Pennsylvania Senate, District 29 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Pennsylvania's 29th Senatorial district includes parts of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill Counties. It is represented by Senator David G. Argall

Berks County

Berks County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 373,638 people, 141,570 households, and 98,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 150,222 housing units at an average density of 175 per square mile...

Albany Township
Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Albany Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,662 at the 2000 census. A 2005 census estimate put the township's population at 1,712. The township hall is located in Kempton.-Geography:...
Hamburg
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Hamburg is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,114 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Hamburg, Germany.-Geography:Hamburg is located at ....
Maidencreek Township
Maidencreek Township, Pennsylvania
Maidencreek Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,553 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, 13.2 square miles of it is land and...
Shoemakersville
Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania
Shoemakersville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,124 at the 2000 census.-Overview:Shoemakersville was named for the first settlers Henry and Charles Shoemaker. It was a thriving apparel manufacturing town. It is home of the "The Shoey Green Sox" the...
Perry Township
Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Perry Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,517 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.4 square miles , of which, 18.3 square miles of it is land and...
Tilden Township
Tilden Township, Pennsylvania
Tilden Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,553 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.0 square miles , of which, 18.9 square miles of it is land and...
Windsor Township
Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Windsor Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population as of the 2000 census was 2,392.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.6 square miles .22.5 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square...

Carbon County

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

As of the census of 2000, there were 58,802 people, 23,701 households, and 16,424 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were 30,492 housing units at an average density of 80 per square mile...

Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Franklin Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,243 at the 2000 census. A portion of Beltzville State Park, a Pennsylvania state park, is in Franklin Township.-Geography:...
Penn Forest Township
Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania
Penn Forest Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,439 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 75.4 square miles , of which, 74.2 square miles of it is land and...
Palmerton
Palmerton, Pennsylvania
Palmerton is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the coal region of the state. It is a part of lower Carbon County, which is considered part of the Lehigh Valley and the greater Allentown Metropolitan Area....
Towamensing Township
Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania
Towamensing Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,475 at the 2000 census. A portion of Beltzville State Park as Pennsylvania state park is in Towamensing Township.-Geography:...
Parryville
Parryville, Pennsylvania
Parryville is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 478 at the 2000 census. Parryville is located southeast of Lehighton and north of Bowmanstown off Route 248 and northwest of Palmerton...
East Penn Township
East Penn Township, Pennsylvania
East Penn Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,461 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...
Lower Towamensing Township
Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Towamensing Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,173 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Bowmanstown
Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania
Bowmanstown is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 895 at the 2000 census. Bowmanstown is at an elevation of and is located west of Palmerton and south of Lehighton off of Route 248.-Geography:...

Lehigh County

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

-Climate:Most of the county's climate is considered to fall in the humid continental climate zone. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is almost uniformly distributed throughout the year....

Lynn Township
Lynn Township, Pennsylvania
Lynn Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state...
Washington Township
Washington Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Washington Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley area of the state.The population of Washington Township was 6,588 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Slatington
Slatington, Pennsylvania
Slatington is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is located 15 miles northwest of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state...
Heidelberg Township
Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Heidelberg Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Heidelberg Township was 3,279 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

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...

Eldred Township
Eldred Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Eldred Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,665 at the 2000 census. The township is served by the Pleasant Valley School District.-Geography:...
Jackson Township
Jackson Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Jackson 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:...
Polk Township
Polk Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Polk Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,533 at the 2000 census. Polk Township is served by the Pleasant Valley School District.-Geography:...
Tunkhannock Township
Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Tunkhannock Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,983 at the 2000 census. The Pocono Raceway is located within the township.-Geography:...

Northampton County

Northampton County, Pennsylvania

As of the 2010 census, the county was 86.3% White, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 2.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.2% were two or more races, and 3.8% were some other race. 10.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.As of the census of...

Lehigh Township
Lehigh Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lehigh Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Lehigh Township was 9,728 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
Walnutport
Walnutport, Pennsylvania
Walnutport is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Incorporated in 1909, Walnutport is located in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania along the Lehigh River.The population of Walnutport was 2,043 at the 2000 census. The U.S...

All of Schuylkill County

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

-Notable people:*Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.*Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....

Senators

Representative	Party	Years	Notes
Charles E. Quall	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...	1900 – 1908
Charles A. Snyder	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...	1908 – 1920
Robert D. Heaton	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...	1920 – 1932
Charles W. Staudenmeier	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...	1932 – 1936
Joseph P. Dando	Democratic 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...	1936 – 1940
G. Harold Watkins	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...	1940 – 1944
Paul L. Wagner	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...	1944 – 1964
Frederick H. Hobbs	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...	1966 – 1976
Joseph E. Gurzenda	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...	1976 – 1980
James J. Rhoades James J. Rhoades James J. Rhoades was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 29th District from 1980 until his death....	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...	1980 – 2008	Died October 18, 2008
David G. Argall	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...	2009 – present	Elected March 3, 2009 to fill vacancy.

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