Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179

Pennsylvania's 179th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Jason Dawkins
D–Philadelphia

The 179th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:[1]

  • Ward 23 [PART, Divisions 02, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23]
  • Ward 35 [PART, Divisions 15, 23, 24, 26, 29 and 30]
  • Ward 41 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03]
  • Ward 42 [PART, Divisions 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 and 25]
  • Ward 53 [PART, Division 01]
  • Ward 54 [PART, Division 01]
  • Ward 61 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 07]
  • Ward 62 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 19]

Representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William W. Rieger Democrat 1969 – 2006
Tony J. Payton Democrat 2007 – 2012 Philadelphia
James Clay, Jr. Democrat 2013 – 2014 Philadelphia
Jason Dawkins Democrat 2015 – present Philadelphia Incumbent

References

  • Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  1. ^ "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2015.


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