Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156

The 156th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Chester County and includes the following areas:[1]

• Birmingham Township
• East Goshen Township
• Thornbury Township
• West Chester
• West Goshen Township (PART, District North)
• Westtown Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Patricia Crawford	Republican	1969 – 1977	Devon	Was not a candidate for re-election
Elinor Z. Taylor	Republican	1977 – 2007	West Chester	Was not a candidate for re-election
Barbara McIlvaine Smith	Democrat	2007 – 2011	West Chester	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
Dan Truitt	Republican	2011 – 2017	West Chester	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
Carolyn Comitta	Democrat	2017 –	West Chester	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.