Pennsylvania Senate, District 45

Pennsylvania's 45th State Senate district
Senator	Jim Brewster D – McKeesport
Population (2021)	249,661

Pennsylvania State Senate District 45 includes part of Allegheny County. It is currently represented by Democrat Jim Brewster.

District profile

The district includes the following areas: ^[1]

Allegheny County:

• Baldwin
• Baldwin Township
• Braddock
• Brentwood
• Castle Shannon
• Clairton
• Dravosburg
• Duquesne
• East McKeesport
• East Pittsburgh
• Elizabeth
• Elizabeth Township
• Forward Township
• Glassport
• Homestead
• Liberty
• Lincoln
• McKeesport
• Monroeville
• Munhall
• North Braddock
• North Versailles Township
• Pitcairn
• Plum
• Port Vue
• South Versailles Township
• Trafford (Allegheny County portion)
• Turtle Creek
• Versailles
• Wall
• West Elizabeth
• West Homestead
• West Mifflin
• Whitaker
• White Oak
• Whitehall
• Wilmerding

Senators

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note	Counties
Leonard Staisey	Democratic	1961–1966			Allegheny (part) [2]
Joseph M. Gaydos	Democratic	1967–1968		Resigned November 5, 1968, upon election to U.S. Congress. [3]	Allegheny (part) [4]
Edward P. Zemprelli	Democratic	1969–1972			Allegheny (part) [5]
		1973–1982			Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part) [5]
		1983–1988			Allegheny (part), Washington (part), Westmoreland (part) [5]
Albert V. Belan	Democratic	1989–1992			Allegheny (part), Washington (part), Westmoreland (part) [6]
		1993–2000			Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part) [6]
Sean Logan	Democratic	2001–2010		Resigned August 24, 2010. [7]	Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part) [8] [9]
Jim Brewster	Democratic	2010–Present		Not seated at start of 2021 session [10] Eventually seated on January 13. [11]	Allegheny (part), Westmoreland (part) [9] [12]

Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Brewster (incumbent)	66,261	50.03
	Republican	Nicole Ziccarelli	66,192	49.97
Total votes			132,453	100.0
	Democratic hold

PA Senate election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Brewster (incumbent)	89,016	100
Total votes			89,016	100.0
	Democratic hold

PA Senate election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Brewster (incumbent)	72,189	100
Total votes			72,189	100.0
	Democratic hold

45th Senatorial District special election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Brewster	35,943	54.8
	Republican	Paul Olijar	26,569	40.5
	Libertarian	Leonard Young	3,104	4.7
Total votes			65,616	100.0
	Democratic hold

PA Senate election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Logan (incumbent)	84,210	100
Total votes			84,210	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved 2022-11-11.
2. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Retrieved January 18, 2020.
3. Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1967-1968" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
4. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'G'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
5. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'Z'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
6. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'B'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
7. Micek, John L. (July 29, 2010). "PA Sen. Sean Logan To Retire". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010.
8. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members 'L'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
9. "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
10. Routh, Julian (January 5, 2021). "Pa. Senate GOP refuses to seat Democrat Brewster, removes Lt. Gov. Fetterman from running session". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
11. "Federal judge rules in favor of Democratic Pa. Senate candidate GOP refused to seat". Spotlight PA. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
12. "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 18, 2020.