Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179

Pennsylvania's 179th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Jason Dawkins D–Philadelphia

The 179th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:[1]

• Ward 23 [PART, Divisions 02, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23]
• Ward 35 [PART, Divisions 15, 23, 24, 26, 29 and 30]
• Ward 41 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03]
• Ward 42 [PART, Divisions 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 and 25]
• Ward 53 [PART, Division 01]
• Ward 54 [PART, Division 01]
• Ward 61 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 07]
• Ward 62 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 19]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William W. Rieger	Democrat	1969 – 2006
Tony J. Payton	Democrat	2007 – 2012	Philadelphia
James Clay, Jr.	Democrat	2013 – 2014	Philadelphia
Jason Dawkins	Democrat	2015 – present	Philadelphia	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.