Hellertown is a borough in Northampton County,Pennsylvania. Its population was 6,131 at the 2020 census. Hellertown is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area,which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of 2020.
Richard Arkwright Snelling was an American businessman and politician. He was most notable for his service as the 76th and 78th governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10,1991,until his death.
William Herbert Gray III was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1979 to 1991. He also served as chairman of the House Committee on the Budget from 1985 to 1989 and House Majority Whip from 1989 to 1991. He resigned from Congress in September of that year to become president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund,a position he held until 2004.
Roy C. Afflerbach is an American lobbyist and former Pennsylvania State Senator and Representative. He was mayor of Allentown,Pennsylvania,the third largest city in Pennsylvania,from 2002 to 2006. In December 2004,after a difficult year,Afflerbach announced that he would not run for another term.
The city of Allentown,Pennsylvania was founded in 1762 as Northampton Town by William Allen,a wealthy shipping merchant. During its first fifty years of existence,Northampton Town was a small unincorporated settlement,consisting of a few homes,stores and taverns.
Joseph Francis Smith,was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1981 to 1983. He served as Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee from 1983 to 1986 and as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1971 to 1981.
Norton Lewis Lichtenwalner was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district has been located in western and central Pennsylvania since 2019. Since 2023,the district includes all of Armstrong,Cameron,Centre,Clarion,Clearfield,Clinton,Elk,Forest,Jefferson,McKean,Potter,Snyder,Tioga,Union,and Warren counties,as well as parts of Indiana,Lycoming,and Venango counties.
William Henry Sowden was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Peter Newhard was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1839 to 1843.
Jacob Krebs was an American politician who served as a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1826 to 1827.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 18 includes parts of Lehigh County and Northampton County. It is currently represented by Democrat Lisa Boscola.
John T. Yudichak is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 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.
Robert Patrick Casey Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania,a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party,Casey previously served as Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1997 to 2005 and as the Pennsylvania Treasurer from 2005 to 2007.
The 2017 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 7,2017. This off-year election featured gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey,as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the Virginia House of Delegates. Numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Special elections were also held for one seat of the U.S. Senate,representing Alabama,and six seats of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrats picked up the governorship in New Jersey and the Alabama Senate seat that was up for a special election. The governorship in Virginia and the six House seats that were up for special elections did not change party hands.
Nicholas P. Miller is an American politician and businessman. He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 14th District since 2023.
William Beidelman was an American politician from the Lehigh Valley. He was a veteran of the Union Army that saw combat at the Battle of Gettysburg. After the war,he served in various Northampton County offices before being elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania State Senate. He also served as the second mayor of the city of Easton,Pennsylvania.
Jacob B. Kemerer was an American politician who served in the Pennsylvania State Senate as a Democrat,representing Northampton County for one term from 1899 to 1901.
Henry Detweiler Heller was an American politician who served as a Republican in the Pennsylvania State Senate for one term from 1895 to 1898 representing Northampton County in the 18th district. Since the district's creation in 1875,he is just one of three Republicans to have held the office.
Edward Henry Laubach (1852–1916) was an American politician who served as a Democrat in the Pennsylvania State Senate for two terms from 1891 to 1896 representing Northampton County in the 18th district.
