Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 189

The 189th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Monroe County and Pike County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Monroe County
  • Barrett Township
  • Delaware Water Gap
  • Hamilton Township
  • Middle Smithfield Township
  • Ross Township
  • Smithfield Township
  • Stroud Township (PART, District 07)
• Pike County
  • Delaware Township
  • Lehman Township
  • Porter Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Martin P. Mullen	Democrat	1969 – 1982
District moved from Philadelphia County to Monroe County after 1982
Joseph W. Battisto	Democrat	1983 – 2000
Kelly Lewis	Republican	2001 – 2004		Resigned on December 6, 2004[2]
John Siptroth	Democrat	2005 – 2010		Elected on February 8, 2005 to fill vacancy.[3] Defeated in November 2010.
Rosemary M. Brown	Republican	2011 – present		Incumbent

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. "SESSION OF 2005 - 189TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2005-01-04.
3. "2005 Special Election for the 189th State House District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.