Pennsylvania Senate, District 14

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Pennsylvania's 14th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Nick Miller
D Allentown
Population (2021)267,292

Pennsylvania State Senate District 14 includes parts of Lehigh County and Northampton County. It is currently represented by Democrat Nick Miller. Prior to the current reapportionment plan it was a Luzerne County seat that was moved to the Lehigh Valley to reflect long-term population shifts.

Contents

District profile

The district includes the following areas: [1]

Lehigh County

Northampton County

Senators

Representative [2] PartyYearsNote
John Tod Democratic-Republican 1815 1818Pennsylvania State Representative from 1810 to 1813. Speaker of the Senate from 1815 to 1816. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1821 to 1823 and Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1823 to 1824 [3]
William Piper Democratic-Republican 1817 1820Pennsylvania State Senator for the 22nd district from 1821 to 1832. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1811 to 1813 and Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1813 to 1817 [4]
David Mann Democratic-Republican 1821 1822Pennsylvania State Senator for the 22nd district from 1823 to 1824 [5]
William Andrew McIlvane Democratic-Republican 1823 1826
Zephaniah Herbert Democratic 1823 1828
Henry Logan Democratic 1827 1830Pennsylvania State Representative from 1818 to 1819. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1835 to 1839 [6]
Ezra Blythe Democratic 1829 1832
Henry Smyser Democratic 1831 1834
David Middlecoff Democratic 1833 1836
James McConkey Anti-Masonic 1835 1836Pennsylvania State Senator for the 2nd district from 1837 to 1838 [7]
Jacob Cassat Whig 1837 1838
David Fullerton Anti-Masonic 1839 1840U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th district from 1819 to 1820. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 15th district from 1827 to 1838 [8]
Thomas C. Miller Democratic 1837 1840
William R. Gorgas Democratic 1841 1844
James Xavier McLanahan Democratic 1841 1842Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1843 to 1844. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1849 to 1853. Chair of the House Judiciary Committee from 1851 to 1853 [9]
Jesse C. Horton Democratic 1845 1846Pennsylvania State Senator for the 12th district from 1843 to 1844 [10]
Benjamin Jordan Whig 1845 1848
Robert Montgomery Frick Whig 1849 1850
James W. Quiggle Buchanan Democrat1853 1856
Francis Jordan Whig 1855 1856
Andrew Gregg Jr. Republican 1855 1862
Henry Fetter Democratic 1859 1860Pennsylvania State Senator for the 13th district from 1857 to 1858 [11]
Erasmus Darwin Crawford Democratic 1859 1862
George Hough Bucher Democratic 1863 1864Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1865 to 1866 [12]
John Walls Democratic 1865 1868
John B. Beck Democratic 1867 1870
Lafayette Fitch Republican 1871 1874
Peter J. Roebuck Republican 1875 1888
Christian Shuman Kauffman Republican 1879 1882
John M. Stehman Republican 1883 1890
John S. Hoover Democratic 1889 1890
Winfield S. Smith Republican 1891 1894
Christian Charles Kauffman Republican 1895 1896
Jeremiah Albert Stober Republican 1899 1906
George Franklin Rowland Democratic 1907 1908
Miles C. Rowland Democratic 1909 1910
Elmer Warner Republican 1915 1918
Wallace James Barnes Republican 1919 1922
Jacob Eyster Democratic-Republican 1921 1924
Harvey D. Huffman Democratic 1923 1938
William D. Pethick Republican 1931 1934
Montgomery F. Crowe Republican 1939 1954
William Z. Scott Republican 1955 1965
Martin L. Murray Democratic 1969 1980Pennsylvania State Representative for Luzerne County from 1945 to 1948. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 21st district from 1957 to 1964. President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate from 1971 to 1980. [13]
Raphael J. Musto Democratic 1983 2010Pennsylvania State Representative for the 118th district from 1971 to 1980. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th district from 1980 to 1981 [14]
John Yudichak Democratic 2011 2019Pennsylvania State Representative for the 119th district from 1999 to 2010. [15] Changed party affiliation from Democrat to Independent and caucuses with the Republicans.
Independent 2019 2023
Nick Miller Democratic 2023 present

Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nick Miller 46,443 53.5
Republican Dean Browning40,36046.5
Total votes86,803 100.0
Democratic gain from Independent
PA Senate election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Yudichak (incumbent) 51,521 100.0
Total votes51,521 100.0
Democratic hold
PA Senate election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Yudichak (incumbent) 41,980 100.0
Total votes41,980 100.0
Democratic hold
PA Senate election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Yudichak 37,466 55.6
Republican Stephen Urban 26,21238.9
Libertarian Betsy Summers3,7485.5
Total votes67,426 100.0
Democratic hold

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References

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  2. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Senate Historical Biographies". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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  4. "Pennsylvania State Senate - William Piper Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  5. "Pennsylvania State Senate - David Mann Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. "Pennsylvania Senate - Henry Logan Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  7. "Pennsylvania State Senate - James McConkey Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  8. "Pennsylvania State Senate - David Fullerton Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  9. "Pennsylvania State Senate - James Xavier McLanahan". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  10. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Jesse C Horton Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  11. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Henry Fetter Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  12. "Pennsylvania State Senate - George Hough Bucher Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  13. "Pennsylvania Senate - Martin L Murray Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  14. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Raphael John Musto". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  15. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Senator John T. Yudichak". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved May 26, 2019.