Pennsylvania Senate, District 36

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Pennsylvania's 36th
State Senate district
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Senator
  James Andrew Malone
D East Petersburg
Population (2021)269,182

Pennsylvania State Senate District 36 includes part of Lancaster County. The seat was vacant since the resignation of Republican Ryan Aument in December 2024. A special election for the seat took place on March 25, 2025, [1] and was won by Democrat James Malone, who currently represents the district.

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District profile

The district includes the following areas: [2]

Senators since 1955

RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNoteCounties
J. Irving Whalley Republican 1955–1960Resigned August 18, 1960. Bedford, Fulton, Somerset [3]
Stanley Stroup Republican 1961–1966 Redistricted to 30th district following the 1967–68 session. Bedford, Fulton, Somerset [4]
1967–1968 Philadelphia (part) [4]
Louis G. Hill Democratic 1969–1978Resigned January 8, 1978. [5] Philadelphia (part) [6]
Thomas J. McCormack Democratic 1978Seated April 3, 1978. [5] Philadelphia (part) [7]
Phillip Price Jr. Republican 1979–1982 Philadelphia (part) [8]
Noah Wenger Republican 1983–1992 West Cocalico Township   Chester (part), Lancaster (part) [3]
1993–2004 Lancaster (part) [3]
2005–2006 Chester (part), Lancaster (part) [9]
Mike Brubaker Republican 2007–2014 Warwick Township Chester (part), Lancaster (part) [9]
Ryan Aument Republican 2015–2024 West Hempfield Township Resigned December 31, 2024. [1] Lancaster (part) [10]
James Malone Democratic 2025–present East Petersburg Won special election on March 25, 2025. [1] Lancaster

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lt. Gov. Austin Davis Sets Special Election for Pennsylvania's 36th Senate District for March 25".
  2. "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'W'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1977-1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
  6. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'H'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  7. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'M'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  8. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'P'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  10. "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 16, 2020.