Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four-year terms, stagger ...
District 8 includes parts of
Delaware County and
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County is the most populous of the 67 counties of Pennsylvania and the 24th-most populous county in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,603,797. It is coextensive with Philadelphia, the nation's ...
. It is currently represented by
Democrat
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY)
**Democratic Part ...
Anthony Hardy Williams
Anthony Hardy Williams (born February 28, 1957) is an American politician, former businessman, and Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 8th District since 1998. Prior to entering public service, he worked at P ...
.
District profile
The district includes the following areas:
Delaware County
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Collingdale
Collingdale is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,908 at the 2020 census.
Local governance
The Borough of Collingdale follows a council-manager form of governance.
The Borough Council is composed ...
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Colwyn Colwyn may refer to:
Wales
* Colwyn Bay – town in north Wales
** Bay of Colwyn Town Council – town council in north Wales
* Colwyn (district) – former district and borough in north Wales
** Colwyn Borough Council – former council in nort ...
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Darby
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Darby Township
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Folcroft
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Norwood
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Sharon Hill
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Tinicum Township
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Yeadon
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County is the most populous of the 67 counties of Pennsylvania and the 24th-most populous county in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 1,603,797. It is coextensive with Philadelphia, the nation's ...
*Ward 03
*Ward 26
ART, Divisions 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 and 22*Ward 27
ART, Divisions 01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23*Ward 36
*Ward 40 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51]
*Ward 46 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21]
*Ward 48
*Ward 51
*Ward 60 [PART, Divisions 06, 07, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22]
Senators
References
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{{Pennsylvania's State Senatorial Districts
Pennsylvania Senate districts
Government of Philadelphia
Government of Delaware County, Pennsylvania