Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 119
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The 119th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located in Luzerne County
and includes the following areas:
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 located in Luzerne County
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...
and includes the following areas:
- Bear Creek TownshipBear Creek Township, PennsylvaniaBear Creek Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township was the site of a plane crash on May 21, 2000 when an airplane, in its attempt to land at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in nearby Avoca, crashed in what was described by BBC as a...
(PART, District 01) - EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, PennsylvaniaEdwardsville is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, two miles west of Wilkes Barre and also adjacent to the boroughs of Kingston to the north and Larksville to the south. It is strictly a residential place, the population being 5,165 in 1900 and 8,407 in 1910. A substantial decrease in the...
- Fairview TownshipFairview Township, Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaFairview Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.10% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- Hanover TownshipHanover Township, Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaHanover Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,488 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which of it is land and is water. The Susquehanna River drains it and...
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- LarksvilleLarksville, PennsylvaniaLarksville is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, two miles west of Wilkes Barre on the Susquehanna River, running through US-Route 11. In 1910, 9,288 people lived here, and in 1940, 8,467 people lived here...
- Laurel RunLaurel Run, PennsylvaniaLaurel Run is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 723 at the 2000 census.Laurel Run is the site of a mine fire which started in 1915...
- NanticokeNanticoke, PennsylvaniaNanticoke is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,465 at the 2010 census.-History:The name Nanticoke was derived from Nantego, the Indian tidewater people who moved here when their Maryland lands were spoiled for hunting by the colonial settlement in...
- Newport TownshipNewport Township, PennsylvaniaNewport Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,006 at the 2000 census.It consists of 6 towns: Alden Station, Sheatown, Newport Center, Glen Lyon, Wanamie and Lee.-Geography:...
- PlymouthPlymouth, PennsylvaniaPlymouth is an incorporated borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States 4 miles west of Wilkes Barre, on the Susquehanna River. Prior to its incorporation in 1866, it was part of Plymouth Township, established in 1769 by the Susquehanna Company and claimed by Connecticut based on...
- Plymouth TownshipPlymouth Township, Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaPlymouth Township is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,097 at the 2000 census.-History:On September 6, 1869, a mine fire killed 110 people in Avondale, an unincorporated community in Plymouth Township....
- Rice TownshipRice Township, PennsylvaniaRice Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.3 square miles , of which, 11.1 square miles of it is land and...
- Slocum TownshipSlocum Township, PennsylvaniaSlocum Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,112 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.6 square miles , of which, 10.2 square miles of it is land and...
- Sugar NotchSugar Notch, PennsylvaniaSugar Notch is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,023 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sugar Notch is located at ....
- Warrior RunWarrior Run, PennsylvaniaWarrior Run is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 624 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Warrior Run is located at ....
- Wright TownshipWright Township, PennsylvaniaWright Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,593 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
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Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Fred J. Shupnik | 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 – 1982 | ||
| Stanley J. Jarolin | Democrat | 1983 – 1998 | ||
| John T. Yudichak | Democrat | 1999 – 2010 | ||
| Gerald J. Mullery | Democrat | 2011 – present | Incumbent | |