American legislative district
Pennsylvania's 29th State Senate district Senator Population (2021) 264,845
Pennsylvania State Senate District 29 includes part of Luzerne County and all of Carbon County and Schuylkill County . It is currently represented by Republican Dave Argall .
The district includes the following areas:[ 1]
All of Carbon County
Luzerne County
All of Schuylkill County
Representative
Party
Years
Hometown
Notes
Counties
Charles E. Quail
Republican
1900–1906
Schuylkill County bifurcated by Districts 29 and 30.
Schuylkill (part)[ 2]
1907–1908
Schuylkill [ 2]
Charles A. Snyder
Republican
1909–1917
Resigned on April 20, 1917, to run for Pennsylvania State Auditor.[ 3]
Schuylkill [ 4]
Vacant
1917–1918
Robert D. Heaton
Republican
1919–1920
Schuylkill (part)[ 5]
1921–1932
Schuylkill [ 5]
Charles W. Staudenmeier
Republican
1933–1936
Schuylkill [ 4]
Joseph P. Dando
Democratic
1937–1940
Schuylkill
G. Harold Watkins
Republican
1941–1944
Schuylkill [ 7]
Paul L. Wagner
Republican
1945–1964
Wagner ran against Albert I. Nagle in 1964. The results of that election were inconclusive and neither candidate was able to claim the Senatorial seat.[ 8]
Schuylkill [ 7]
Vacant
1965–1966
Frederick H. Hobbs
Republican
1967–1972
Carbon , Schuylkill [ 5]
1973–1976
Carbon , Schuylkill , Monroe (part)[ 5]
Joseph E. Gurzenda
Democratic
1977–1980
Carbon , Schuylkill , Monroe [ 9]
James J. Rhoades
Republican
1981–1992
Died October 18, 2008[ 10]
Carbon , Schuylkill , Monroe [ 11]
1993–2004
Carbon , Schuylkill , Montour [ 11]
2005–2008
Schuylkill , Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)[ 12]
Dave Argall
Republican
2009–2012
Elected March 3, 2009 to fill vacancy.[ 13]
Schuylkill , Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)[ 12]
2013–present
Schuylkill , Berks (part)[ 14]
^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF) . Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'Q' " . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ Historical Biographies, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Charles A. Snyder (Retrieved April 6, 2019
^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'S' " . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ a b c d Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'H' " . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'D' " . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'W' " . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ See Westlaw, Pennsylvania Reporter, The Absentee Ballots Case, 423 Pa. 504 (1966)
^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'G' " . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ "James Rhoades Profile" . SenatorRhoades.com . Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus. 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008 .
^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'R' " . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ a b "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF) . Pennsylvania Redistricting . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
^ "2009 Special Election for the 29th Senatorial District" . Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information . Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
^ "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF) . Pennsylvania Redistricting . Retrieved February 17, 2020 .