Pennsylvania's 48th
State Senate district
Senator
  Chris Gebhard
R–North Cornwall Township
Population (2021)269,151

Pennsylvania State Senate District 48 includes parts of Berks County and Lancaster County and all of Lebanon County. It is currently represented by Republican Chris Gebhard.

District profile

The district includes the following areas:[1]

Berks County:

Lancaster County:

All of Lebanon County

Senators

Representative Party Years District home Note Counties
Richard Frame Republican 1963–1964 Elected. Warren, Venango[2]
1965–1966 Re-elected. Venango[2]
1967–1968 Re-elected.
Redistricted to the 25th district.		 Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[2]
Clarence Manbeck Republican 1969–1972 Elected. Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3]
1973–1976 Re-elected. Lebanon (part), Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3]
1977–1980 Re-elected.
1981–1982 Re-elected.
Unknown departure reason.
David J. Brightbill Republican 1983–1986 Elected. Lebanon, Berks (part), Lehigh (part)[4]
1987–1990 Re-elected.
1991–1994 Re-elected.
1995–1998 Re-elected.
1999–2002 Re-elected.
2003–2006 Re-elected.
Lost primary election to Folmer.		 Lebanon, Dauphin (part), Lancaster (part)[5]
Mike Folmer Republican 2007–2010 Lebanon Elected.
2011–2014 Re-elected.
2015–2018 Re-elected. Lebanon, Dauphin (part), York (part)[6]
2019 Re-elected.
Resigned on September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18), following his arrest on charges relating to his alleged possession of child pornography.[7]
Vacant 2019–2020 Special election held January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14), to determine Folmer's successor.[8]
Dave Arnold Republican 2020–2021 Lebanon Elected to complete Folmer's term.[9] Died in office.
Vacant 2021 Special election held May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18), to determine Arnold's successor.[10]
Chris Gebhard Republican 2021–2022 North Cornwall Township Elected to complete Arnold's term.[11]
2023–present Re-elected. Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)

References

  1. ^ "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'F'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'M'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'B'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "State Sen. Mike Folmer resigns following child pornography charges". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Kulp, Andrew; Shelly, Nora (September 25, 2019). "Mike Folmer Pa. state Senate seat: Date set for special election". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via MSN.
  9. ^ "Dave Arnold wins 48th Senatorial District special election". WHP. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Murphy, Jan (January 26, 2021). "Special election date set to fill seat left vacant by Pa. Sen. Dave Arnold's death". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  11. ^ Murphy, Jan (June 9, 2021). "Pa. Sen. Chris Gebhard nervous but ready to take on challenge of his new job". The Patriot-News. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via MSN.
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