Pennsylvania Senate, District 45

Pennsylvania's 45th
State Senate district
Pennsylvania's 45th; State Senate district
Senator
	Jim Brewster; D–McKeesport
Population (2021)	249,661

Pennsylvania State Senate District 45 includes part of Allegheny County. It is currently represented by Democrat Jim Brewster.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:^[1]

Allegheny County:

Senators

Representative	Party	Years	Note	Counties
Leonard Staisey	Democratic	1961–1966		Allegheny (part)^[2]
Joseph M. Gaydos	Democratic	1967–1968	Resigned November 5, 1968, upon election to U.S. Congress.^[3]	Allegheny (part)^[4]
Edward P. Zemprelli	Democratic	1969–1972		Allegheny (part)^[5]
		1973–1982		Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)^[5]
		1983–1988		Allegheny (part), Washington (part), Westmoreland (part)^[5]
Albert V. Belan	Democratic	1989–1992		Allegheny (part), Washington (part), Westmoreland (part)^[6]
Albert V. Belan	Democratic	1993–2000		Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)^[6]
Sean Logan	Democratic	2001–2010	Resigned August 24, 2010.^[7]	Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)^[8]^[9]
Jim Brewster	Democratic	2010–Present	Not seated at start of 2021 session^[10] Eventually seated on January 13.^[11]	Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part)^[9]^[12]

Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Brewster (incumbent)	66,261	50.03
	Republican	Nicole Ziccarelli	66,192	49.97
Total votes			132,453	100.0
	Democratic hold

PA Senate election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Brewster (incumbent)	89,016	100
Total votes			89,016	100.0
	Democratic hold

PA Senate election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Brewster (incumbent)	72,189	100
Total votes			72,189	100.0
	Democratic hold

45th Senatorial District special election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Brewster	35,943	54.8
	Republican	Paul Olijar	26,569	40.5
	Libertarian	Leonard Young	3,104	4.7
Total votes			65,616	100.0
	Democratic hold

PA Senate election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Logan (incumbent)	84,210	100
Total votes			84,210	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1967-1968" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'G'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'Z'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'B'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ Micek, John L. (July 29, 2010). "PA Sen. Sean Logan To Retire". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010.
^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'L'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ Routh, Julian (January 5, 2021). "Pa. Senate GOP refuses to seat Democrat Brewster, removes Lt. Gov. Fetterman from running session". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
^ "Federal judge rules in favor of Democratic Pa. Senate candidate GOP refused to seat". Spotlight PA. January 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[1] "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[SS-2] Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[3] Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1967-1968" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

[SG-4] Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'G'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[SZ-5] Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'Z'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[SB-6] Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'B'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[7] Micek, John L. (July 29, 2010). "PA Sen. Sean Logan To Retire". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010.

[SL-8] Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'L'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[redist2001-9] "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

[10] Routh, Julian (January 5, 2021). "Pa. Senate GOP refuses to seat Democrat Brewster, removes Lt. Gov. Fetterman from running session". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

[11] "Federal judge rules in favor of Democratic Pa. Senate candidate GOP refused to seat". Spotlight PA. January 12, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[12] "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

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