Harrisburg is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,099 as of 2020,Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. It is the larger principal city of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area,also known as the Susquehanna Valley,which had a population of 591,712 in 2020 and is the fourth-most populous metro area in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River and is located 83 miles (134 km) southwest of Allentown and 107 miles (172 km) northwest of Philadelphia.
Stephen Russell Reed was the longest-serving mayor of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. Dubbed "Mayor-for-Life," he was re-elected to seven four-year terms,serving from 1982 to 2010. After leaving office,Reed faced charges on nearly 500 counts of theft,fraud and corruption. He pled guilty to 20 charges and was sentenced to probation. Reed died on January 25,2020,in Harrisburg at the age of 70 from prostate cancer.
Annise Danette Parker is an American politician who served as the 61st Mayor of Houston,Texas,from 2010 until 2016. She also served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2010.
The history of Harrisburg,the state capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,United States,has played a key role in the development of the nation's industrial history from its origins as a trading outpost to the present. Harrisburg has played a critical role in American history during the Westward Migration,the American Civil War,and the Industrial Revolution. For part of the 19th century,the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to become one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeast.
Chelsa L. Wagner is an American politician currently serving as a Judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg's Independence Day Celebration is an annual music and food festival that takes place in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania on Fourth of July weekend. It is the state's largest Independence Day weekend music festival.
Daniel C. Miller is a politician and public servant from Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. He is current Harrisburg City Treasurer,and previously was the Harrisburg City Controller and was a member of the Harrisburg City Council. The latter two positions were elected at large. Miller is Harrisburg's first openly gay city councillor.
This is a timeline of the major events in the history of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania and vicinity.
Patty H. Kim is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 103rd district,serving since 2013. She previously served on the Harrisburg,Pennsylvania City Council.
Eric Robert Papenfuse is an American businessman and politician who served as the 38th Mayor of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. Papenfuse is the founder and co-owner with his wife of The Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg,which they have owned since 2001.
The 2017 mayoral election in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania was held on November 7,2017,and resulted in incumbent mayor Eric Papenfuse,a member of the Democratic Party,being re-elected to a second term.
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.
Timothy Lionel DeFoor is an American politician who currently serves as the Pennsylvania Auditor General. He previously served as the Controller of Dauphin County,Pennsylvania. He is the first black elected state official in Pennsylvania history.
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.
The 2021 mayoral election in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania was held on November 2,2021. Two-term incumbent mayor Eric Papenfuse,a member of the Democratic Party,ran for a third term,but lost the re-nomination to City Council President Wanda Williams. On September 15,2021,Papenfuse formally announced that he would run a write-in campaign in the November general election. Williams won the general election against Papenfuse by more than a 2–1 margin.
William Kemmeller Verbeke was an American businessman,philanthropist,early developer of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania and politician who served as a City Controller,School Director and Mayor of Harrisburg.
Wanda R. D. Williams is an American Democratic politician from Harrisburg,Pennsylvania,currently serving as 39th Mayor of Harrisburg. Running as a Democrat and President of the Harrisburg City Council,she won the 2021 Harrisburg mayoral election becoming the city's second female and second African-American mayor.
Dave Madsen is an American politician who is currently the representative for Pennsylvania's 104th District. He had previously served as a member of the Harrisburg City Council for five years starting in 2017.
The 2013 mayoral election in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania was held on November 5,2013,and resulted in Eric Papenfuse,a local bookstore owner and Democrat,being elected to his first term.
The 2009 mayoral election in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania was held on November 3,2009,and resulted in incumbent Democratic mayor Stephen R. Reed,who had been mayor since 1982,losing in the primary to Linda D. Thompson who went on to defeat Republican Nevin J. Mindlin to become the city's first female and first black mayor.
