Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 85

The 85th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented by David H. Rowe since 2019.

Pennsylvania's 85th State House of Representatives district
Representative	David H. Rowe R–East Buffalo Township
Population (2022)	66,424

District profile

The 85th District encompasses part of Juniata County, Mifflin County, and Union County and all of Snyder County, and includes the following areas:

Juniata County

• Fayette Township
• Monroe Township

Mifflin County

• Burnham
• Decatur Township
• Derry Township

Snyder County

• Middleburg
• Selinsgrove
• Shamokin Dam

Union County

• East Buffalo Township
• Union Township

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Reno Thomas	Republican	1969 – 1980
John Showers	Democrat	1981 – 1988
Russ Fairchild	Republican	1989 – 2010	Lewisburg
Fred Keller	Republican	2011 – 2019		Resigned after elected to United States House of Representatives
David H. Rowe	Republican	2019 – present

References

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