Pennsylvania Senate, District 48

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.

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

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 FrameRepublican1963–1964Elected.Warren, Venango[2]
1965–1966Re-elected.Venango[2]
1967–1968Re-elected.
Redistricted to the 25th district.		Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[2]
Clarence ManbeckRepublican1969–1972Elected.Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3]
1973–1976Re-elected.Lebanon (part), Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3]
1977–1980Re-elected.
1981–1982Re-elected.
Unknown departure reason.
David J. BrightbillRepublican1983–1986Elected.Lebanon, Berks (part), Lehigh (part)[4]
1987–1990Re-elected.
1991–1994Re-elected.
1995–1998Re-elected.
1999–2002Re-elected.
2003–2006Re-elected.
Lost primary election to Folmer.		Lebanon, Dauphin (part), Lancaster (part)[5]
Mike FolmerRepublican2007–2010LebanonElected.
2011–2014Re-elected.
2015–2018Re-elected.Lebanon, Dauphin (part), York (part)[6]
2019Re-elected.
Resigned on September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18), following his arrest on charges relating to his alleged possession of child pornography.[7]
Vacant2019–2020Special election held January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14), to determine Folmer's successor.[8]
Dave ArnoldRepublican2020–2021LebanonElected to complete Folmer's term.[9] Died in office.
Vacant2021Special election held May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18), to determine Arnold's successor.[10]
Chris GebhardRepublican2021–2022North Cornwall TownshipElected to complete Arnold's term.[11]
2023–presentRe-elected.Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)

References
  1. "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'F'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. 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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