Delaware County,colloquially referred to as Delco,is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a population of 576,830 as of the 2020 census,it is the fifth-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the third-smallest in area. The county was created on September 26,1789,from part of Chester County and named for the Delaware River. The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
Robert A. Brady is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2019. He was the ranking Democrat and Chairman of the United States House Committee on House Administration from 2007 to 2019. He has served as Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party since 1986 and is a registered lobbyist for NBC Universal and Independence Blue Cross.
Patrick Leo Meehan is a former American Republican Party politician and federal prosecutor from Pennsylvania who represented parts of Delaware,Chester,Montgomery,Berks,and Lancaster counties in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 until his resignation in 2018. He succeeded Democrat Joe Sestak,who ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.
Constance Hess Williams is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th District,from 2001 to 2009. She previously represented the 149th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. On June 23,2021,President Joe Biden nominated her for member of the National Council on the Arts,an advisory board to the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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.
Kathleen Alana McGinty is a retired American politician and former state and federal environmental policy official. She served as an environmental advisor to Vice President Al Gore and President Bill Clinton. Later,she served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in the cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in numerous other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey was reelected to a second term in a close race,defeating Democratic nominee Katie McGinty and Libertarian Party nominee Edward Clifford. With a margin of 1.43%,this election was the second-closest race of the 2016 Senate election cycle,behind only the election in New Hampshire.
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.
Donna Bullock is an American politician. She is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 195th district in Philadelphia from 2015 to 2024.
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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.
Christina MarieHoulahan 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.
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.
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.
Michael Patrick Zabel is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 163rd district from 2019 to 2023.
The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2020 took place on November 3,2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28,2020. However,following concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic the primaries were delayed until June 2,2020. Under the Pennsylvania Constitution incumbent Democratic Auditor General Eugene DePasquale was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.
Pennsylvania held statewide elections on November 7,2017,to fill judicial positions on the Supreme Court,Superior Court,and the Commonwealth Court,to allow judicial retention votes,and to fill numerous county,local and municipal offices.
The 2023 Pennsylvania elections took place on November 7,2023,to fill judicial positions,allow judicial retention votes,and fill numerous county,local and municipal offices,the most prominent being the Mayor of Philadelphia. The necessary primary elections were held on May 16,2023. In addition,special elections for legislative vacancies could be held at various times in 2023.
Gwendolyn Veronica Green is an American politician. She is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 190th District since 2023 and previously in 2020.
Heather Boyd is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 163rd district.
