Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 153

Pennsylvania's 153rd State House of Representatives district
Representative	Ben Sanchez D–Abington Township

The 153rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Montgomery County and includes the following areas:[1]

• Abington Township
• Upper Dublin Township (PART)
  • District 02 [PART, Division 03]
  • District 04 [PART, Divisions 02 and 03]
  • District 05

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Daniel E. Beren	Republican	1969 – 1976
Joe Hoeffel	Democrat	1977 – 1984	Abington Township
Jon D. Fox	Republican	1985 – 1992	Abington Township	Resigned January 16, 1992 to become County Commissioner[2]
Martin L. Laub	Republican	1993 – 1994
Ellen M. Bard	Republican	1995 – 2004	Jenkintown	Retired to run for Congress
Josh Shapiro	Democrat	2005 – 2012	Abington Township	Resigned to take office as Montgomery County Commissioner
Madeleine Dean	Democrat	2012 – 2018	Abington Township	Elected in special election on April 24, 2012. Retired after election to Congress.
Ben Sanchez	Democrat	2019 – present		Incumbent

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1991-1992" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.