Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 179

The 179th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:^[1]

• Ward 23 [PART, Divisions 02, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23]
• Ward 35 [PART, Divisions 15, 23, 24, 26, 29 and 30]
• Ward 41 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03]
• Ward 42 [PART, Divisions 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 and 25]
• Ward 53 [PART, Division 01]
• Ward 54 [PART, Division 01]
• Ward 61 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 07]
• Ward 62 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 19]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William W. Rieger	Democrat	1969 – 2006
Tony J. Payton	Democrat	2007 – 2012	Philadelphia
James Clay, Jr.	Democrat	2013 – 2014	Philadelphia
Jason Dawkins	Democrat	2015 – present	Philadelphia	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.