Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 197

Pennsylvania's 197th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Danilo Burgos D–Philadelphia

The 197th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:[1]

• Ward 11 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 07, 08, 11, 13, 19 and 20]
• Ward 16 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05]
• Ward 19
• Ward 37 [PART, Divisions 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20]
• Ward 42 [PART, Divisions 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 and 22]
• Ward 43
• Ward 49 [PART, Division 01]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Joel J. Johnson	Democrat	1969 – 1980
Junius M. Emerson	Democrat	1981 – 1982
Andrew J. Carn	Democrat	1983 – 2000
Jewell Williams	Democrat	2001 – 2012		Resigned to become Sheriff of Philadelphia
Gary Williams	Democrat	2012 – 2013
Jose Miranda	Democrat	2013 – 2014
Leslie Acosta	Democrat	2015 – January 3, 2017		Resigned (felony corruption conviction)
Emilio Vazquez	Democrat	April 5, 2017 - 2018
Danilo Burgos	Democrat	2019–present

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.