Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 149
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The 149th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District 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....
District 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:
- BridgeportBridgeport, PennsylvaniaBridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. The old-time industries were paper, flour, cotton, and woolen mills, steel works, brickyards, etc. Bridgeport is six miles east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania...
- Lower Merion TownshipLower Merion Township, PennsylvaniaLower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and part of the Pennsylvania Main Line. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 57,825...
(PART)- Ward 04
- Ward 05
- Ward 06 [PART, Divisions 01 and 02]
- Ward 07 [PART, Divisions 01 and 03]
- Ward 08
- Ward 10
- Ward 11 [PART, Division 02]
- Ward 14
- Upper Merion TownshipUpper Merion Township, PennsylvaniaUpper Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 28,395 at the 2010 census.Located from Philadelphia, it consists of the villages of King of Prussia, Swedeland, Swedesburg, Gulph Mills, and Wayne....
- West ConshohockenWest Conshohocken, PennsylvaniaWest Conshohocken is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,462 in 1880; 2,482 in 1950; 1,516 in 1980; 1,294 in 1990; and 1,320 at the 2010 census....
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Richard A. McClachey, Jr. | 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 – 1988 | ||
| James Clark James Clark (Pennsylvania politician) James Clark is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Republican | 1989 – 1990 | ||
| Ellen A. Harley | Republican | 1991 – 1994 | ||
| Colleen Sheehan Colleen Sheehan Colleen Sheehan is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Republican | 1995 – 1996 | ||
| Constance H. Williams Constance H. Williams Constance H. "Connie" Williams is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, who represented the 17th District from 2001 to 2009.-Biography:... |
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... |
1997 – 2001 | Resigned December 3, 2001 after election 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... |
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| Wallis Brooks Wallis Brooks Wallis W. Brooks is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She graduated from American University with a degree in English in 1969. She earned a law degree from the Dickinson School of Law, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1973.-Election history:Wallis W... |
Republican | 2002 | Elected February 12, 2002 to fill vacancy. | |
| Daylin Leach Daylin Leach Daylin Leach is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 17th senatorial district since 2009. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 149th district from 2003 to 2009.-Biography:Leach graduated from Parkland High... |
Democrat | 2003 – 2008 | Elected to seek 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... seat. |
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| Tim Briggs Tim Briggs Tim Briggs is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-External links:* official PA House website* official Party website... |
Democrat | 2009 – present | Upper Merion Township Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania Upper Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 28,395 at the 2010 census.Located from Philadelphia, it consists of the villages of King of Prussia, Swedeland, Swedesburg, Gulph Mills, and Wayne.... |
Incumbent |