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. increasing by 7.1% from 498,886 in 2010. The county seat is West Chester. The most populous of the county's 73 municipalities,including cities,boroughs,and townships,) is Tredyffrin Township. The most populous boroughs are West Chester and Phoenixville. Coatesville is the only municipality in the county that is classified as a city.
Berks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census,the county's population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading,the fourth-most populous city in the state. The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania region of the state.
Hereford Township is a township in Berks County,Pennsylvania,United States. It is the easternmost municipality within Berks County. Its population was 2,969 at the 2020 census. It is in Upper Perkiomen School District.
Maxatawny Township is a township in Berks County,Pennsylvania,United States. The population was 7,906 at the 2010 census.
Rockland Township is a township in Berks County,Pennsylvania,United States. The population was 3,778 at the 2010 census.
Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County,Pennsylvania,United States,adjacent to Reading. The borough was incorporated on July 2,1906. As of the 2020 census,the population was 11,114,compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census. The growth was significantly larger between 2000 and 2010 largely because of its merger in January 2002 with neighboring Wyomissing Hills. Wyomissing is the most populous borough in Berks County.
The Delaware Valley,sometimes referred to as Greater Philadelphia,Philadelphia metropolitan area,or Philadelphia tri-state area,is a major metropolitan and tri-state region in Northeast United States that centers on Philadelphia,the 6th-most populous city in the United States,and spans part of three states:Southeastern Pennsylvania,Southern New Jersey,and Northern Delaware. With a core of metropolitan statistical area population of 6.288 million residents,while the combined statistical area population of 7.366 million,Delaware Valley is the eighth-largest metropolitan region in the United States and the 68th-largest metropolitan region in the world.
Pennsylvania Route 12 (PA 12) is a 9.566-mile-long (15.395 km) state highway located in Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 222 (US 222) and US 422 in Wyomissing. Its eastern terminus is PA 662 in the community of Pricetown in Ruscombmanor Township. In the Reading area,PA 12 is a four-lane freeway called the Warren Street Bypass that heads northeast through urban areas,coming to interchanges with multiple roads including PA 183,PA 61,and US 222 Business (US 222 Bus.). In Alsace Township,the route becomes a two-lane undivided road with at-grade intersections called Pricetown Road and continues northeast through rural areas,intersecting PA 73 before ending at PA 662.
The Republican State Committee of Delaware is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Delaware. It has five regional offices in Kent County,Western New Castle County,Central New Castle County,Northern New Castle County,and Sussex County.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 11 includes parts of Berks County. It is currently represented by Democrat Judy Schwank.
East Penn Railroad is a short-line railroad that operates a number of mostly-unconnected lines in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Except for two industrial park switching operations,all are former Pennsylvania Railroad or Reading Company lines,abandoned or sold by Conrail or its predecessors.
Dante Santoni Jr. is former a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 126th Legislative District from 1993 to 2010. The district is located in Berks County,covering Alsace Township,Laureldale,Lower Alsace Township,Mount Penn,Muhlenberg Township,and St. Lawrence,and parts of Exeter Township and Reading.
Sheila R. Miller is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Pennsylvania,a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held Tuesday,April 24.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,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 other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. This was the highest Republican turnout in modern elections.
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.
Sharif Street is an American politician and attorney. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 3rd district since 2017. In 2018,Street was elected Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party under Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills of Allegheny County,and was elected Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party on June 18,2022,the first person of color to fill that role.
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.
Katie J. Muth is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 44th District. Her district includes portions of northeastern Chester and southwestern Montgomery and southeastern Berks Counties.
The 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Democratic state attorney general Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator Doug Mastriano to win his first term in office. Shapiro succeeded Democratic incumbent Tom Wolf,who was term limited.
