The 197th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:
Ward 11 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 07, 08, 11, 13, 19 and 20] Ward 16 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05] Ward 19 Ward 37 [PART, Divisions 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20] Ward 42 [PART, Divisions 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11 and 22] Ward 43 Ward 49 [PART, Division 01]
Representatives Representative Party Years District home Note Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. Joel J. Johnson Democrat 1969 – 1980 Junius M. Emerson Democrat 1981 – 1982 Andrew J. Carn Democrat 1983 – 2000 Jewell Williams Democrat 2001 – 2012 Resigned to become Sheriff of Philadelphia Gary Williams Democrat 2012 – 2013 Jose Miranda Democrat 2013 – 2014 Leslie Acosta Democrat 2015 – January 3, 2017 Resigned (felony corruption conviction) Emilio Vazquez Democrat April 5, 2017 - 2018 Danilo Burgos Democrat 2019–present
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