Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 56

The 56th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Westmoreland County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Hempfield Township (PART, District Wegley)
• Irwin
• Manor
• North Huntingdon Township
• North Irwin
• Penn Township (PART)
  • Ward 01 [PART, Division 01]
  • Ward 02
  • Ward 03
  • Ward 04
  • Ward 05
• Trafford (Westmoreland County Portion)

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
John F. Laudadio, Sr.	Democrat	1969 – 1977		Died on June 6, 1977[2]
Allen Kukovich	Democrat	1977 – 1996	Manor	Elected November 8, 1977 to fill vacancy[3] Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
James E. Casorio, Jr.	Democrat	1997 – 2010	North Huntingdon Township	Defeated for reelection
George Dunbar	Republican	2011 –	Penn Township	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. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1977-1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1977-1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.