Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 159

{{Infobox legislative district

|state= Pennsylvania

|district=159

|chamber= House of Representatives

|image= File:Pennsylvania_House_District_159.png

|representative= Carol Kazeem

|party = Democratic

|residence = Chester

|percent_white= 38.61

|percent_black= 54.57

|percent_hispanic= 6.70

|population= 60,270

|population_year= 2011

|citizen_voting_age= 43,931

}}

The 159th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware

County]]. The 159th District lies in the Southeast part of the state. It has been represented by Carol Kazeem since 2022.

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:{{cite web |title=Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |url=http://aws.redistricting.state.pa.us/Redistricting/Resources/GISData/Districts/Legislative/House/2011-Revised-Final/PDF/2011-Revised-Final-Plan-LegalDesc-House.pdf |access-date=2015-02-19}}

Representatives

colspan=5 style="font-size: 80%;" \| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
class=wikitable
valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note
{{party shading/Republican}} \| Thomas H. Worrilow	Republican	1969 – 1976
{{party shading/Democratic}} \| Francis X. Tenaglio	Democrat	1977 – 1978
{{party shading/Republican}} \| Arthur F. Earley	Republican	1979 – 1981	Died June 9, 1981{{cite web \| last = Cox \| first = Harold \| title = Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982\| publisher = Wilkes University \| work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project\| date = November 3, 2004\| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/165H.pdf}}
{{party shading/Republican}} \| Robert C. Wright	Republican	1981 – 1992	Elected September 15, 1981 to fill vacancy{{cite web \| last = Cox \| first = Harold \| title = Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1981-1982\| publisher = Wilkes University \| work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project\| date = November 3, 2004\| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/165H.pdf}} Resigned January 6, 1992.{{cite web \| last = Cox \| first = Harold \| title = Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1991-1992\| publisher = Wilkes University \| work = Wilkes University Election Statistics Project\| date = November 3, 2004 \| url = http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/175H.pdf}}
{{party shading/Democratic}} \| Thaddeus Kirkland	Democratic	1993 – 2016
{{party shading/Democratic}} \| Brian Joseph Kirkland	Democratic	2017 – 2022
{{party shading/Democratic}} \| Carol Kazeem	Democratic	2023 – present	Incumbent

Recent election results

{{Election box begin

| title=PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 159}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Thaddeus Kirkland

| votes = 10,229

| percentage = 71.65%

| change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Rocky William Brown

| votes = 4,047

| percentage = 38.35%

| change = }}

{{Election box margin of victory

| votes = 6,182

| percentage =33.35%

| change = }}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 14,276

| percentage = 100

| change = }}

{{Election box begin

| title=PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 159}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Thaddeus Kirkland

| votes = 17,535

| percentage = 79.86%

| change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = James Schiliro

| votes = 4,435

| percentage = 20.19%

| change = }}

{{Election box margin of victory

| votes = 13,100

| percentage = 59.67%

| change = {{Increase}} 26.32%}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 21,970

| percentage = 100

| change = }}

{{Election box begin

| title=PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 159}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Thaddeus Kirkland

| votes = 9,281

| percentage = 70.51%

| change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael J. Ciach

| votes = 3,881

| percentage = 29.49%

| change = }}

{{Election box margin of victory

| votes = 5,400

| percentage = 41.02%

| change = {{Decrease}} 18.65%}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 13,162

| percentage = 100

| change = }}

{{Election box begin

| title=PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 159}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Brian Joseph Kirkland

| votes = 18,161

| percentage = 75.6%

| change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Michael J. Ciach

| votes = 5,860

| percentage = 24.4%

| change = }}

{{Election box margin of victory

| votes = 12,301

| percentage = 51.2%

| change = {{Increase}} 10.18%}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 24,021

| percentage = 100

| change = }}

References

External links

[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/SLD_RefMap/lower/st42_pa/sldl42159/DC10SLDL42159_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=159&Plan=2011-Revised-Final Population Data for District 159] from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.

Category:Government of Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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