Northampton County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 312,951. Its county seat is Easton. The county was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County. Its namesake was the county of Northamptonshire in England,and the county seat of Easton was named for the country house Easton Neston in Northamptonshire.
Melissa Ann Hart is an American lawyer and politician. She was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007,representing western Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. She was the first Republican woman to represent Pennsylvania at the federal level. Prior to her service in Congress,Hart served in the Pennsylvania Senate,where she chaired the finance committee. She was the first Republican woman elected to serve a full term in the Pennsylvania Senate in 1990 when she was 28 years old. In her first run for office,Hart defeated an incumbent in a senate district that included parts of Allegheny,Westmoreland and Armstrong counties. In the 2006 midterm elections,Hart lost her bid for re-election to Democrat Jason Altmire. She challenged Altmire again in the 2008 election,but was defeated again.
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the state of Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg.
The 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in Pennsylvania and other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Wayne D. Fontana is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 42nd District since 2005.
Anthony Hardy Williams is an American politician,former businessman,and Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 8th District since 1998. Prior to entering public service,he worked at PepsiCo as a mid-level executive and later owned a small vending company.
Shirley M. Kitchen is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 181st district from 1987 through 1988 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd District from 1996 to 2016. She is the second African-American woman to serve in the Pennsylvania Senate.
LeAnna M. Washington is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 2005 to 2014. She served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,District 200 from 1993 to 2005. She resigned in 2014 after being charged with a felony for using campaign staff and state resources to plan her birthday party fundraiser.
Patrick M. Browne is an American accountant,lawyer,and politician. A Republican,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1995–2005) and Pennsylvania Senate (2005–2022). On January 12,2023,Democratic Governor-elect Josh Shapiro nominated Browne to serve as Secretary of Revenue.
Elisabeth Baker (née Jones) is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 20th District since 2007. She chairs the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee.
James John Rhoades was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 29th District from 1980 until his death.
David G. Argall is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,elected in a special election on March 3,2009 following the death of fellow Republican James J. Rhoades. He was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1984 and served as Republican Whip from 2004 to 2008. Argall lost the 17th Congressional District election in 2010 after challenging incumbent Congressman Tim Holden. Eisenhower Fellowships selected David Argall as a USA Fellow in 1998.
Mario Scavello is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 40th district. Prior to his election to the State Senate in 2014,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 176th Legislative District of Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the House Appropriations,Ethics,Finance,Professional Licensure,and Tourism and Recreational Development Committees.
Jeanette F. Reibman was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district from 1969 to 1994. She also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Northampton County district from 1955 to 1966.
Redistricting in Pennsylvania refers to the decennial process of redrawing state legislative and federal congressional districts in Pennsylvania.
The 1860–61 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1860 and 1861,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
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.
Judith "Judy" Ward is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 30th Senatorial district in Blair County,Pennsylvania in the United States. A Republican,she previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Tracy Pennycuick is an American politician. A Republican,she is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 24th district since 2023.
The 2023 Pennsylvania elections will take 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.
