Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 85

The 85th 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 made up of parts of Snyder County

Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Snyder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 39,702. Snyder County was formed in 1855 from parts of Union County...

and all of Union County

Union County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 41,624 people, 13,178 households, and 9,211 families residing in the county. The population density was 131 people per square mile . There were 14,684 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

. The district includes the following areas:

Snyder County
- Center Township
  Center Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
  Center Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,162 at the 2000 census.-History:Center Township was settled in 1745...
- Chapman Township
  Chapman Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
  Chapman Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,426 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
- Freeburg
  Freeburg, Pennsylvania
  Freeburg is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 584 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land....
- Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
  Jackson Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land....
- Middlecreek Township
  Middlecreek Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
  Middlecreek Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,971 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.4 square miles , of which, 14.3 square miles of it is land and...
- Penn Township
  Penn Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
  Penn Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,781 at the 2000 census.Penn Township is home to the Selinsgrove Speedway, a 1/2-mile high-banked oval dirt track.-Geography:...
- Selinsgrove
  Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
  Selinsgrove is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1787 by Captain Anthony Selin, who fought with Washington in the Revolutionary War....
- Union Township
  Union Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
  Union Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.6 square miles , of which, 14.6 square miles of it is land and...
- Washington Township
  Washington Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
  Washington Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,532 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.5 square miles , of which, 24.5 square miles of it is land and...
Union County
- Entire county

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Reno H. Thomas	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 – 1980
John R. Showers	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...	1981 – 1988
Russ Fairchild Russ Fairchild Russell H. "Russ" Fairchild is a Republican politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-Career:Fairchild has seen several of his bills become law, including Act 69 of 2005, that makes it illegal to take voyeuristic or “upskirting” photos and post them on the Internet...	Republican	1989 – 2010	Lewisburg Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, south by southeast of Williamsport and north of Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for a fertile grain and general farming region. The population was 5,620 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union...
Fred Keller	Republican	2011 – present		Incumbent

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