Proposed changes to local districts
SSenate
District 14 (currently represented by Sen. John Yudichak): Parts of Lehigh County, including parts of the cities of Allentown and Bethlehem, the townships of Hanover, Salisbury and Whitehall and the boroughs of Catasauqua, Coplay, Emmaus and Fountain Hill; and parts of Northampton County, including the townships of Allen, East Allen, Hanover, Lehigh and Moore and the boroughs of Bath, Chapman, North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport. Total population: 251,850.
District 16 (currently represented by Sen. Patrick M. Browne): Parts of Berks County, including the townships of Albany, Amity, Colebrookdale, District, Douglass, Earl, Greenwich, Hereford, Longswamp, Maidencreek, Ontelaunee, Perry, Pike, Rockland, Washington and Windsor and the boroughs of Bally, Bechtelsville, Boyertown, Hamburg, Leesport, Lenhartsville and Shoemakersville; and parts of Lehigh County, including parts of the City of Allentown; the townships of Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lower Milford, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall, South Whitehall, Upper Macungie, Upper Milford, Upper Saucon, Washington and Weisenberg and the boroughs of Alburtis, Coopersburg, Macungie and Slatington. Total population: 265,215.
District 29 (currently represented by Sen. David Argall): Parts of Luzerne County, including the City of Hazleton, the townships of Bear Creek, Black Creek, Buck, Butler, Dennison, Fairview, Foster, Hanover, Hazle, Rice, Sugarloaf and Wright and the boroughs of Ashley, Bear Creek Village, Conyngham, Freeland, Jeddo, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park, Sugar Notch, Warrior Run, West Hazleton and White Haven; and all of Schuylkill County. Total population: 247,391.
District 40 (currently represented by Sen. Mario M. Scavello): All of Carbon County, all of Monroe County and parts of Pike County, including the townships of Delaware, Dingman, Lehman, Milford, Porter and Westfall and the boroughs of Matamoras and Milford. Total population: 272,319.
House of Representatives
District 116 (currently represented by Rep. Tarah Toohil): parts of Luzerne County, including the City of Hazleton, the Township of Hazle and the Borough of West Hazleton; and parts of Schuylkill County, including the townships of East Union, Kline, Mahanoy, North Union and Union, and the boroughs of Mahanoy City, McAdoo, Ringtown and Shenandoah. Total population: 63,945.
District 122 (currently represented by Rep. Doyle Heffley): All of Carbon County. Total population: 64,866.
District 123 (currently represented by Rep. Tim Twardzik): Parts of Schuylkill County, including the City of Pottsville; the townships of Blythe, Branch, Butler, Cass, East Norwegian, New Castle, North Manheim, Norwegian, Wayne and West Mahanoy; and the boroughs of Ashland (Schuylkill County Portion), Cressona, Frackville, Gilberton, Girardville, Gordon, Mechanicsville, Middleport, Minersville, Mount Carbon, New Philadelphia, Palo Alto, Port Carbon, Schuylkill Haven and St. Clair. Total population: 65,886.
District 124 (currently represented by Rep. Jerry Knowles): Parts of Berks County, including the townships Albany, Greenwich, Maxatawny, Tilden, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken and Windsor; and the boroughs of Hamburg, Kutztown and Lenhartsville; and parts of Schuylkill County, including the townships of Delano, East Brunswick, Rush, Ryan, Schuylkill, South Manheim, Walker, West Brunswick and West Penn; and the boroughs of Auburn, Coaldale, Deer Lake, Landingville, New Ringgold, Orwigsburg, Port Clinton and Tamaqua. Total population: 64,846.
District 176 (currently represented by Rep. Jack Rader Jr.): Parts of Monroe County, including the townships of Chestnuthill, Eldred, Hamilton, Jackson, Polk, Ross and Tunkhannock; and parts of Northampton County, including Upper Mount Bethel Township and the borough of Portland. Total population: 61,488.
District 183 (currently represented by Rep. Zachary Mako): Parts of Lehigh County, including the townships of North Whitehall (part, Districts 01, 02, 03, 05 and 06) and Washington, and the Borough of Slatington; and parts of Northampton County, including the townships of Allen, East Allen and Lehigh, and the boroughs of Bath, North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport. Total population: 63,566.
District 189 (currently represented by Rep. Rosemary M. Brown): Parts of Monroe County, including the townships of Middle Smithfield (part, District East), Smithfield and Stroud (part, Districts 01, 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07), and the boroughs of Delaware Water Gap, East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg; and parts of Pike County, including the townships of Delaware (part, District 02) and Lehman. Total population: 62,158.