Montgomery County,colloquially referred to as Montco,is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census,the population of the county was 856,553,making it the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and Allegheny counties,also the most populous county in Pennsylvania without a major city. The county is part of the Southeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
Joseph Merrill Hoeffel III is an American author and politician. A Democrat,Hoeffel was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005,representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. He also served multiple terms on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners,and from 1977–84,was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A native of Philadelphia,he is a graduate of Boston University and Temple University School of Law.
Bruce Lee Castor Jr. is an American lawyer and retired Republican politician from Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. He was appointed as the first Solicitor General of Pennsylvania in March 2016,and also first deputy attorney general the following July. Castor became acting attorney general less than a month later. He investigated the Penn State fraternity hazing scandal and led for the defense of the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump along with American lawyer David Schoen.
Joshua David Shapiro is an American lawyer and politician who is the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and was on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Constance Hess Williams is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th District,from 2001 to 2009. She previously represented the 149th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. On June 23,2021,President Joe Biden nominated her for member of the National Council on the Arts,an advisory board to the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Stewart John Greenleaf Sr. was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1979 to 2019. Greenleaf represented the 12th District,which includes portions of eastern Montgomery County and southern Bucks County.
John T. Yudichak is an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for 14th District from 2011 to 2022. He previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 119th district from 1999 to 2010. In 2024,Yudichak became the eighth president of Luzerne County Community College.
Stephen Anthony Urban is an American politician and former military officer who served as a commissioner of Luzerne County,Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2012 and later as a member of the Luzerne County Council from 2012 to 2020.
Thomas Jay "Tom" Ellis is a Pennsylvania public finance attorney. He served several terms as county commissioner of Montgomery County,Pennsylvania,one of the largest counties in Pennsylvania,before being dropped from the ticket during an intra-party feud. An ally of controversial Republican National Committeeman Bob Asher,he is a prominent figure in the Pennsylvania Republican Party.
Madeleine Dean Cunnane is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. The district includes almost all of Montgomery County,a suburban county north of Philadelphia,as well as a northeastern portion of Berks County. Before being elected to Congress,Dean was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly,representing the 153rd district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.
Leslie Richards is the current general manager of SEPTA,the public transportation agency serving the Philadelphia area. She previously served as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,from 2015 to 2019 under Governor Tom Wolf.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.
Arthur L. Haywood III is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 4th district since 2015. A Democrat,he is also the current president of the advocacy group Americans for Democratic Action.
Risa Vetri Ferman is the judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Montgomery County,Pennsylvania,and was formerly District Attorney of the same county. After working for 15 years in the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office,in November 2007,she became the first woman elected District Attorney in Montgomery County. In 2011,Ferman won re-election and began her second term as District Attorney in January 2012. She is the daughter of Barbara and Sal Vetri,and sister of restaurateur Marc Vetri and television director and producer Adam Vetri.
Cris E. Dush is an American politician. A Republican,he has been a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate since 2020,elected from the 25th District. From 2014 to 2020,Dush was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,elected from the 66th District,which then encompassed Jefferson County and Indiana County.
Donna Bullock is an American politician. She is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 195th district in Philadelphia from 2015 to 2024.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Democratic lieutenant governor John Fetterman won his first term in office,defeating Republican surgeon Mehmet Oz. Fetterman succeeded Republican incumbent senator Pat Toomey,who did not seek re-election after two terms. This was the only U.S. Senate seat to flip parties in 2022.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.
The 2024 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5,2024,with all districts up for election. The term of office for those elected in 2024 will begin when the House of Representatives convenes in January 2025. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with all 203 seats up for election every two years. The primary elections to choose the respective parties' nominees took place on April 23.
