Chester County,colloquially referred to as Chesco,is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the Delaware Valley region,located in the southeastern part of the state. As of the 2020 census,the population was 545,823(As of 2022),increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010. The county seat is the Borough of West Chester. Chester County was one of the three original Pennsylvania counties created by William Penn in 1682. It was named for Chester,England.
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County,Pennsylvania,United States. Located within the Philadelphia metropolitan area,the borough had a population of 18,461 at the 2010 census. West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighboring townships. When calculated by mailing address,the population as of the 2010 U.S. Census was 108,696,which would make it the 10th largest city by mailing address in the state of Pennsylvania.
James William Gerlach is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district,serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term.
The West Chester Branch is a railway line in southeastern Pennsylvania. At its fullest extent,it connected with the Philadelphia–Washington Main Line at Arsenal Junction near the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia-Chicago Main Line near Frazer,Pennsylvania. It was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) system up until the formation of Conrail in 1976. Today,SEPTA operates the Media/Wawa Line commuter service as far west as Wawa,while the West Chester Railroad heritage railway operates between West Chester station and Glen Mills.
Andrew E. Dinniman is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th District from June 2006 until 2020.
Barbara McIlvaine Smith is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 156th district from 2007 to 2010. She previously served on the West Chester,Pennsylvania Borough Council and was the Council's vice-president from 2004 to 2006. She is an enrolled member of the federally recognized Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma.
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.
The history of West Chester,Pennsylvania,began in 1762,when Phineas Eachus and Chest Weaterson were issued a license to build a tavern. The borough was incorporated in 1799. One of the nation's first railroads was built in West Chester in 1832,and a prominent courthouse,designed by Thomas U. Walter,was completed in 1847. The first biography of Abraham Lincoln was published in the borough. Thanks to the Sharples Separator Works,West Chester became a major industrial town at the turn of the 20th century. During World War II,West Chester produced more penicillin than anywhere else in the country.
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.
Jordan Norley is an American politician and financial adviser. A Democrat,he has served twice as interim Mayor of West Chester,the seat of Chester County,Pennsylvania. His first term as mayor was from 2017 to 2018,and his second was from 2021 to 2022.
Eric Roe is an American politician serving as a member of the Chester County Board of Commissioners since 2023. A Republican,he also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 158th district from 2017 to 2018.
Christina Marie "Chrissy" Houlahan is an American politician,engineer,and former United States Air Force officer. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district. The district includes almost all of Chester County,a suburban county west of Philadelphia,as well as the southern portion of Berks County including the city of Reading. She was first elected in 2018,defeating Republican Greg McCauley in the midterms.
Dan K. Williams is an American politician and pastor. A Democrat,he has represented the 74th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2018.
Danielle Friel Otten is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 155th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Christina Sappey is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 158th 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.
Lillian Louise DeBaptiste is an American politician and funeral director. A Democrat,she is currently serving as Mayor of West Chester,the seat of Chester County,Pennsylvania. She is the borough's first black female mayor.
Clifford Evans DeBaptiste is an American politician and funeral director who served as mayor of West Chester,Pennsylvania,from 1994 to 2002. A Republican at the time,he was the borough's first black mayor. He is often credited for beginning the revitalization of the borough. DeBaptiste has honorary doctorates from West Chester University and Lincoln University.
Christopher Pielli is an American politician. A Democrat,he is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 156th district since 2023. He previously served as Recorder of Deeds for Chester County,Pennsylvania.
