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 The district includes the following areas:
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 Representative Party Years Hometown Notes CountiesCharles E. Quail Republican 1900–1906 Schuylkill County bifurcated by Districts 29 and 30. Schuylkill (part) 1907–1908 Schuylkill Charles A. Snyder Republican 1909–1917 Resigned on April 20, 1917, to run for Pennsylvania State Auditor.Historical Biographies, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Charles A. Snyder (Retrieved April 6, 2019 SchuylkillVacant 1917–1918 Robert D. Heaton Republican 1919–1920 Schuylkill (part) 1921–1932 Schuylkill Charles W. Staudenmeier Republican 1933–1936 Schuylkill Joseph P. Dando Democratic 1937–1940 Schuylkill G. Harold Watkins Republican 1941–1944 Schuylkill 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.See Westlaw, Pennsylvania Reporter, The Absentee Ballots Case, 423 Pa. 504 (1966) SchuylkillVacant 1965–1966 Frederick H. Hobbs Republican 1967–1972 Carbon, Schuylkill 1973–1976 Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe (part) Joseph E. Gurzenda Democratic 1977–1980 Carbon, Schuylkill, MonroeJames J. Rhoades Republican 1981–1992 Died October 18, 2008 Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe 1993–2004 Carbon, Schuylkill, Montour 2005–2008 Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part)Dave Argall Republican 2009–2012 Elected March 3, 2009 to fill vacancy. Schuylkill, Berks (part), Carbon (part), Lehigh (part), Monroe (part), Northampton (part) 2013–present Schuylkill, Berks (part)
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