Pennsylvania Senate, District 11

Pennsylvania's 11th
State Senate district
Senator
  Judy Schwank
D–Reading
Population (2021)263,931

Pennsylvania State Senate District 11 includes parts of Berks County. It is currently represented by Democrat Judy Schwank.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:[1]

Senators

Representative[2] Party Years District home Note
William Gilliland Democratic-Republican 1809 – 1820
James McSherry Federalist 1813 – 1816 Pennsylvania State Representative from 1807 to 1812, 1824 to 1830, 1834 and 1835. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1821 to 1823.[3]
Charles A. Barnitz Federalist 1815 – 1818 U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1833 to 1835[4]
Frederick Eichelberger Democratic-Republican 1819 – 1822
Jonah Brewster Republican 1821 – 1824
John Ryon, Jr. Democratic-Republican 1825 – 1830
Samuel McKean Democratic 1829 – 1830 Pennsylvania State Representative from 1815 to 1819. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1823 to 1829. U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania from 1833 to 1839[5]
Reuben Wilber Jackson Democrat 1831 – 1834
Almon Heath Read Democratic 1833 – 1838 Pennsylvania State Representative from 1827 to 1832. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1842 to 1843. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 1843 to 1844[6]
Luther Kidder Democratic 1843 – 1844
Gordon Fowler Mason Democratic 1847 – 1848
Thomas Erskine Carson Whig 1851 – 1854 Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1845 to 1848[7]
John Wallace Guernsey Democratic 1851 – 1852
David Mellinger Whig 1853 – 1856
George W. Brewer Democratic 1857 – 1858 Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1859 to 1860[8]
Glenni William Scofield Republican 1859 – 1860 Pennsylvania State Representative from 1849 to 1851. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 19th district from 1857 to 1858. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district from 1863 to 1873. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district from 1873 to 1875[9]
Isaac Benson Republican 1859 – 1862
George Landon Republican 1863 – 1868 Pennsylvania State Senator for the 9th district from 1859 to 1862[10]
William J. Turrell Republican 1865 – 1866 Pennsylvania State Senator for the 9th district from 1863 to 1864[11]
Peter M. Osterhout Republican 1869 – 1870
Edwin Albright Democratic 1871 – 1876
Daniel Ermentrout Democratic 1875 – 1888 Pennsylvania State Senator for the 1st district from 1873 to 1874. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1881 to 1889. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1897 to 1899[12]
Edward Hertz Shearer Democratic 1881 – 1884
Frank R. Brunner Democratic 1885 – 1888
Henry Dickinson Green Democratic 1889 – 1896 Pennsylvania State Representative for the Berks County district from 1883 to 1886. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1899 to 1903[13]
Edwin M. Herbst Democratic 1901 – 1916
George Washington Sassaman Democratic 1917 – 1920
James E. Norton Republican 1921 – 1934
Frank W. Ruth Democratic 1935 – 1960
Gus Yatron Democratic 1961 – 1968 Pennsylvania State Representative for the Berks County district from 1957 to 1959. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1969 to 1993[14]
Robert R. Gerhart, Jr. Democratic 1969 – 1972 Pennsylvania State Representative for the 126th district from 1967 to 1968[15]
Michael O'Pake Democratic 1973 – 2010 Pennsylvania State Representative for the 126th district from 1969 to 1972. Democratic Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate from 2001 to 2010[16]
Judy Schwank Democratic 2011 – present Ruscombmanor Member of the Berks County Board of Commissioners from 2000 to 2008[17]

Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Schwank (incumbent) 64,011 58.6
Republican Annette Baker 45,205 41.4
Total votes 109,216 100.0
Democratic hold
PA Senate election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Schwank (incumbent) 98,370 100
Total votes 98,370 100.0
Democratic hold
PA Senate election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Schwank (incumbent) 63,796 64.4
Republican Karen Mogel 35,318 35.6
Total votes 99,114 100.0
Democratic hold
11th Senatorial District special election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Schwank 20,220 57.7
Republican Larry Medaglia 14,832 42.3
Total votes 35,052 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate Historical Biographies". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - James McSherry Biography". www.legis.state.pa.ua. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "BARNITZ, Charles Augustus, (1780-1850)". www.bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Samuel McKean Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Almon Heath Read Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Thomas Erskine Carson Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "George W Brewer". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Glenni William Scofield Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - George Landon Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - William J Turrell Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Daniel Ermentrout". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - HENRY D. GREEN Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Constantine Gus Yatron Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Robert R Gerhart, Jr. Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  16. ^ "Pennsylvania Senate - Michael A O'Pake Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "DelVal appoints new dean for agriculture". Delaware Valley College. January 28, 2010.