Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 185

The 185th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County and Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Delaware County
  • Colwyn
  • Darby Township (PART, Wards 01 and 02)
  • Sharon Hill
• Philadelphia
  • Ward 26
  • Ward 36 [PART, Divisions 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15]
  • Ward 40 [PART, Divisions 01, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50 and 51]
  • Ward 48 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 13]

Representatives

Representative[2]	Party[2]	Years[2]	District home	Notes
Before 1967, seats were apportioned by county.
Matthew Coppolino	Republican	1967 – 1972	Philadelphia	Moved from the 17th Philadelphia County district.
Frank Vacca	Republican	1973 – 1974	Philadelphia	Defeated in general election.[3]
Anthony DiDonato	Democratic	1975 – 1976	Philadelphia
Ronald Donatucci	Democratic	1977 – 1980	Philadelphia	Resigned January 7, 1980.[4]
Robert Donatucci	Democratic	1980 – 2010	Philadelphia	Elected March 11, 1980 to fill vacancy. Re-elected November 2, died November 9, 2010.[5]
Maria Donatucci	Democratic	2011 – present	Philadelphia	Incumbent; Elected February 1 to fill vacancy, took office February 15, 2011.

References

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
2. Cox, Harold (2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2006". Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
3. Roche, Kathleen M, ed. (1975). The Pennsylvania Manual 102. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. p. 636.
4. Trostle, p. 3-260.
5. "Pa. House Rep. Donatucci dies suddenly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

Sources

• Trostle, Sharon, ed. (2009). The Pennsylvania Manual 119. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN 0-8182-0334-X.