Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 161

The 161st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and includes the following areas:^[1]

Aston Township Brookhaven Nether Providence Township Ridley (PART) Ward 01 [PART, Division 03] Ward 02 [PART, Divisions 01 and 03] Ward 03 Ward 05 Ward 07 Ward 08

Rose Valley Rutledge Springfield Township (PART) Ward 03 (PART, Division 02) Swarthmore

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Edward B. Mifflin	Republican	1969–1971		Died January 2, 1971[2]
Edmund Jones	Republican	1971–1974		Elected May 18, 1971 to fill vacancy[3]
Peter J. O'Keefe	Democrat	1975–1978
Thomas P. Gannon	Republican	1979–2006	Ridley Township	Defeated for re-election
Bryan Lentz	Democrat	2007–2010	Swarthmore	Did not seek re-election
Joseph Hackett	Republican	2011–2015	Ridley Township	Resigned effective April 30, 2015
Leanne Krueger-Braneky (elect)	Democratic	2015–present	Swarthmore	Won special election August 4, 2015

The total population of the district is 63,539. :^[4]

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 2015-02-19.
2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1971-1972" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1971-1972" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
4. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.