Pennsylvania Senate, District 48
| Pennsylvania's 48th State Senate district | |||
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| Population (2021) | 269,151 | ||
Pennsylvania State Senate District 48 includes parts of Berks County and Lancaster County and all of Lebanon County. It is currently represented by Republican Chris Gebhard.
District profile
[edit]The district includes the following areas:[1]
- Albany Township
- Bern Township
- Bernville
- Bethel Township
- Centerport
- Centre Township
- Greenwich Township
- Hamburg
- Heidelberg Township
- Jefferson Township
- Leesport
- Lenhartsville
- Lower Heidelberg Township
- Maidencreek Township
- Marion Township
- North Heidelberg Township
- Ontelaunee Township
- Penn Township
- Robesonia
- Shoemakersville
- South Heidelberg Township
- Tilden Township
- Tulpehocken Township
- Upper Bern Township
- Upper Tulpehocken Township
- Wernersville
- Windsor Township
- Womelsdorf
- Adamstown (Lancaster County portion)
- Brecknock Township
- Clay Township
- Denver
- East Cocalico Township
- West Cocalico Township
All of Lebanon County
Senators
[edit]| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Frame | Republican | 1963–1964 | Elected. | Warren, Venango[2] | |
| 1965–1966 | Re-elected. | Venango[2] | |||
| 1967–1968 | Re-elected. Redistricted to the 25th district. |
Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[2] | |||
| Clarence Manbeck | Republican | 1969–1972 | Elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3] | |
| 1973–1976 | Re-elected. | Lebanon (part), Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3] | |||
| 1977–1980 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 1981–1982 | Re-elected. Unknown departure reason. | ||||
| David J. Brightbill | Republican | 1983–1986 | Elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lehigh (part)[4] | |
| 1987–1990 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 1991–1994 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 1995–1998 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 1999–2002 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 2003–2006 | Re-elected. Lost primary election to Folmer. |
Lebanon, Dauphin (part), Lancaster (part)[5] | |||
| Mike Folmer | Republican | 2007–2010 | Lebanon | Elected. | |
| 2011–2014 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 2015–2018 | Re-elected. | Lebanon, Dauphin (part), York (part)[6] | |||
| 2019 | Re-elected. Resigned on September 18, 2019, following his arrest on charges relating to his alleged possession of child pornography.[7] | ||||
| Vacant | 2019–2020 | Special election held January 14, 2020, to determine Folmer's successor.[8] | |||
| Dave Arnold | Republican | 2020–2021 | Lebanon | Elected to complete Folmer's term.[9] Died in office. | |
| Vacant | 2021 | Special election held May 18, 2021, to determine Arnold's successor.[10] | |||
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | 2021–2022 | North Cornwall Township | Elected to complete Arnold's term.[11] | |
| 2023–present | Re-elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part) |
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'F'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'M'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'B'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ "State Sen. Mike Folmer resigns following child pornography charges". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ Kulp, Andrew; Shelly, Nora (September 25, 2019). "Mike Folmer Pa. state Senate seat: Date set for special election". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via MSN.
- ^ "Dave Arnold wins 48th Senatorial District special election". WHP. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Jan (January 26, 2021). "Special election date set to fill seat left vacant by Pa. Sen. Dave Arnold's death". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Jan (June 9, 2021). "Pa. Sen. Chris Gebhard nervous but ready to take on challenge of his new job". The Patriot-News. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via MSN.
