Pennsylvania Senate, District 50
American legislative district
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Pennsylvania State Senate District 50 includes part of Lawrence County and all of Crawford County and Mercer County. It is currently represented by Republican Michele Brooks.
Population(2021)263,540
| Pennsylvania's 9th State Senate district | |||
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| Population (2021) | 263,540 | ||
District profile
The district includes the following areas:[1]
All of Crawford County
- Bessemer
- Hickory Township
- Mahoning Township
- Neshannock Township
- New Castle
- New Wilmington
- North Beaver Township
- Plain Grove Township
- Pulaski Township
- Scott Township
- Shenango Township
- Slippery Rock Township
- S.N.P.J.
- South New Castle
- Taylor Township
- Union Township
- Volant
- Washington Township
- Wilmington Township
All of Mercer County
Senators
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland B. Mahany | Republican | 1947–1958 | Crawford, Mercer[2] | ||
| Raymond P. Shafer | Republican | 1959–1962 | Crawford, Mercer[3] | ||
| Rowland B. Mahany | Republican | 1963 – 1968 | Crawford, Mercer, Erie (part)[2] | ||
| James E. Willard | Republican | 1969–1970 | Crawford, Mercer, Erie (part)[4] | ||
| R. Budd Dwyer | Republican | 1971–1972 | Resigned January 20, 1981 to become Treasurer of Pennsylvania[5] | Crawford, Mercer, Erie (part)[6] | |
| 1973–1981 | Mercer, Crawford (part), Erie (part)[6] | ||||
| Roy W. Wilt | Republican | 1981–1982 | Seated April 21, 1981[7] | Mercer, Crawford (part), Erie (part)[4] | |
| 1983–1990 | Crawford, Mercer, Venango (part)[4] | ||||
| Robert D. Robbins | Republican | 1991– 1992 | Crawford, Mercer, Venango (part)[8] | ||
| 1993–2003 | Crawford, Mercer, Erie (part)[8] | ||||
| 2004–2012 | Crawford, Mercer, Butler (part), Lawrence (part)[9] | ||||
| 2013–2014 | Crawford, Mercer, Erie (part), Warren (part)[10] | ||||
| Michele Brooks | Republican | 2015–present |