The 170th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:
Ward 58 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44] Ward 66 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40 and 41]
Special Election
A Special Election for the 170th House District was ordered for Tuesday, March 24, 2015.
Republican candidate Martina White was nominated by Republican ward leaders in the district, and went on to win the special election, with a 14% margin over Democrat Sarah Del Ricci.
Representatives Representative Party Years District home Note Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. Tom Gola Republican 1969 – 1970 Philadelphia Alvin Katz Republican 1971 – 1972 Philadelphia Frank A. Salvatore Republican 1973 – 1984 Philadelphia Elected to the State Senate George T. Kenney Republican 1985 – 2008 Philadelphia Retired Brendan Boyle Democrat 2009 – 2015 Philadelphia Elected to the US House of Representatives. Martina White Republican 2015 – Philadelphia Elected in special election
References
External links Map of PA District 170