Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 116

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Pennsylvania's 116th State
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Representative
  Dane Watro
R McAdoo

The 116th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Luzerne County and Schuylkill County and includes the following areas: [1]

Luzerne County

Schuylkill County

Representatives

RepresentativePartyYearsDistrict homeNote
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
William T. Bachman Democrat 1969 1970
James J. Ustynoski Republican 1971 1976
Ronald Gatski Democrat1977 1980
Correale F. Stevens Republican1981 1988
Thomas B. Stish Democrat1989 1996
Todd A. Eachus Democrat1997 2010 Butler Township
Tarah Toohil Republican2011 2022 Butler Township
Robert Schnee Republican2022 2023
Dane Watro Republican2023 present Mahanoy City

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