Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 59

Pennsylvania's 59th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Leslie Rossi R – Unity Township
Population (2022)	66,601

The 59th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southwest Pennsylvania and has been represented by Leslie Rossi since 2021.

District Profile

The 59th District is located in Westmoreland County and includes the following areas: ^[1]

• Bolivar
• Cook Township
• Derry
• Derry Township (part)
  • District Bradenville
  • District Cokeville
  • District Cooperstown
  • District Kingston
  • District Loyalhanna
  • District Millwood
  • District New Derry
  • District Peanut
  • District Saxman
  • District Scalp Level
  • District Torrance
• Donegal
• Donegal Township
• Fairfield Township
• Latrobe
• Laurel Mountain
• Ligonier
• Ligonier Township
• Mount Pleasant Township (part)
  • District Laurel Run
  • District Mammoth
  • District Pleasant Valley
  • District Ridgeview
  • District United
  • District Westmoreland
• New Florence
• Seward
• St. Clair Township
• Unity Township
• Youngstown

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Eugene G. Saloom	Republican	1969 – 1974
	Democrat	1975 – 1976		Switched to Democratic Party Later represented 26th district
Jess M. Stairs	Republican	1977 – 2008	Acme	Retired
Mike Reese	Republican	2009 – 2021	Mount Pleasant Township	Died in office. [2]
Leslie Rossi	Republican	2021 – present	Unity Township	Incumbent. Elected on May 18, 2021, to fill vacancy

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leslie Rossi (incumbent)	27,202	69.79
	Democratic	Margie Zelenak	11,776	30.21
Total votes			38,978	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leslie Rossi (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			22,149	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House special election, 2021:
Pennsylvania House, District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leslie Rossi	10,538	65.00
	Democratic	Mariah Fisher	5,272	32.52
	Libertarian	Robb Luther	402	2.48
Total votes			16,015	100%
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Reese (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			32,189	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Reese (incumbent)	18,490	70.32
	Democratic	Clare Dooley	7,803	29.68
Total votes			26,293	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 59

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Reese (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			27,700	100.00
	Republican hold

References

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

1. 2022 PA House of Representatives District maps
2. Wise, Jenna (January 2, 2021). "Republican Rep. Mike Reese dead at 42". PennLive. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 59 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.