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 | |||
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Senator |
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Population (2021) | 269,151 |
The district includes the following areas:[1]
All of Lebanon County
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note | Counties |
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Richard Frame | Republican | 1963–1964 | Elected. | Warren, Venango[2] | |
1965–1966 | Re-elected. | Venango[2] | |||
1967–1968 | Re-elected. Redistricted to the 25th district. |
Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[2] | |||
Clarence Manbeck | Republican | 1969–1972 | Elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3] | |
1973–1976 | Re-elected. | Lebanon (part), Berks (part), Lancaster (part)[3] | |||
1977–1980 | Re-elected. | ||||
1981–1982 | Re-elected. Unknown departure reason. | ||||
David J. Brightbill | Republican | 1983–1986 | Elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lehigh (part)[4] | |
1987–1990 | Re-elected. | ||||
1991–1994 | Re-elected. | ||||
1995–1998 | Re-elected. | ||||
1999–2002 | Re-elected. | ||||
2003–2006 | Re-elected. Lost primary election to Folmer. |
Lebanon, Dauphin (part), Lancaster (part)[5] | |||
Mike Folmer | Republican | 2007–2010 | Lebanon | Elected. | |
2011–2014 | Re-elected. | ||||
2015–2018 | Re-elected. | Lebanon, Dauphin (part), York (part)[6] | |||
2019 | Re-elected. Resigned on September 18, 2019 , following his arrest on charges relating to his alleged possession of child pornography.[7] | ||||
Vacant | 2019–2020 | Special election held January 14, 2020[8] | , to determine Folmer's successor.|||
Dave Arnold | Republican | 2020–2021 | Lebanon | Elected to complete Folmer's term.[9] Died in office. | |
Vacant | 2021 | Special election held May 18, 2021[10] | , to determine Arnold's successor.|||
Chris Gebhard | Republican | 2021–2022 | North Cornwall Township | Elected to complete Arnold's term.[11] | |
2023–present | Re-elected. | Lebanon, Berks (part), Lancaster (part) |