Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 202

The 202nd 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
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

(PART)
- Ward 17 [PART, Divisions 04, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26 and 27],
- Ward 35 [PART, Divisions 04, 06, 07, 16, 17, 22, 24, 26, 27 and 28],
- Ward 42 [PART, Division 18],
- Ward 49 [PART, Divisions 07, 16, 21, 22 and 23],
- Ward 53 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 22 and 23],
- Ward 56 [PART, Divisions 02, 03, 05, 06, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 36 and 37]
- Ward 61 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08 and 10])

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Eugene Gelfand Eugene Gelfand Eugene Gelfand 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 – 1974	Resigned January 7, 1974.
Mark B. Cohen Mark B. Cohen Mark B. Cohen is a Democratic politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Succeeding Eugene Gelfand, he has represented Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 202 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since June 10, 1974, making him the most senior member in the Pennsylvania...	Democrat	1973 – present	Elected May 21, 1974 to fill vacancy.

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