Pennsylvania Senate, District 29

American legislative district

Pennsylvania's 29th
State Senate district

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Senator| |  | Dave Argall
R-Rush Township, Schuylkill County

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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.

## District profile

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The district includes the following areas:[1]

All of Carbon County

Luzerne County

* Bear Creek Township
* Bear Creek Village
* Buck Township
* Dennison Township
* Foster Township
* Freeland
* Hazle Township
* Hazleton
* Jeddo
* Penn Lake Park
* West Hazleton
* White Haven

All of Schuylkill County

## Senators

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Representative  | Party  | Years  | Hometown  | Notes  | Counties

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
2. ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'Q'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
3. ^ Historical Biographies, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Charles A. Snyder (Retrieved April 6, 2019
4. ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
5. ^ a b c d Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'H'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
6. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'D'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
7. ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'W'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
8. ^ See Westlaw, Pennsylvania Reporter, The Absentee Ballots Case, 423 Pa. 504 (1966)
9. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'G'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
10. ^ "James Rhoades Profile". SenatorRhoades.com. Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus. 2008. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
11. ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'R'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
12. ^ a b "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
13. ^ "2009 Special Election for the 29th Senatorial District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
14. ^ "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

* Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

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