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Pennsylvania Senate, District 15
Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 includes part of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. It is currently represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican John DiSanto. District profile The district includes the following areas: * Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Conewago Township * Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Dauphin * Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Derry Township * East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, East Hanover Township * Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg * Highspire, Pennsylvania, Highspire * Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Hummelstown * Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Londonderry Township * Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Lower Paxton Township * Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Lower Swatara Township * Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Middle Paxton Township * Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Middletown * Paxtang, Pennsylv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John DiSanto
Giovanni M. "John" DiSanto is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senator for the 15th district since 2017. His district is based in the state capital of Harrisburg. Early life and education DiSanto was born in Harrisburg area and graduated from Central Dauphin High School. He received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Urban Planning from American University. Career Before his election to the State Senate in 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ..., DiSanto was president of a construction and development company. He defeated Rob Teplitz in a heated contest for the 15th district. Committee Assignments * Banking & Insurance, Chair * Urban Affairs & Housing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paxtang, Pennsylvania
Paxtang is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,640. The borough is a suburb of Harrisburg and is one of the earliest colonial settlements in South Central Pennsylvania. History Paxtang dates to the 18th century when Euro-Americans settled at the site of the Shawnee-Lenape village of Peshtank."...a town recently founded by Delaware and Shawnee Indians on the Susquehanna about forty-five miles north of Conestoga Indiantown." Kenny, Kevin. Peaceable Kingdom Lost (p. 20). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.''Peshtank'' means "still waters"."The Delawares called the place Peshtank, meaning “where the waters stand,” which in English became Paxtang." Kenny, Kevin. ''Peaceable Kingdom Lost'' (p. 20). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition. Several important trails and routes crossed the area."Here the Susquehanna reached its shallowest point, making Paxtang an ideal location for the transportation of people and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party in the United States during the middle of the 19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850s as part of the Second Party System. Four presidents were affiliated with the Whig Party for at least part of their terms. Other prominent members of the Whig Party include Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate, William Seward, John J. Crittenden, and John Quincy Adams. The Whig base of support was centered among entrepreneurs, professionals, planters, social reformers, devout Protestants, and the emerging urban middle class. It had much less backing from poor farmers and unskilled workers. The party was critical of Manifest Destiny, territorial expansion into Texas and the Southwest, and the Mexican-American War. It disliked strong presidential power as exhibited by Jackson and Polk, and preferred Congressional dominance in lawma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Republican
The National Republican Party, also known as the Anti-Jacksonian Party or simply Republicans, was a political party in the United States that evolved from a conservative-leaning faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that supported John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential election. Known initially as "Adams-Clay Republicans" in the wake of the 1824 campaign, Adams's political allies in Congress and at the state-level were referred to as "Adams's Men" during his presidency (1825–1829). When Andrew Jackson became president, following his victory over Adams in the 1828 election, this group became the opposition, and organized themselves as "Anti-Jackson". The use of the term "National Republican" dates from 1830. Henry Clay served as the party's nominee in the 1832 election, but he was defeated by Jackson. The party supported Clay's American System of nationally financed internal improvements and a protective tariff. After the 1832 election, opponents of Jackson coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Masonic Party
The Anti-Masonic Party was the earliest third party in the United States. Formally a single-issue party, it strongly opposed Freemasonry, but later aspired to become a major party by expanding its platform to take positions on other issues. After emerging as a political force in the late 1820s, most of the Anti-Masonic Party's members joined the Whig Party in the 1830s and the party disappeared after 1838. The party was founded following the disappearance of William Morgan, a former Mason who had become a prominent critic of the Masonic organization. Many believed that Masons had murdered Morgan for speaking out against Masonry and subsequently many churches and other groups condemned Masonry. As many Masons were prominent businessmen and politicians, the backlash against the Masons was also a form of anti- elitism. The Anti-Masons purported that Masons posed a threat to American republicanism by secretly trying to control the government. Furthermore, there was a strong fear tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fullerton
David Fullerton (October 4, 1772February 1, 1843) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1819 to 1820. Biography David Fullerton was born in the Cumberland Valley of the Province of Pennsylvania, near Greencastle to Humphrey and Martha (Mitchell) Fullerton. He is the uncle of David Fullerton Robison, the U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania. He served in the War of 1812 with the rank of Major. He settled in Greencastle and engaged in mercantile pursuits and banking. He owned slaves as well. Fullerton was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth Congress and served until his resignation on May 15, 1820. He was not a candidate for renomination. He resumed mercantile pursuits and banking. He served as an Anti-Masonic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federalist
The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters called themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of deeper European integration are sometimes called Federalists. A major European NGO and advocacy group campaigning for such a political union is the Union of European Federalists. Movements towards a peacefully unified European state have existed since the 1920s, notably the Paneuropean Union. A pan-European party with representation in the European Parliament fighting for the same cause is Volt Europa. In the European Parliament the Spinelli Group brings together MEPs from different political groups to work together of ideas and projects of European federalism; taking their name from Italian politician and MEP Altiero Spinelli, who himself was a major proponent of European federalism, also meeting with fellow deputies in the Crocodile Club. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic-Republican
The Democratic-Republican Party, known at the time as the Republican Party and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s that championed republicanism, agrarianism, political equality, and expansionism. The party became increasingly dominant after the 1800 elections as the opposing Federalist Party collapsed. The Democratic-Republicans splintered during the 1824 presidential election. The majority faction of the Democratic-Republicans eventually coalesced into the modern Democratic Party, while the minority faction ultimately formed the core of what became the Whig Party. The Democratic-Republican Party originated as a faction in Congress that opposed the centralizing policies of Alexander Hamilton, who served as Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington. The Democratic-Republicans and the opposing Federalist Party each became mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
West Hanover Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,693 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 9,343 tabulated in 2010. History Hanover Township of Dauphin County was divided into East Hanover, West Hanover, and South Hanover townships. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. The unincorporated community and census-designated place of Skyline View is in the southern part of the township. Ritzie Village is north of the intersection of PA 443 and Mountain Road in the northern part of the township. Demographics The earliest US census figures reveal a total population of 1,862 residents in the year 1800. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,505 people, 2,502 households, and 1,944 families residing in the township. The population density was 278.1 people per square mile (107.4/km). There were 2,584 housing units at an average density of 110.5/sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Swatara Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The population was 27,824 at the 2020 census. History In 1729, the Paxtang Township of Lancaster County was established. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name ''Peshtank'', which meant "standing water". On March 4, 1785, Dauphin County was formed from Lancaster County, with the word "Dauphin" referring to the Dauphin of France, the heir apparent to the French throne whose country the area government wanted to honor for its assistance in the Revolutionary War. In August 1787 the legislature separated Paxtang Township into Upper Paxtang, Middle Paxtang and Lower Paxtang townships. Lower Paxtang Township embraced the areas now known as Lower Swatara, Swatara, Lower Paxton, Derry and Susquehanna townships. In 1799, a court order divided Lower Paxton Township into two equal parts. "Swatara" was the name chosen for the southern part of the area. The word is thought to be from a Susquehannock wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,736 at the time of the 2020 census. This represents a 9.8% increase from the 2000 census count of 21,895. Susquehanna Township has the postal ZIP codes 17109 and 17110, which maintain the Harrisburg place name designation. The township is a suburb of Harrisburg and is connected to Marysville by the Rockville Bridge, the world's longest stone-arch rail bridge at the time of its completion. History Susquehanna Township is located adjacent to the city of Harrisburg in Dauphin County. It was named from the Susquehanna River which runs along its western edge. On June 4, 1785, the state legislature created Dauphin County from part of Lancaster County. By that time, the territory of today's Dauphin County had been divided among the townships of Derry, Londonderry, Lower Paxtang and Upper Paxtang. The spelling "Paxtang" is from the original Indian name ''Peshtank'', which meant "stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steelton, Pennsylvania
Steelton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, southeast of Harrisburg. The population was 6,263 at the 2020 census. The borough is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. History After initial habitation by Susquehannock Indians and subsequent nearby Harrisburg establishment, the area was owned by the Kelker family of Harrisburg by the 1800s. The 100-acre area was chosen in 1866 by Samuel Morse Felton Sr., president of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, to begin construction of a steel mill. This particular site was favored because of the location's proximity to the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Pennsylvania Canal, and the nearby iron mine in Cornwall, Lebanon County. The land was purchased from owners Henry A. and Rudolph F. Kelker; then, steel pioneer Alexander Lyman Holley was chosen to build the mill along the Susquehanna River, which was completed by 1867 (along with a mansion for Felton), and began operation on May 15, 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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