Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 159

The 159th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Delaware County. The 159th District lies in the Southeast part of the state. It has been represented by Brian Joseph Kirkland since 2017.

Current Brian Joseph Kirkland (D–Chester)
Demographics38.61% White
54.57% Black
6.70% Hispanic
Population (2011)
 • Citizens of voting age		60,270
43,931

District profile

Delaware County, where the 159th district is located, is the fifth most populated county in the state. Chester of the 159th district is the oldest city in the state, being incorporated in 1682. The district includes the following areas:[1]

Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Thomas H. WorrilowRepublican1969 – 1976
Francis X. TenaglioDemocrat1977 – 1978
Arthur F. EarleyRepublican1979 – 1981Died June 9, 1981[2]
Robert C. WrightRepublican1981 – 1992Elected September 15, 1981 to fill vacancy[3]
Resigned January 6, 1992.[4]
Thaddeus KirklandDemocratic1993 – 2016
Brian Joseph KirklandDemocratic2017 – presentIncumbent

Recent election results
PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 159
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Thaddeus Kirkland 10,229 71.65%
Republican Rocky William Brown 4,047 38.35%
Margin of victory 6,182 33.35%
Turnout 14,276 100
PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 159
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Thaddeus Kirkland 17,535 79.86%
Republican James Schiliro 4,435 20.19%
Margin of victory 13,100 59.67% 26.32%
Turnout 21,970 100
PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 159
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Thaddeus Kirkland 9,281 70.51%
Republican Michael J. Ciach 3,881 29.49%
Margin of victory 5,400 41.02% 18.65%
Turnout 13,162 100
PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 159
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Brian Joseph Kirkland 18,161 75.6%
Republican Michael J. Ciach 5,860 24.4%
Margin of victory 12,301 51.2% 10.18%
Turnout 24,021 100


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References
  1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  2. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  4. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1991-1992" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
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