Pennsylvania_Senate,_District_48
Pennsylvania Senate, District 48
American legislative district
Pennsylvania State Senate District 48 includes parts of Berks County and Lancaster County and all of Lebanon County. It is currently represented by Republican Chris Gebhard.
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| Population (2021) | 269,151 | ||
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The district includes the following areas:[1]
- Albany Township
- Bern Township
- Bernville
- Bethel Township
- Centerport
- Centre Township
- Greenwich Township
- Hamburg
- Heidelberg Township
- Jefferson Township
- Leesport
- Lenhartsville
- Lower Heidelberg Township
- Maidencreek Township
- Marion Township
- North Heidelberg Township
- Ontelaunee Township
- Penn Township
- Robesonia
- Shoemakersville
- South Heidelberg Township
- Tilden Township
- Tulpehocken Township
- Upper Bern Township
- Upper Tulpehocken Township
- Wernersville
- Windsor Township
- Womelsdorf
- Adamstown (Lancaster County portion)
- Brecknock Township
- Clay Township
- Denver
- East Cocalico Township
- West Cocalico Township
All of Lebanon County
More information Representative, Party ...
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note | Counties |
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| Richard Frame | Republican | 1963–1964 | Elected. | Warren, Venango[2] | |
| 1965–1966 | Re-elected. | Venango[2] | |||
| 1967–1968 | Re-elected. Redistricted to the 25th district. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[2] | |||
| Clarence Manbeck | Republican | 1969–1972 | Elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3] | |
| 1973–1976 | Re-elected. | Lebanon (part), Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3] | |||
| 1977–1980 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 1981–1982 | Re-elected. Unknown departure reason. | ||||
| David J. Brightbill | Republican | 1983–1986 | Elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lehigh (part)[4] | |
| 1987–1990 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 1991–1994 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 1995–1998 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 1999–2002 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 2003–2006 | Re-elected. Lost primary election to Folmer. | Lebanon, Dauphin (part), Lancaster (part)[5] | |||
| Mike Folmer | Republican | 2007–2010 | Lebanon | Elected. | |
| 2011–2014 | Re-elected. | ||||
| 2015–2018 | Re-elected. | Lebanon, Dauphin (part), York (part)[6] | |||
| 2019 | Re-elected. Resigned on September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18), following his arrest on charges relating to his alleged possession of child pornography.[7] | ||||
| Vacant | 2019–2020 | Special election held January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14), to determine Folmer's successor.[8] | |||
| Dave Arnold | Republican | 2020–2021 | Lebanon | Elected to complete Folmer's term.[9] Died in office. | |
| Vacant | 2021 | Special election held May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18), to determine Arnold's successor.[10] | |||
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | 2021–2022 | North Cornwall Township | Elected to complete Arnold's term.[11] | |
| 2023–present | Re-elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part) |
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- "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'F'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'M'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'B'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- "State Sen. Mike Folmer resigns following child pornography charges". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- Kulp, Andrew; Shelly, Nora (September 25, 2019). "Mike Folmer Pa. state Senate seat: Date set for special election". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via MSN.
- "Dave Arnold wins 48th Senatorial District special election". WHP. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- Murphy, Jan (January 26, 2021). "Special election date set to fill seat left vacant by Pa. Sen. Dave Arnold's death". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- Murphy, Jan (June 9, 2021). "Pa. Sen. Chris Gebhard nervous but ready to take on challenge of his new job". The Patriot-News. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via MSN.