Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 136
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox legislative district
|state= Pennsylvania
|district= 136
|chamber= House of Representatives
|image= File:Pennsylvania_House_District_136.png
|representative= Robert L. Freeman
|party= Democratic
|residence= Easton
|percent_white= 79.5
|percent_black= 9.6
|percent_hispanic= 12.6
|population= 63,762
|population_year= 2011
|citizen_voting_age= 49,593
}}
The 136th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in eastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 1999 by Robert L. Freeman.
District profile
The 136th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Northampton County. The district includes Lafayette College in Easton. It includes the following cities, townships, and census-designated-places:{{cite web |title=2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |url=https://www.vote.pa.gov/Pages/Pennsylvania-Redistricting-House-of-Representative.aspx/#bynumbers |access-date=2023-01-13}}
- Easton
- Freemansburg
- Glendon
- Hellertown
- Lower Saucon Township (Part, Districts 03, 05, and 06)
- Palmer Township (Part)
- District Eastern
- District Western [PART, Division 01]
- West Easton
- Williams Township
- Wilson
Representatives
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! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note | ||||
| colspan=5 style="font-size: 80%;" | Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 1969 – 1978 | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1979 – 1982 | ||
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 1983 – 1994 | Easton | |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 1995 – 1998 | ||
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat | 1999 – present | Easton | Incumbent |
Recent election results
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| title=PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 136}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert L. Freeman
| votes = 9,976
| percentage = 64.20
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ron Shegda
| votes = 5,562
| percentage = 35.80
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{{Election box margin of victory
| votes = 4,414
| percentage = 28.40
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert L. Freeman
| votes = 17,359
| percentage = 100
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| votes = 17,359
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{{Election box begin
| title=PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 136}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert L. Freeman
| votes = 9,131
| percentage = 100
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| votes = 9,131
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{{Election box begin
| title=PA House election, 2016:
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Robert L. Freeman
| votes = 18,345
| percentage = 100
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| votes = 18,345
| percentage = 100
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| votes = 18,345
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References
- {{cite web| last = Cox| first = Harold| title = Legislatures - 1776-2004| work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project| publisher = Wilkes University| date = 2004| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/indexlegis.html}}
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External links
- [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/SLD_RefMap/lower/st42_pa/sldl42136/DC10SLDL42136_001.pdf District map] from the United States Census Bureau
- [http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/Maps/House.cfm Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps] from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
- [http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/CensusDisplay.cfm?DistBody=H&District=136&Plan=2011-Revised-Final Population Data for District 136] from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
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