Schuylkill County. It is currently represented by Republican Dave Argall.
Population(2021)264,845
| Pennsylvania's 29th State Senate district | |||
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| Population (2021) | 264,845 | ||
District profile
Senators
| Representative | Party | Years | Hometown | Notes | Counties |
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| Charles E. Quail | Republican | 1900–1906 | Schuylkill County bifurcated by Districts 29 and 30. | Schuylkill (part)[2] | |
| 1907–1908 | Schuylkill[2] | ||||
| Charles A. Snyder | Republican | 1909–1917 | Resigned on April 20, 1917, to run for Pennsylvania State Auditor.[3] | Schuylkill[4] | |
| Vacant | 1917–1918 | ||||
| Robert D. Heaton | Republican | 1919–1920 | Schuylkill (part)[5] | ||
| 1921–1932 | Schuylkill[5] | ||||
| Charles W. Staudenmeier | Republican | 1933–1936 | Schuylkill[4] | ||
| Joseph P. Dando | Democratic | 1937–1940 | Schuylkill | ||
| G. Harold Watkins | Republican | 1941–1944 | Schuylkill[7] | ||
| Paul L. Wagner | Republican | 1945–1964 | Wagner ran against Albert I. Nagle in 1964. The results of that election were inconclusive and neither candidate was able to claim the Senatorial seat.[8] | Schuylkill[7] | |
| Vacant | 1965–1966 | ||||
| Frederick H. Hobbs | Republican | 1967–1972 | Carbon, Schuylkill[5] | ||
| 1973–1976 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe (part)[5] | ||||
| Joseph E. Gurzenda | Democratic | 1977–1980 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe[9] | ||
| James J. Rhoades | Republican | 1981–1992 | Died October 18, 2008[10] | Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe[11] | |
| 1993–2004 | Carbon, Schuylkill, Montour[11] | ||||
| 2005–2008 | Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)[12] | ||||
| Dave Argall | Republican | 2009–2012 | Elected March 3, 2009 to fill vacancy.[13] | Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)[12] | |
| 2013–present | Schuylkill, Berks (part)[14] | ||||