Pennsylvania State Senate District 14 includes parts of Lehigh County and Northampton County. It is currently represented by Democrat Nick Miller. Prior to the current reapportionment plan it was a Luzerne County seat that was moved to the Lehigh Valley to reflect long-term population shifts.
| Pennsylvania's 14th State Senate district | |||
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| Population (2021) | 267,292 | ||
District profile
editThe district includes the following areas:[1]
- Allentown (Part, Wards 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19)
- Catasauqua
- Coplay
- Emmaus
- Fountain Hill
- Hanover Township
- Salisbury Township
- South Whitehall Township [PART, Districts 01, 02, 04, 05 and 07]
- Whitehall Township
Senators
edit| Representative[2] | Party | Years | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tod | Democratic-Republican | 1815 – 1818 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1810 to 1813. Speaker of the Senate from 1815 to 1816. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1821 to 1823 and Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1823 to 1824[3] | |
| William Piper | Democratic-Republican | 1817 – 1820 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 22nd district from 1821 to 1832. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1811 to 1813 and Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1813 to 1817[4] | |
| David Mann | Democratic-Republican | 1821 – 1822 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 22nd district from 1823 to 1824[5] | |
| William Andrew McIlvane | Democratic-Republican | 1823 – 1826 | ||
| Zephaniah Herbert | Democratic | 1823 – 1828 | ||
| Henry Logan | Democratic | 1827 – 1830 | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1818 to 1819. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1835 to 1839[6] | |
| Ezra Blythe | Democratic | 1829 – 1832 | ||
| Henry Smyser | Democratic | 1831 – 1834 | ||
| David Middlecoff | Democratic | 1833 – 1836 | ||
| James McConkey | Anti-Masonic | 1835 – 1836 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 2nd district from 1837 to 1838[7] | |
| Jacob Cassat | Whig | 1837 – 1838 | ||
| David Fullerton | Anti-Masonic | 1839 – 1840 | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th district from 1819 to 1820. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 15th district from 1827 to 1838[8] | |
| Thomas C. Miller | Democratic | 1837 – 1840 | ||
| William R. Gorgas | Democratic | 1841 – 1844 | ||
| James Xavier McLanahan | Democratic | 1841 – 1842 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1843 to 1844. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1849 to 1853. Chair of the House Judiciary Committee from 1851 to 1853[9] | |
| Jesse C. Horton | Democratic | 1845 – 1846 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 12th district from 1843 to 1844[10] | |
| Benjamin Jordan | Whig | 1845 – 1848 | ||
| Robert Montgomery Frick | Whig | 1849 – 1850 | ||
| James W. Quiggle | Buchanan Democrat | 1853 – 1856 | ||
| Francis Jordan | Whig | 1855 – 1856 | ||
| Andrew Gregg Jr. | Republican | 1855 – 1862 | ||
| Henry Fetter | Democratic | 1859 – 1860 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 13th district from 1857 to 1858[11] | |
| Erasmus Darwin Crawford | Democratic | 1859 – 1862 | ||
| George Hough Bucher | Democratic | 1863 – 1864 | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1865 to 1866[12] | |
| John Walls | Democratic | 1865 – 1868 | ||
| John B. Beck | Democratic | 1867 – 1870 | ||
| Lafayette Fitch | Republican | 1871 – 1874 | ||
| Peter J. Roebuck | Republican | 1875 – 1888 | ||
| Christian Shuman Kauffman | Republican | 1879 – 1882 | ||
| John M. Stehman | Republican | 1883 – 1890 | ||
| John S. Hoover | Democratic | 1889 – 1890 | ||
| Winfield S. Smith | Republican | 1891 – 1894 | ||
| Christian Charles Kauffman | Republican | 1895 – 1896 | ||
| Jeremiah Albert Stober | Republican | 1899 – 1906 | ||
| George Franklin Rowland | Democratic | 1907 – 1908 | ||
| Miles C. Rowland | Democratic | 1909 – 1910 | ||
| Elmer Warner | Republican | 1915 – 1918 | ||
| Wallace James Barnes | Republican | 1919 – 1922 | ||
| Jacob Eyster | Democratic-Republican | 1921 – 1924 | ||
| Harvey D. Huffman | Democratic | 1923 – 1938 | ||
| William D. Pethick | Republican | 1931 – 1934 | ||
| Montgomery F. Crowe | Republican | 1939 – 1954 | ||
| William Z. Scott | Republican | 1955 – 1965 | ||
| Martin L. Murray | Democratic | 1969 – 1980 | Pennsylvania State Representative for Luzerne County from 1945 to 1948. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1957 to 1964. President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1971 to 1980.[13] | |
| Raphael J. Musto | Democratic | 1983 – 2010 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 118th district from 1971 to 1980. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th district from 1980 to 1981[14] | |
| John Yudichak | Democratic | 2011 – 2019 | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 119th district from 1999 to 2010.[15] Changed party affiliation from Democrat to Independent and caucuses with the Republicans. | |
| Independent | 2019 – 2023 | |||
| Nick Miller | Democratic | 2023 – present |
Recent election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nick Miller | 46,443 | 53.5 | |
| Republican | Dean Browning | 40,360 | 46.5 | |
| Total votes | 86,803 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Independent | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Yudichak (incumbent) | 51,521 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 51,521 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Yudichak (incumbent) | 41,980 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 41,980 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Yudichak | 37,466 | 55.6 | |
| Republican | Stephen Urban | 26,212 | 38.9 | |
| Libertarian | Betsy Summers | 3,748 | 5.5 | |
| Total votes | 67,426 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Senate Historical Biographies". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - John Tod Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Piper Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - David Mann Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Senate - Henry Logan Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - James McConkey Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - David Fullerton Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - James Xavier McLanahan". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Jesse C Horton Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Henry Fetter Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - George Hough Bucher Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Senate - Martin L Murray Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Raphael John Musto". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Senator John T. Yudichak". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.