| Pennsylvania's 22nd State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Population (2022) | 62,468 | ||
The22ndPennsylvania House of Representatives District is insoutheastern Pennsylvania and has been represented byJoshua Siegel since 2023.
The 22nd District is located withinLehigh County and includes following areas:[1]
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Frank W. O'Brien | Democrat | 1969 – 1970 | ||
| William J. Coyne | Democrat | 1971 – 1972 | Pittsburgh | |
| James A. Romanelli | Democrat | 1973 – 1975 | Resigned November 17, 1975.[2] | |
| Charles Logue | Democrat | 1976 – 1978 | Elected to fill Romanelli's unexpired term in April 1976[2] | |
| Steve Seventy | Democrat | 1979 – 1988 | Died in office 1988[3] | |
| Frank Gigliotti | Democrat | 1989 – 2000 | Resigned on June 15, 2000[4] | |
| Michael Diven | Democratic | 2001 – 2005 | Switched party in 2005 | |
| Republican | 2005 – 2006 | |||
| Chelsa Wagner | Democrat | 2007 – 2012 | Pittsburgh | Resigned to take office as Allegheny County Controller |
| Martin Schmotzer | Democrat | 2012 – 2013 | Pittsburgh | Elected in special election on April 24, 2012; lost concurrent primary to serve a full term toErin Molchany. |
| Erin Molchany | Democrat | 2013 – 2014 | Redistricting moved this seat; Molchany lost a primary election against fellow incumbentHarry Readshaw[5] | |
| District moved from Allegheny County to Lehigh County after 2014 | ||||
| Peter Schweyer | Democrat | 2015 – 2023 | Allentown | Sworn in on January 6, 2015 |
| Joshua Siegel | Democrat | 2023 – present | Allentown | Sworn in on January 3, 2023 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Josh Siegel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 13,248 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Josh Siegel | 6,442 | 63.76 | |
| Republican | Robert Smith, Jr. | 3,662 | 36.24 | |
| Total votes | 10,104 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 13,969 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 9,911 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 15,222 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer | 4,538 | 70.18 | |
| Republican | Robert Smith, Jr. | 1,928 | 29.82 | |
| Total votes | 6,466 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erin Molchany | 17,512 | 65.33 | |
| Republican | Chris Cratsley | 9,292 | 34.67 | |
| Total votes | 26,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Schmotzer | 4,230 | 58.82 | |
| Republican | Chris Cratsley | 2,961 | 41.18 | |
| Total votes | 7,191 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chelsa Wagner (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 14,744 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratichold | |||||
