Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 23

[[Pennsylvania House|]]	Dan Frankel D–Pittsburgh
Demographics	78.5% White 4.7% Black 3.1% Hispanic
Population (2011)  • Citizens of voting age	61268 55058

The 23rd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is in southwestern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Dan Frankel since 1999.

District profile

The 23rd District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following area:

• Pittsburgh (PART)
  • Ward 04 [PART, Divisions 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16]
  • Ward 07 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 13 and 14]
  • Ward 14 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41]
  • Ward 15 [PART, Divisions 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10 and 11]

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Gerald Kaufman	Democrat	1969 – 1972
Ivan Itkin	Democrat	1973 – 1998
Dan Frankel	Democrat	1999 – present	Pittsburgh	Incumbent

Recent election results

PA House election, 2010:
Pennsylvania House, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dan Frankel	16267	79.2
	Republican	Daniel Ulrich Wisemen	4088	20.08
Margin of victory			12179	59.1
Turnout			20355	100

PA House election, 2012:
Pennsylvania House, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dan Frankel	26742	100
Margin of victory
Turnout			26742	100

PA House election, 2014:
Pennsylvania House, District 23

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dan Frankel	13246	100
Margin of victory
Turnout			13246	100

References

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 23 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.