Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County,Pennsylvania,United States. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre. Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s,and incorporated as a borough in 1857. As of the 2020 census,the population was 13,349,making it the most populous borough in Luzerne County.
James William Gerlach is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district,serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term.
Paul Edmund Kanjorski is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1985 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Donald Lewis Sherwood is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,representing Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district,from 1999 to 2007. He was defeated for reelection by Democrat Chris Carney in November 2006.
Constance Morella is an American politician and diplomat. She represented Maryland's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. She served as Permanent Representative from the U.S. to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2003 to 2007. She is on American University's faculty as an Ambassador in Residence for the Women &Politics Institute. She was appointed to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Allyson Schwartz is an American Democratic Party politician who represented parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015 and Northeast and Northwest Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1991 to 2005. She has finished second in a statewide Democratic Party primary twice:for United States Senate in 2000 and for Governor in 2014.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7,2006,to elect members to the United States House of Representatives. It took place in the middle of President George W. Bush's second term in office. All 435 seats of the House were up for election. Those elected served in the 110th United States Congress from January 3,2007,until January 3,2009. The incumbent majority party,the Republicans,had won majorities in the House consecutively since 1994,and were defeated by the Democrats who won a majority in the chamber,ending 12 years of Republican control in the House.
Arlan Inghart Stangeland was an American politician from Minnesota. As a Republican,Stangeland served in the United States House of Representatives from February 22,1977 to January 3,1991. He lost his campaign for reelection in the 1990 House election and subsequently retired from politics.
Donna Fern Edwards is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district from 2008 to 2017. The district included most of Prince George's County,as well as part of Anne Arundel County. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located in the south-central region of the state. It encompasses all of Dauphin County as well as parts of Cumberland County and York County. The district includes the cities of Harrisburg and York. Prior to 2019,the district was located in the northeastern part of the state. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional because of gerrymandering. The court added State College to the old district's boundaries while removing some Democratic-leaning areas and redesignated it the twelfth district;an area encompassing Harrisburg and York was numbered as the "10th". The new tenth district is represented by Republican Scott Perry,who previously represented the old fourth district.
Elizabeth Helen Markey is a former American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2009 to 2011. She also served as assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs in the United States Department of Homeland Security. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Brenda Lawrence is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 14th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Lawrence served as mayor of Southfield,Michigan,from 2001 to 2015,and was the party's nominee for Oakland County executive in 2008 and for lieutenant governor in 2010. Her district covers most of eastern Detroit,including downtown,and stretches west to take in portions of Oakland County,including Farmington Hills,Pontiac,and Lawrence's home in Southfield.
The 2008 congressional elections in Pennsylvania was held on November 4,2008,to determine who will represent the state of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. Pennsylvania has 19 seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Kathleen Ann Dahlkemper is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected the county executive of Erie County,Pennsylvania in 2013 and served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011.
The 120th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Luzerne County and has been represented by Aaron Kaufer since 2015. The district includes the following areas:
Franklin Coslett was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who served as the State Representative for the 120th legislative district of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1986. His tenure in Harrisburg was an era marked by superb constituent service,especially in aiding seniors in receiving prescription drug benefits. Before his time in the State House,Coslett was a civic leader in his hometown of Kingston,Pennsylvania,the largest municipality in and the seat of the 120th district. Indeed,at one point,he served as the President of the Kingston borough council. After retiring from the Pennsylvania House in 1986,Coslett was succeeded by Republican Scott Dietterick. The seat Coslett and Dietterick occupied is currently held by Republican Aaron Kaufer,who succeeded longtime Democratic representative Phyllis Mundy after Mundy's 2014 retirement.
The 2006 House elections in Kentucky occurred on November 7,2006,to elect the members of the State of Kentucky's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky had six seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.
Matthew Alton Cartwright is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district,numbered as the 17th district from 2013 through 2019,includes a large swath of northeastern Pennsylvania,anchored by Scranton,Wilkes-Barre,and the Poconos. A member of the Democratic Party,Cartwright defeated 10-term incumbent Tim Holden,the dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation,in the Democratic primary on April 24,2012,57%–43%. He then defeated Republican nominee Laureen Cummings in the general election on November 6,2012,61%–39%. As an attorney,Cartwright previously worked at the law firm of Munley,Munley,and Cartwright.
Patty H. Kim is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 103rd district,serving since 2013. She previously served on the Harrisburg,Pennsylvania City Council.
Aaron D. Kaufer is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 120th district.
