Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 170

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The 170th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:

* Ward 58 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44] * Ward 66 [PART, Divisions 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40 and 41]

Special Election

A Special Election for the 170th House District was ordered for Tuesday, March 24, 2015.

Republican candidate Martina White was nominated by Republican ward leaders in the district, and went on to win the special election, with a 14% margin over Democrat Sarah Del Ricci.

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.	Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. +more	Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.	Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.	Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Tom Gola	Republican	1969 - 1970	Philadelphia
Alvin Katz	Republican	1971 - 1972	Philadelphia
Frank A. Salvatore	Republican	1973 - 1984	Philadelphia	Elected to the State Senate
George T. Kenney	Republican	1985 - 2008	Philadelphia	Retired
Brendan Boyle	Democrat	2009 - 2015	Philadelphia	Elected to the US House of Representatives.
Martina White	Republican	2015 -	Philadelphia	Elected in special election