The 179th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:
Ward 23 [PART, Divisions 02, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23] Ward 35 [PART, Divisions 15, 23, 24, 26, 29 and 30] Ward 41 [PART, Divisions 01, 02 and 03] Ward 42 [PART, Divisions 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 and 25] Ward 53 [PART, Division 01] Ward 54 [PART, Division 01] Ward 61 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03 and 07] Ward 62 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 19]
Representatives Representative Party Years District home Note Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. William W. Rieger Democrat 1969 – 2006 Tony J. Payton Democrat 2007 – 2012 Philadelphia James Clay, Jr. Democrat 2013 – 2014 Philadelphia Jason Dawkins Democrat 2015 – present Philadelphia Incumbent
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