Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 176
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The 176th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located within Monroe County, Pennsylvania
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 within Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Monroe County, Pennsylvania
-National protected areas:* Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area * Middle Delaware National Scenic River -Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there are 176,567 people, 49,454 households, and 36,447 families residing in the county. The population density was 228 people per square mile...
and includes the following areas:
- Coolbaugh TownshipCoolbaugh Township, PennsylvaniaCoolbaugh Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,205 at the 2000 census. Tobyhanna State Park is in Coolbaugh Township.-Geography:...
- Jackson TownshipJackson Township, Monroe County, PennsylvaniaJackson Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,979 at the 2000 census. A portion of Big Pocono State Park a Pennsylvania state park is on Camelback Mountain in Jackson Township.-Geography:...
- Paradise TownshipParadise Township, Monroe County, PennsylvaniaParadise Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains. The population was 2,671 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Pocono TownshipPocono Township, PennsylvaniaPocono Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Township government is located in the village of Tannersville, Pennsylvania, near the site of the popular Camelback Water Beach & Ski Area, which is located in Pocono and the adjacent Jackson Township. The top of the ski...
- Stroud TownshipStroud Township, PennsylvaniaStroud Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population is 17,533 as of 2008.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.5 square miles , of which, 31.2 square miles of it is land and 0.3 square...
(PART, Districts 02, 03 and 04) - East StroudsburgEast Stroudsburg, PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg is the most populous municipality in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state. Originally known as "Dansbury", East Stroudsburg was renamed for geographic reasons when the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad opened a...
- Mount PoconoMount Pocono, PennsylvaniaMount Pocono is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state.As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 2,742.-Geography:Mount Pocono is located at ....
- StroudsburgStroudsburg, PennsylvaniaStroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state, approximately five miles from the Delaware Water Gap, at the confluence of the Brodhead and Pocono Creeks. It is the county seat of Monroe County. Stroudsburg is part of the...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Louis Sherman Louis Sherman (Pennsylvania politician) Louis Sherman 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 | ||
| Gerald J. McKelvey | 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... |
1979 – 1980 | ||
| Christopher R. Wogan | Republican | 1981 – 2002 | Bustleton Bustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Bustleton section of Northeast Philadelphia is located in the Far Northeast, north of Rhawnhurst and Fox Chase and south of Somerton; sitting between Roosevelt Boulevard to the east, the city boundary to the west, Red Lion Road to the north, and Pennypack Park to the south, it is centered at... |
Resigned January 9, 2002 after election as Philadelphia City Judge. |
| District moved from Philadelphia County to Monroe County in 2002. | ||||
| Mario M. Scavello | Republican | 2001 – present | Mount Pocono Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania Mount Pocono is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located in the Poconos region of the state.As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 2,742.-Geography:Mount Pocono is located at .... |
Elected April 23, 2002 to fill vacancy Incumbent |