Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 28

Pennsylvania's 28th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jeremy Shaffer R – Pine Township, Allegheny County
Population (2022)	63,153

The 28th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southwestern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Jeremy Shaffer since 2025.

District profile

The 28th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

• Bradford Woods
• Hampton Township (part)
  • District 01
  • District 02
  • District 06
  • District 07
  • District 08
  • District 09
  • District 10
  • District 11
• Marshall Township
• Pine Township
• Richland Township
• West Deer Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William M. Appleton	Republican	1969 – 1970
James B. Kelly III	Republican	1971 – 1976
George F. Pott, Jr.	Republican	1977 – 1986
Elaine F. Farmer	Republican	1987 – 1996
Jane Orie	Republican	1997 – 2001	McCandless Township	Resigned on April 3, 2001, after election to the Pennsylvania Senate [2]
Mike Turzai	Republican	2001 – 2020	Bradford Woods	Elected on June 26, 2001, to fill vacancy. [3] Sworn on 12 July 2001. [4]
Rob Mercuri	Republican	2021 – 2024
Jeremy Shaffer	Republican	2025 – present	Pine Township, Allegheny County

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 28

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeremy Shaffer	23,228	57.01
	Democratic	Bill Petulla	17,514	42.99
Total votes			40,742	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 28 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Mercuri (incumbent)	18,376	56.01
	Democratic	Alison Duncan	14,432	43.99
Total votes			32,808	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 28 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Mercuri	23,806	53.73
	Democratic	Emily Skopov	20,500	46.27
Total votes			44,306	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 28 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turzai (incumbent)	18,322	54.45
	Democratic	Emily Skopov	15,330	45.55
Total votes			33,652	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 28 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turzai (incumbent)	24,327	65.25
	Democratic	John Craig Hammond	12,958	34.75
Total votes			37,285	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 28 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turzai (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			17,146	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 28 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turzai (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			30,236	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 28 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turzai (incumbent)	21,943	77.24
	Democratic	Sharon Brown	6,465	22.76
Total votes			28,408	100.00
	Republican hold

2020 Election

On January 23, 2020, the incumbent office-holder, Mike Turzai, announced that he would be retiring from office at the end of his current term, to seek opportunities in the private sector. ^[12] Candidates to replace him included:

Republican Party: ^[13]

• Libby Blackburn (website) - School board member from McCandless Township
• Mike Heckmann (website) - part of Turzai's policy staff, from Wexford
• Rob Mercuri (website) - PNC Bank vice president and military veteran, of Pine Township

Democratic Party:

• Emily Skopov (website, party site) - nonprofit entrepreneur, of Marshall Township

Republican primary results

On June 2, 2020, Pennsylvania held its primary election. The Republican nomination was the only one contested, and its results were: ^[14]

PA House Republican Primary, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rob Mercuri	5,723	63.62%
	Republican	Elizabeth Blackburn	1,840	20.46%
	Republican	Mike Heckmann	1,432	15.92%
Margin of victory			3,883	43.16%
Turnout			8,995	100%

References

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

1. 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
3. "2001 Special Election for the 28th Legislative District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008.
4. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
5. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
6. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 3, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
7. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
8. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
9. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
10. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
11. "Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
12. Routh, Julian (January 23, 2020). "Pa. Speaker Mike Turzai will retire from state House after current term". Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
13. Perkins, Lucy (March 9, 2020). "Three Republicans Now Vying For Turzai's Seat In 28th House District". WESA. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
14. "Official Returns - Allegheny County". PA Dept of State. Retrieved August 13, 2020.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 28 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.