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Pennsylvania's 17th State
House of Representatives
district
Pennsylvania's 17th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Timothy R. Bonner; R–Grove City
Population (2022)	65,933

The 17th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in western Pennsylvania and has been represented by Republican Timothy R. Bonner since 2023.

District profile

The 17th District is located in Butler County and Mercer County and includes the following areas:^[1]

Butler County

Mercer County

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Eugene F. Scanlon	Democrat	1969 – 1974
Leonard E. Sweeney	Democrat	1975		Convicted of mail fraud and expelled on August 27, 1975^[2]
Robert P. Ravenstahl	Democrat	1975 – 1978
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr.	Democrat	1979 – 1982		Moved to the 20th District
Robert D. Robbins	Republican	1983 – 1990	Greenville	Elected to the Pennsylvania Senate
David Orr King	Republican	1991 – 1996
Rod E. Wilt	Republican	1997 – 2006
Michele Brooks	Republican	2007 – 2014	Jamestown
Parke Wentling	Republican	2015 – 2022	Greenville	Redistricted to 7th District
Timothy R. Bonner	Republican	2023 – present	Grove City	Redistricted from 8th District

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 17
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Parke Wentling (incumbent)	18,937	71.27
	Democratic	Wayne Hanson	7,633	28.73
Total votes			26,570	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 17
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Parke Wentling	11,197	67.32
	Democratic	Wayne Hanson	5,435	32.68
Total votes			16,632	100.00
	Republican hold