Thaddeus Kirkland is an American politician who served as the Democratic Mayor of Chester,Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2024. In May 2023,he lost the Democratic mayoral primary to Stefan Roots. He served as a Democratic member of the 159th district from 1993 to 2016.
Matthew Douglas Bradford is an American attorney and politician. As a Democrat,he serves as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 70th district in Montgomery County.
The 159th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County. The 159th District lies in the Southeast part of the state. It has been represented by Carol Kazeem since 2022.
Francis X. Tenaglio is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 159th district from 1977 to 1978.
Carolyn Comitta is an American politician,educator and financial officer. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 19th district. Previously,Comitta was the first woman to serve as Mayor of West Chester,the seat of Chester County,Pennsylvania,and served two terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 156th district.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.
Leanne T. Krueger is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Democratic member for the Pennsylvania House of Representative,District 161 since 2015.
The 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with the election of Pennsylvania's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections. Incumbent Governor Tom Wolf won re-election to a second term by a double-digit margin,defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner and two third-party candidates from the Green Party,Paul Glover and Libertarian Party,Ken Krawchuk. The primary elections were held on May 15. This was the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election.
Austin Davis is an American politician who is the 35th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania,since 2023. Prior to that,he served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 35th district from 2018 to 2022. He is both the first African American lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and the youngest person to be elected lieutenant governor in the United States.
Special elections for the 7th and 15th congressional districts in Pennsylvania were held on November 6,2018,following the resignations of Republican U.S. Representatives Pat Meehan and Charlie Dent.
Alexander Charlton is an American politician and former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 165th district,serving from 2017 through 2018.
Jennifer O'Mara is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 165th Legislative District. The district includes parts of Springfield Township,Marple Township,Radnor Township and the borough of Morton.
Mary Gay Scanlon is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she has represented Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. The district is based in Delaware County,a mostly suburban county west of Philadelphia,and also includes a southwestern portion of Philadelphia itself as well as slivers of Chester and Montgomery counties. Scanlon spent the final two months of 2018 as the member for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. She was elected to both positions on November 6,2018. That day,she ran in a special election in the old 7th to serve out the term of her predecessor,Pat Meehan,and in a regular election for a full two-year term in the new 5th. She was sworn in as the member for the 7th on November 13,2018,and transferred to the 5th on January 3,2019.
Danielle Friel Otten is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 155th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 8,2022,with all districts currently being decided. The term of office for those elected in 2022 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2023. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with all 203 seats up for election every two years.
Carol Kazeem is an American politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 159th district since January 2023.
The 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Republican York County district attorney Dave Sunday defeated former auditor general Eugene DePasquale in the general election,becoming the first Republican attorney general since Tom Corbett.. This was the only attorney general seat to change parties in 2024.
The 2024 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5,2024,with all districts up for election. The term of office for those elected in 2024 will begin when the House of Representatives convenes in January 2025. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with all 203 seats up for election every two years. The primary elections to choose the respective parties' nominees took place on April 23.
Stefan Roots is an American politician currently serving as the Democratic mayor of Chester,Pennsylvania,since January 3,2024. He defeated the incumbent Thaddeus Kirkland in the May 2023 Democratic mayoral primary and Anita J. Littleton in the November 2023 general election. He previously served as a member of the Chester City Council from 2022 to 2024.
