Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156

The 156th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Chester County and includes the following areas:

• Birmingham Township
• East Goshen Township
• Thornbury Township
• West Chester
• West Goshen Township (PART, District North)
• Westtown Township

Pennsylvania's 156th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Chris Pielli D–West Chester

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
Patricia Crawford	Republican	1969 – 1977	Devon	Was not a candidate for re-election
Elinor Z. Taylor	Republican	1977 – 2007	West Chester	Was not a candidate for re-election
Barbara McIlvaine Smith	Democrat	2007 – 2011	West Chester	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
Dan Truitt	Republican	2011 – 2017	West Chester	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election
Carolyn Comitta	Democrat	2017 – 2021	West Chester	Elected to the Pennsylvania Senate
Dianne Herrin	Democrat	2021 – 2023	West Chester	Retired
Chris Pielli	Democrat	2023 – Present	West Chester	Incumbent

2020 General Election

Pennsylvania State House election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dianne Herrin	21,956	55.3
	Republican	Len Iacono	17,718	44.7

2022 General Election

Pennsylvania State House election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chris Pielli	18,510	59.6
	Republican	Heidi Vanderwaal	12,537	40.4

2024 General Election

Pennsylvania State House election, 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chris Pielli*	17,573	56.3
	Republican	Kris R. Vollrath	13,617	43.7

*incumbent

References

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