Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 30

Pennsylvania's 30th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Arvind Venkat D–McCandless
Population (2022)	63,488

The 30th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is a electoral district in southwestern Pennsylvania that has been represented by Democrat Arvind Venkat since 2023.

District profile

The 30th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following areas:

• Ben Avon
• Ben Avon Heights
• Emsworth
• Franklin Park
• Hampton Township (part)
  • District 03
  • District 04
  • District 05
  • District 12
  • District 13
• Kilbuck Township
• McCandless
• Ohio Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Lee A. Donaldson, Jr.	Republican	1969 – 1970
Richard J. Cessar	Republican	1971 – 1994
Jefferey Earl Habay	Republican	1995 – 2006		Resigned in April 2006
Shawn Flaherty	Democratic	2006		Elected on April 11, 2006 to fill vacancy
Randy Vulakovich	Republican	2007 – 2012	Shaler Township	Won Special Election for 40th Senate District
Hal English	Republican	2013 – 2018	Hampton Township
Lori Mizgorski	Republican	2019 – 2022	Shaler Township
Arvind Venkat	Democratic	2023 – present	McCandless

Recent election results

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arvind Venkat	18,757	55.34
	Republican	Cynthia Kirk	15,136	44.66
Total votes			33,893	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lori Mizgorski (incumbent)	23,340	54.83
	Democratic	Lissa Geiger Shulman	19,231	45.17
Total votes			42,571	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lori Mizgorski	17,244	52.29
	Democratic	Elizabeth Monroe	15,736	47.71
Total votes			32,980	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal English (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			35,575	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal English (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			18,390	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal English	19,945	56.67
	Democratic	David Tusick	15,252	43.33
Total votes			35,197	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Vulakovich (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			22,070	100.00
	Republican hold

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 30 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.