Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 27

The 27th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southwestern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Dan Deasy since 2009.

Current	Dan Deasy (D–Pittsburgh)
Demographics	78.8% White 15.8% Black 2.0% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	60,431 48,831

District profile

The 27th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following area:[1]

• Crafton
• Green Tree
• Ingram
• McKees Rocks
• Pittsburgh (PART)
  • Ward 19 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 31, 33, 34 and 35]
  • Ward 20
  • Ward 28
• Thornburg

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Robert A. Geisler	Democrat	1969 – 1978
Richard B. Chess	Democrat	1979 – 1980
Thomas C. Petrone	Democrat	1981 – 2008	Pittsburgh	Retired
Daniel J. Deasy	Democrat	2009 – present	Pittsburgh	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Dan Deasy	11,567	76
	Reform	Frank Liberatore	3,653	24
Margin of victory			7,914	52
Turnout			15,220	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Dan Deasy	21,034	100
Margin of victory
Turnout			21,034	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Dan Deasy	12,309	100
Margin of victory
Turnout			12,309	100

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 2015-02-19.

External links

District map from the United States Census Bureau

Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.

Population Data for District 27 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.