Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 134

Pennsylvania's 134th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Peter Schweyer D – Allentown
Demographics	91.4%  White 2.3%  Black 4.0%  Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	64,155 49,633

The 134th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2023 by Peter Schweyer.

District profile

The 134th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lehigh County. It includes the following areas: ^[1]

• Allentown (PART)
  • Ward 02
  • Ward 03
  • Ward 11 [PART, Divisions 01 and 03]
  • Ward 12
  • Ward 13 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03]
  • Ward 16
  • Ward 19
• Emmaus
• Salisbury Township (PART, Wards 04 and 05)

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William A. Steckel	Republican	1969 – 1970
Joseph Zeller	Democrat	1971 – 1980
Donald Snyder	Republican	1981 – 2000
Jane S. Baker	Republican	2001 – 2002
Doug Reichley	Republican	2003 – 2012	Emmaus	Resigned to take office as Lehigh County Judge
Ryan Mackenzie	Republican	2012-2022		elected in April 24 special election same day as primary
Peter Schweyer	Democrat	2023-present		Incumbent; district moved in 2022 redistricting

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 134

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Doug Reichley	2,256	71.51
	Democratic	Patrick Slattery	899	28.49
Margin of victory			1,357	43.02
Turnout			3,155	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 134

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ryan Mackenzie	22,360	59.60
	Democratic	John Reynard	15,159	40.40
Margin of victory			7,201	19.20
Turnout			37,519	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 134

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ryan Mackenzie	3,690	100
Margin of victory			3,690	100
Turnout			3,690	100

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 134

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ryan Mackenzie	6,505	100
Margin of victory			6,505	100
Turnout			6,505	100

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 134

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ryan Mackenzie	12,026	55.56
	Democratic	Thomas Applebach	9,618	44.44
Margin of victory			2,408	11.12
Turnout			21,644	100

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.

1. "2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts". Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved 2023-01-13.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 134 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.