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Pennsylvania House Of Representatives, District 62
The 62nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in west central Pennsylvania and has been represented by James Struzzi since 2019. District Profile The 62nd District is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County and includes the following areas: * Armagh, Pennsylvania, Armagh * Armstrong Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Armstrong Township *Black Lick Township, Pennsylvania, Black Lick Township * Blairsville, Pennsylvania, Blairsville * Brush Valley Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Brush Valley Township * Buffington Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Buffington Township * Burrell Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Burrell Township * Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Center Township * Cherryhill Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Cherryhill Township * Clymer, Pennsylvania, Clymer *Conemaugh Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Conemaugh Township * Creekside, Pennsylvania, Creekside * East Wheatfield Tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania House District 62
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York (state), New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of William Penn (Royal Navy officer), the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish Empire, Swedish colony. Established as a haven for religious and political tolerance, the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
East Wheatfield Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. East Wheatfield Township was created when the original Wheatfield Township (formed in 1779) was divided in 1859 into East and West Wheatfield. It was named for the large unforested areas naturally occurring there which were ideal for growing wheat. The population was 2,161 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 2,366 tabulated in 2010. It includes the communities of Boltz, Cramer, Gas Center, Ninevah, Robindale, Shoupstown, Virginia, and Wheatfield. It surrounds, but does not include, the borough of Armagh. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.32%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,607 people, 1,026 households, and 774 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the townsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave L
Dave may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the 1993 film * ''Dave'' (TV series), a 2020 American comedy series * "Dave" (''Lost''), an episode of ''Lost'' * Dave, a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland now rebranded as U&Dave People * Dave (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Dave (surname), a common Gujarati surname * Dave (American rapper), aka David Jolicoeur (1967–2023), of the hip hop group De La Soul * Dave (artist) (born 1969), Swiss artist * Dave (rapper) (born 1998), English rapper from London * Dave (singer) (born 1944), Dutch-born French singer Software * Dave (company), a digital banking service * DAvE (Infineon), a C-language software development tool * Thursby DAVE, a Windows file and printer sharing for Macs Other uses * Dave (Belgium), a town in Belgium * Damping and Vibrations Experi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Steelman
Sara G. Steelman (born 1946 in Wichita, Kansas) of Indiana, Pennsylvania, American biologist and politician, served seven terms as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1991 until 2002. Steelman is married to John Henry Steelman, a mathematics professor at Indiana University. She is a 1963 graduate of Southeast High School in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated with a degree in Zoology from the University of Chicago in 1967 and earned a Ph.D. in behavioural genetics from Stanford University in 1976. She moved to Indiana in 1986 when her husband joined the faculty at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She was first elected to represent the 62nd legislative district in 1990, defeating Republican Paul Wass. She was also a supporter of reform of house rules to provide more openness and more participation by rank and file legislators. She proposed a keg registration law to combat underage drinking. She was defeated for re-election in 2002 by 24-year- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wass
Paul Wass (July 7, 1925 – December 13, 2020) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Wass was born in Iselin, Young Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania and graduated from Elders Ridge Vocational High School. He worked on a farm, at a tire and rubber factory, and was manager of a cemetery. Wass went to the University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f .... Wass and his wife owned a food stand business at the Indiana County Fair and at other fairs and festivals. Wass served as auditor of Indiana County from 1965 to 1968 and as treasurer of Indiana County from 1968 to 1976. He then served in the Pennsylvania House from 1976 until 1990. References 1925 births 2020 deaths People from Indiana County, Pennsylvania Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is a Centre-left politics, center-left political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Major party, major parties of the U.S., it was founded in 1828, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival since the 1850s has been the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, and the two have since dominated American politics. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828 from remnants of the Democratic-Republican Party. Senator Martin Van Buren played the central role in building the coalition of state organizations which formed the new party as a vehicle to help elect Andrew Jackson as president that year. It initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and Manifest destiny, geographical expansionism, while opposing Bank War, a national bank and high Tariff, tariffs. Democrats won six of the eight presidential elections from 1828 to 1856, losing twice to the Whig Party (United States) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rodger Shane
William Rodger Shane (October 1, 1935 – October 4, 2012) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Early life and career Shane was born and raised in Indiana, Pennsylvania; the son of Joseph and Jean (née Bell) Shane. He and his wife Esther would go on to have three children, Susan, Mark, and Joseph. Shane graduated from Indiana Area High School in 1953, where he was a standout on the high school football squad and named to the all-county football team. He earned a degree in economics from Harvard and received a law degree in 1961 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School Shane was a criminology professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1968 when he got involved in the Citizens for Gene McCarthy presidential campaign. State representative In 1970, Shane's friends convinced him to run for state representative. He and his supporters began an extensive campaign, working on Saturdays and weekdays after working at IUP. He defeated Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a Right-wing politics, right-wing political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Two-party system, two major parties, it emerged as the main rival of the then-dominant Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists opposing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery in the United States, slavery into U.S. territories. It rapidly gained support in the Northern United States, North, drawing in former Whig Party (United States), Whigs and Free Soil Party, Free Soilers. Abraham Lincoln's 1860 United States presidential election, election in 1860 led to the secession of Southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. Under Lincoln and a Republican-controlled Congress, the party led efforts to preserve th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Young Township is a township that is located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was named after John Young, the first president judge of Indiana county. The population was 1,709 at the time of the 2020 census. It includes the communities of Clarksburg, Coal Run (or Clune), Elders Ridge, Iselin, McIntyre, Scotland, Watson's Ridge, and West Lebanon, along with the "ghost towns" of Hart Town, Whiskey Run and Nesbitt Run. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90.3 km2), of which 34.8 square miles (90.2 km2) is land and 0.03% is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,744 people, 741 households, and 489 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 805 housing units at an average density of 23.1/sq mi (8.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.85% White, 0.46% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.06 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
White Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,242 at the 2020 census. Geography White Township entirely surrounds, but does not include, the Borough of Indiana. However, the township does include the community of Chevy Chase Heights, which is a census-designated place according to the US Census. The township also includes the communities of Ben Avon and Fulton Run. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 42.9 square miles (111.0 km2), of which 42.6 square miles (110.3 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2) (0.70%) is water. History The first non-Indian settlers within the current-day boundaries of the township were Fergus Moorhead and his family, who arrived in 1772 and built a grist mill in 1774. In 1781, Moorhead and family constructed a small fort where Philadelphia Street intersects Heritage Run Road today. White Township, named for Judge Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelocta, Pennsylvania
Shelocta is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 102 at the 2020 census. The Keystone Generating Station is located to the west of the borough, in Plumcreek Township. The current mayor is Tessa Rinehart, who is following in the footsteps of her late grandmother, Carol Rinehart. Carol Rinehart maintained the position for 20 years. Geography Shelocta Borough is located at (40.655657, -79.301901). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. US Route 422 passes through Shelocta. History Shelocta Borough began as Sharp's Mills in 1822, when Thomas and Joseph Sharp erected a house, saw mill, and gristmill near the center of the modern village. Abner Kelly laid out the village lots and first offered them for sale on May 20, 1835. The name Shelocta is from the Iroquois language, meaning "Shainee Cabin." The Shelocta Post Office began operations on November 1, 1837, under postmaster Daniel Metz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
