Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 175

The 175th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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 Philadelphia County

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

-History:Tribes of Lenape were the first known occupants in the area which became Philadelphia County. The first European settlers were Swedes and Finns who arrived in 1638. The Netherlands seized the area in 1655, but permanently lost control to England in 1674...

and includes the following areas:

Philadelphia (PART)
- Ward 01 [PART, Divisions 10, 12 and 16]
- Ward 02 [PART, Divisions 01–03, 12–17, 25–27]
- Ward 05 [PART, Divisions 01–04, 10, 12–13, 16–19 and 21]
- Ward 18 [PART, Divisions 02, 04–07, 10–12]
- Ward 25 [PART, Divisions 09, 13–21]
- Ward 31 [PART, Divisions 01–04, 07–14]
- Ward 45 [PART, Divisions 09–11, 16–17 and 19]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
John Pezak John Pezak John Pezak is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...	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 – 1972
Fortunato N. Perri	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...	1973 – 1976	Philadelphia	Judge, Philadelphia Traffic Court
Robert A. Borski, Jr. Robert A. Borski, Jr. Robert Anthony Borski , was an American Democratic Party Congressman from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1983 until 2003, representing the state's 3rd congressional district....	Democrat	1977 – 1982	Philadelphia	Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Gerard A. Kosinski	Democrat	1983 – 1992	Philadelphia	Judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court
Marie Lederer Marie Lederer Marie A. Lederer is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.She is a 1945 graduate of Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She also attended Temple University...	Democrat	1993 – 2006
Michael H. O'Brien Michael H. O'Brien Michael Henry "Mike" O'Brien is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 175th legislative district. He was first elected in 2006....	Democrat	2007 – present	Philadelphia	Incumbent

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