Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 145

Pennsylvania's 145th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Craig Staats R–Richland Township, Bucks County
Demographics	94.3% White 1.4% Black 3.0% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	62,991 48,065

The 145th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2015 by Craig Staats.

District profile

The 145th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Bucks County. It is made up of the following areas:

• East Rockhill Township
• Milford Township

• Quakertown
• Richlandtown
• Richland Township

• Springfield Township
• Trumbauersville
• West Rockhill Township
• Nockamixon Township
• Durham Township
• Bridgeton Township
• Haycock Township
• Riegelsville

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Marvin D. Weidner	Republican	1969 – 1980		Died in office on July 29, 1980
Paul Clymer	Republican	1981 – 2014	Sellersville
Craig Staats	Republican	2015 – present	Richland Township

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 145

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Paul Clymer	14,470	65.58
	Democratic	Mary Whitesell	6,559	29.73
Margin of victory			7,911	35.85
Turnout			21,029	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 145

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Paul Clymer	19,692	64.71
	Democratic	Mary Whitesell	10,739	35.29
Margin of victory			8,953	29.42	6.43
Turnout			30,431	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 145

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Craig Staats	11,268	58.74
	Democratic	Karen Chellew	7,914	41.26
Margin of victory			3,354	17.48
Turnout			19,182	100

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 145

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Craig Staats	18,695	58.30
	Democratic	Vera Cole	13,372	41.70
Margin of victory			5,323	16.60	0.88
Turnout			32,067	100

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 145 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.