| Pennsylvania's 22nd State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Representative |
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| Population (2022) | 62,468 | ||
The 22nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southeastern Pennsylvania. The seat is currently vacant after Joshua Siegel's resignation to become County Executive of Lehigh County in December 2025.
The 22nd District is located within Lehigh County and includes following areas: [1]
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Frank W. O'Brien | Democrat | 1969 – 1970 | ||
| William J. Coyne | Democrat | 1971 – 1972 | Pittsburgh | |
| James A. Romanelli | Democrat | 1973 – 1975 | Resigned November 17, 1975. [2] | |
| Charles Logue | Democrat | 1976 – 1978 | Elected to fill Romanelli's unexpired term in April 1976 [2] | |
| Steve Seventy | Democrat | 1979 – 1988 | Died in office 1988 [3] | |
| Frank Gigliotti | Democrat | 1989 – 2000 | Resigned on June 15, 2000 [4] | |
| Michael Diven | Democratic | 2001 – 2005 | Switched party in 2005 | |
| Republican | 2005 – 2006 | |||
| Chelsa Wagner | Democrat | 2007 – 2012 | Pittsburgh | Resigned to take office as Allegheny County Controller |
| Martin Schmotzer | Democrat | 2012 – 2013 | Pittsburgh | Elected in special election on April 24, 2012; lost concurrent primary to serve a full term to Erin Molchany. |
| Erin Molchany | Democrat | 2013 – 2014 | Redistricting moved this seat; Molchany lost a primary election against fellow incumbent Harry Readshaw [5] | |
| District moved from Allegheny County to Lehigh County after 2014 | ||||
| Peter Schweyer | Democrat | 2015 – 2023 | Allentown | Sworn in on January 6, 2015 |
| Joshua Siegel | Democrat | 2023 – present | Allentown | Sworn in on January 3, 2023 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Josh Siegel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 13,248 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Josh Siegel | 6,442 | 63.76 | |
| Republican | Robert Smith, Jr. | 3,662 | 36.24 | |
| Total votes | 10,104 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 13,969 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 9,911 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 15,222 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer | 4,538 | 70.18 | |
| Republican | Robert Smith, Jr. | 1,928 | 29.82 | |
| Total votes | 6,466 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erin Molchany | 17,512 | 65.33 | |
| Republican | Chris Cratsley | 9,292 | 34.67 | |
| Total votes | 26,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Schmotzer | 4,230 | 58.82 | |
| Republican | Chris Cratsley | 2,961 | 41.18 | |
| Total votes | 7,191 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chelsa Wagner (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 14,744 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||