The 97th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lancaster County. Steven Mentzer has represented the 97th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2013.
District Profile District 97 includes the following areas: Lititz Manheim Township (PART, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23) Warwick Township
Warwick Township has two bridges named to the National Register of Historic Places: The Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge, and Zook's Mill Covered Bridge.
The 97th District is home to the town of Lititz; a small town voted "American's coolest town" in 2013.
U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk won a Pennsylvania State Golf Championship while attending Maheim Township High School.
Representatives Representative Party Years District home Note Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. Marvin E. Miller, Sr. Republican 1969 – 1976 June N. Honaman Republican 1977 – 1988 Jere L. Strittmatter Republican 1989 – 2003 Manheim Township Lost Renomination on May 21, 2002 Roy E. Baldwin Republican 2003 – 2007 Manheim Township Lost Renomination on May 16, 2006 John C. Bear Republican 2007 – 2013 Lititz Withdrew prior to 2012 General Election Steven Mentzer Republican 2013 – Present Manheim Township Incumbent
Recent election results
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External links
https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/SLD_RefMap/lower/st42_pa/sldl42097/DC10SLDL42097_001.pdf http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/CensusDisplay.cfm?Plan=2011-Revised-Final&District=97&DistBody=H