# Pennsylvania Senate, District 11

Pennsylvania State Senate District 11 includes parts of Berks County. It is currently represented by Democrat Judy Schwank.

## District profile

The district includes the following areas:
* Adamstown (Berks County portion)
* Alsace Township
* Cumru Township
* Exeter Township
* Fleetwood
* Kenhorst
* Kutztown
* Laureldale
* Lower Alsace Township
* Lyons
* Maxatawny Township
* Mohnton
* Mount Penn
* Muhlenberg Township
* Oley Township
* Reading
* Richmond Township
* Ruscombmanor Township
* Shillington
* Sinking Spring
* Spring Township
* St. Lawrence
* West Reading
* Wyomissing

## Senators

| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
| William Gilliland | Democratic-Republican | 1809 – 1820 | | |
| James McSherry | Federalist | 1813 – 1816 | | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1807 to 1812, 1824 to 1830, 1834 and 1835. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1821 to 1823. |
| Charles A. Barnitz | Federalist | 1815 – 1818 | | U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 1833 to 1835 |
| Frederick Eichelberger | Democratic-Republican | 1819 – 1822 | | |
| Jonah Brewster | Republican | 1821 – 1824 | | |
| John Ryon, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1825 – 1830 | | |
| Samuel McKean | Democratic | 1829 – 1830 | | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1815 to 1819. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1823 to 1829. U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania from 1833 to 1839 |
| Reuben Wilber | Jackson Democrat | 1831 – 1834 | | |
| Almon Heath Read | Democratic | 1833 – 1838 | | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1827 to 1832. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1842 to 1843. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 1843 to 1844 |
| Luther Kidder | Democratic | 1843 – 1844 | | |
| Gordon Fowler Mason | Democratic | 1847 – 1848 | | |
| Thomas Erskine Carson | Whig | 1851 – 1854 | | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1845 to 1848 |
| John Wallace Guernsey | Democratic | 1851 – 1852 | | |
| David Mellinger | Whig | 1853 – 1856 | | |
| George W. Brewer | Democratic | 1857 – 1858 | | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 18th district from 1859 to 1860 |
| Glenni William Scofield | Republican | 1859 – 1860 | | Pennsylvania State Representative from 1849 to 1851. Pennsylvania State Senator for the 19th district from 1857 to 1858. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district from 1863 to 1873. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district from 1873 to 1875 |
| Isaac Benson | Republican | 1859 – 1862 | | |
| George Landon | Republican | 1863 – 1868 | | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 9th district from 1859 to 1862 |
| William J. Turrell | Republican | 1865 – 1866 | | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 9th district from 1863 to 1864 |
| Peter M. Osterhout | Republican | 1869 – 1870 | | |
| Edwin Albright | Democratic | 1871 – 1876 | | |
| Daniel Ermentrout | Democratic | 1875 – 1888 | | Pennsylvania State Senator for the 1st district from 1873 to 1874. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1881 to 1889. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1897 to 1899 |
| Edward Hertz Shearer | Democratic | 1881 – 1884 | | |
| Frank R. Brunner | Democratic | 1885 – 1888 | | |
| Henry Dickinson Green | Democratic | 1889 – 1896 | | Pennsylvania State Representative for the Berks County district from 1883 to 1886. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district from 1899 to 1903 |
| Edwin M. Herbst | Democratic | 1901 – 1916 | | |
| George Washington Sassaman | Democratic | 1917 – 1920 | | |
| James E. Norton | Republican | 1921 – 1934 | | |
| Frank W. Ruth | Democratic | 1935 – 1960 | | |
| Gus Yatron | Democratic | 1961 – 1968 | | Pennsylvania State Representative for the Berks County district from 1957 to 1959. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1969 to 1993 |
| Robert R. Gerhart, Jr. | Democratic | 1969 – 1972 | | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 126th district from 1967 to 1968 |
| Michael O'Pake | Democratic | 1973 – 2010 | | Pennsylvania State Representative for the 126th district from 1969 to 1972. Democratic Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate from 2001 to 2010 |
| Judy Schwank | Democratic | 2011 – present | Ruscombmanor | Member of the Berks County Board of Commissioners from 2000 to 2008 |

## Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Judy Schwank (incumbent) | 64,011 | 58.6 |
| | Republican | Annette Baker | 45,205 | 41.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,216 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA Senate election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Judy Schwank (incumbent) | 98,370 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,370 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
PA Senate election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Judy Schwank (incumbent) | 63,796 | 64.4 |
| | Republican | Karen Mogel | 35,318 | 35.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,114 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
11th Senatorial District special election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Judy Schwank | 20,220 | 57.7 |
| | Republican | Larry Medaglia | 14,832 | 42.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,052 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |