Pennsylvania Senate, District 20
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Pennsylvania's 20th Senatorial District includes parts of Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties

Luzerne County
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...

  • Conyngham Township
    Conyngham Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Conyngham Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,385 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Courtdale
    Courtdale, Pennsylvania
    Courtdale is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 791 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Courtdale is located at ....

  • Dallas
    Dallas, Pennsylvania
    Dallas is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,557 at the 2000 census. It was created by a charter granted April 21, 1879 from land entirely within Dallas Township. The township had been formed in 1817 and was named for Alexander J. Dallas, who was the 6th...

  • Dallas Township
    Dallas Township, Pennsylvania
    Dallas Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,179 at the 2000 census. The township was formed in 1817 from territory taken from Kingston Township, and it was named for Alexander J. Dallas, who was the 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury...

  • Dennison Township
    Dennison Township, Pennsylvania
    Dennison Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 908 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

  • Dorrance Township
    Dorrance Township, Pennsylvania
    Dorrance Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,109 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Exeter Township
    Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Exeter Township is a township within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,557 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

  • Fairmount Township
    Fairmount Township, Pennsylvania
    Fairmount Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,226 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Much of Ricketts Glen State Park is...

  • Fairview Township
    Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Fairview Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.10% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

  • Forty Fort
    Forty Fort, Pennsylvania
    Forty Fort is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,579 at the 2000 census. It neighbors the boroughs of Kingston, Wyoming, and Swoyersville...

  • Franklin Township
    Franklin Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Franklin Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,601 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Harveys Lake
    Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania
    Harveys Lake is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The lake within the town is the largest natural lake by volume contained entirely in Pennsylvania. The lake was named after Benjamin Harvey, who founded the borough in 1781 and was a member of the Sons of Liberty, an...

  • Hollenback Township
    Hollenback Township, Pennsylvania
    Hollenback Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,243 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

  • Hunlock Township
    Hunlock Township, Pennsylvania
    Hunlock Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,568 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water...

  • Huntington Township
    Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Huntington Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Jackson Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania United States. The population was 4,453 at the 2000 census. A portion of Shavertown, an unincorporated village which is mainly a part of Kingston Township, is located in Jackson Township...

  • Kingston
    Kingston, Pennsylvania
    Kingston is a municipality located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes Barre. Kingston was incorporated as a borough in 1857. Kingston has adopted a home rule charter which became effective in January 1976. It is part of the greater metropolitan...

  • Kingston Township
    Kingston Township, Pennsylvania
    Kingston Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,145 at the 2000 census. The villages of Trucksville and Shavertown and a portion of the borough of Wyoming are located here as is Frances Slocum State Park...

  • Lake Township
    Lake Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Lake Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,110 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

  • Lehman Township
    Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Lehman Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is locally pronounced "LEE-man." The campus of Penn State Wilkes-Barre is located at the Hayfield Farms on Old Route 115 in Lehman Township...

  • Nescopeck
    Nescopeck, Pennsylvania
    Nescopeck is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,528 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nescopeck is located at ....

  • Nescopeck Township
    Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania
    Nescopeck Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,096.-Geography:...

  • New Columbus
    New Columbus, Pennsylvania
    New Columbus is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 215 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Columbus is located at ....

  • Nuangola
    Nuangola, Pennsylvania
    Nuangola is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the northeastern Coal Region. The population was 671 at the 2000 census...

  • Penn Lake Park
    Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania
    Penn Lake Park is a borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Penn Lake Park is located at ....

  • Pringle
    Pringle, Pennsylvania
    Pringle is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 991.-Geography:Pringle is located at ....

  • Rice Township
    Rice Township, Pennsylvania
    Rice Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.3 square miles , of which, 11.1 square miles of it is land and...

  • Ross Township
    Ross Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Ross Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,742 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 43.7 square miles , of which, 43.2 square miles of it is land and...

  • Salem Township
    Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Salem Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,269 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.0 square miles , of which, 29.0 square miles of it is land and...

  • Shickshinny
    Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
    Shickshinny is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 959 at the 2000 census, and declined to 896 in the 2007 Economic Census....

  • Slocum Township
    Slocum Township, Pennsylvania
    Slocum Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,112 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.6 square miles , of which, 10.2 square miles of it is land and...

  • Union Township
    Union Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
    Union Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,100 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.4 square miles , of which, 19.9 square miles of it is land and...

  • White Haven
    White Haven, Pennsylvania
    White Haven is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. White Haven was created in 1824 by industrialist Josiah White. It is located along the Lehigh River which connects White Haven to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,182 at the 2000 census...

  • Wright Township
    Wright Township, Pennsylvania
    Wright Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,593 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...



Monroe County
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...

  • Middle Smithfield Township
    Middle Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania
    Middle Smithfield Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,495 at the 2000 census. 2008 population estimates by the United States Census Bureau place the population at 14,900.-Geography:...

  • Price Township
    Price Township, Pennsylvania
    Price Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,649 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.2 square miles , of which, 25.0 square miles of it is land and...



All Of Pike County
Pike County, Pennsylvania
-National protected areas:* Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area * Middle Delaware National Scenic River * Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...



Susquehanna County
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,238 people, 16,529 households, and 11,785 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 21,829 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

  • Ararat Township
    Ararat Township, Pennsylvania
    Ararat Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 531 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Clifford Township
    Clifford Township, Pennsylvania
    Clifford Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,381 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Forest City
    Forest City, Pennsylvania
    Forest City is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Forest City is situated at the corner of Susquehanna County, Lackawanna County and Wayne County, Pennsylvania and is designated by a marker which is located in the Forest City Industrial Park....

  • Gibson Township
    Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
    Gibson Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Harford Township
    Harford Township, Pennsylvania
    Harford Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,301 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Harmony Township
    Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
    Harmony Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 558 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-History:Harmony, Pennsylvania, is...

  • Herrick Township
    Herrick Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
    Herrick Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 599 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Hop Bottom
    Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania
    Hop Bottom is a Borough of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 333 as of the 2000 census. The name comes from the hop, a plant providing flowers for brewing.-History:...

  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
    Jackson Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 788 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Lanesboro
    Lanesboro, Pennsylvania
    Lanesboro is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 588 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lanesboro is located at ....

  • Lathrop Township
    Lathrop Township, Pennsylvania
    Lathrop Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 835 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Lenox Township
    Lenox Township, Pennsylvania
    Lenox Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,832 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

  • Oakland
    Oakland, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
    Oakland is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Oakland borough was 622 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakland is located at Oakland is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. (Not to be confused with Oakland Township, Susquehanna...

  • Oakland Township
    Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
    Oakland Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 550 at the 2000 census. Oakland Township was once part of Harmony Township . Emma Hale Smith, wife of Latter-day Saint Movement founder, Joseph Smith, grew up in Oakland Township when it was still...

  • Springville Township
    Springville Township, Pennsylvania
    Springville Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States that was formed during the April Session in 1814...

  • Susquehanna Depot
    Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania
    Susquehanna Depot, often referred to simply as Susquehanna, is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, located on the Susquehanna River southeast of Binghamton, New York. In the past, railroad locomotives and railroad cars were made here. It is also known for its Pennsylvania Bluestone...

  • Thompson
    Thompson, Pennsylvania
    Thompson is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thompson is located at ....

  • Thompson Township
  • Uniondale


All of Wayne County
Wayne County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,722 people, 18,350 households, and 12,936 families residing in the county. The population density was 65 people per square mile . There were 30,593 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...



All of Wyoming County
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County. Its county seat is Tunkhannock.-Geography:According to the U.S...


Senators

Representative Party Years District home Note
T. Newell Wood
T. Newell Wood
Theodore Newell Wood is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1969 to 1978.-References:...

 
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 – 1978
Frank J. O’Connell  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 – 1985 resigned August 31, 1985.
Charles D. Lemmond, 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...

1985 – 2006 Seated November 20, 1985.
Lisa Baker
Lisa Baker (Pennsylvania politician)
Lisa Baker is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 20th District since 2007. Her term expires in 2014. She is chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee.-External links:...

 
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...

2007 – present
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