Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 147
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The 147th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
is located in Montgomery 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....
is located in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...
and includes the following areas:
- Douglass TownshipDouglass Township, Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaDouglass Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,195 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
- East GreenvilleEast Greenville, PennsylvaniaEast Greenville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,951 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District....
- Green LaneGreen Lane, PennsylvaniaGreen Lane is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 508 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District and Boyertown Area School District.-Geography:...
- Lower Frederick TownshipLower Frederick Township, PennsylvaniaLower Frederick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,840 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
- Marlborough TownshipMarlborough Township, PennsylvaniaMarlborough Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,178 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.-Geography:...
- New Hanover TownshipNew Hanover Township, PennsylvaniaNew Hanover Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,939 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
- Ward 1
- Ward 2
- PennsburgPennsburg, PennsylvaniaPennsburg is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,843 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District....
- Perkiomen TownshipPerkiomen Township, PennsylvaniaPerkiomen Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 9,139, which represents a 28.8% increase from the 2000 total of 7,093 residents. Governmentally, it is a township of the second class, governed by a board of...
- Red HillRed Hill, PennsylvaniaRed Hill is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is primarily a lake shore lowlands suburban community northwest of Philadelphia in the Delaware River Valley watershed, as is the balance of its county...
- Salford TownshipSalford Township, PennsylvaniaSalford Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,504 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.6 square miles , of which, 9.5 square miles of it is land and...
- SchwenksvilleSchwenksville, PennsylvaniaSchwenksville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,385 at the 2010 census. It is notable for being located near the site of the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The borough was founded in in 1684, when the Lenni-Lenape Indians ceded to William Penn the...
- Skippack TownshipSkippack Township, PennsylvaniaSkippack Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,715 at the 2010 census. This represents a 110.5% increase from the 2000 count of 6,516 residents.-Geography:...
- District 1
- Upper Frederick TownshipUpper Frederick Township, PennsylvaniaUpper Frederick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,523 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
- Upper Hanover TownshipUpper Hanover Township, PennsylvaniaUpper Hanover Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,464 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.-Geography:...
- Upper Salford TownshipUpper Salford Township, PennsylvaniaUpper Salford Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,299 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.88%, is water. It is drained by Perkiomen Creek into the...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| G. Sieber Pancoast G. Sieber Pancoast G. Sieber Pancoast was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-External links-:*... |
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... |
1969 – 1978 | ||
| Marilyn Lewis Marilyn Lewis Marilyn S. Lewis is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Republican | 1979 – 1982 | ||
| Raymond Bunt Raymond Bunt Raymond Bunt, Jr. is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He is a 1962 graduate of Schwenksville High School. He attended Ursinus College and Pennsylvania State University.... |
Republican | 1983 – 2006 | ||
| Bob Mensch Bob Mensch Robert "Bob" Mensch is a Republican politician. He is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 147th legislative district. He was first elected in 2006 to succeed the retiring Raymond Bunt, Jr..Mensch attended Valley Forge Military Academy and College... |
Republican | 2007 – 2009 | Marlborough Township | Resigned after being elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate Pennsylvania State Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such... |
| Marcy Toepel | Republican | 2010 – present | Douglass Township Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Douglass Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,195 at the 2010 census.-Geography:... |
Incumbent; Elected in a special election on May 18 |