Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 131

The 131st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lehigh County, Montgomery County and Northampton County and includes the following areas:^[1]

Lehigh County Coopersburg Emmaus Lower Milford Township Salisbury Township (PART, Ward 03 [PART, Division 01]) Upper Milford Township Upper Saucon Township

Montgomery County East Greenville Pennsburg Red Hill Upper Hanover Township Northampton County Lower Saucon Township (PART, Districts 01, 02, 04, 07 and 08)

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
James P. Ritter	Democrat	1969 – 1982
Roy C. Afflerbach	Democrat	1983 – 1986
Karen A. Ritter	Democrat	1987 – 1994
Pat Browne	Republican	1995 – 2005	Allentown	Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate
Karen D. Beyer	Republican	2005 – 2010	Lower Saucon Township	Elected in a special election on July 19, 2005 to fill vacancy.[2]
Justin Simmons	Republican	2011 – Present	Coopersburg	Incumbent

References

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

1. "Composite Listing of House of Representatives Districts" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
2. "2005 Special Election for the 131st Legislative District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.

Coordinates: 40°31′08″N 75°25′16″W / 40.519°N 75.421°W