# Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 97

The 97th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Lancaster County. Steven Mentzer has represented the 97th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2013.

## District Profile

District 97 includes the following areas:
* Lititz
* Manheim Township (PART, Districts 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23)
* Warwick Township
Warwick Township has two bridges named to the National Register of Historic Places: The Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge, and Zook's Mill Covered Bridge.
The 97th District is home to the town of Lititz; a small town voted "American's coolest town" in 2013.
U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk won a Pennsylvania State Golf Championship while attending Maheim Township High School.

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. |||||
| Marvin E. Miller, Sr. | Republican | 1969 – 1976 | | |
| June N. Honaman | Republican | 1977 – 1988 | | |
| Jere L. Strittmatter | Republican | 1989 – 2003 | Manheim Township | Lost Renomination on May 21, 2002 |
| Roy E. Baldwin | Republican | 2003 – 2007 | Manheim Township | Lost Renomination on May 16, 2006 |
| John C. Bear | Republican | 2007 – 2013 | Lititz | Withdrew prior to 2012 General Election |
| Steven Mentzer | Republican | 2013 – Present | Manheim Township | Incumbent |

## Recent election results

PA House election, 2010: Pennsylvania House, District 97 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Bear | 17,993 | 72.2 |
| | Democratic | F. Patrick O'Keef | 6,919 | 27.8 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,074 | 61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,912 | 100 |
PA House election, 2012: Pennsylvania House, District 97 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Steven Mentzer | 25,071 | 100 | +27.8 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,071 | 100 | +39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,071 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2014: Pennsylvania House, District 97 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Steven Mentzer | 14,746 | 64.5 | −35.5 |
| | Democratic | Charles Hample | 8,117 | 35.5 | +35.5 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,629 | 44 | −66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22863 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 97 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Steven Mentzer | 22,952 | 63.13 | −1.35 |
| | Democratic | Charles Klein | 13,403 | 38.87 | +1.45 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9549 | 41 | decrease |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,355 | 100 | increase |
PA House election, 2018: Pennsylvania House, District 97 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Steven Mentzer | 18,469 | 56.6 | −6.53 |
| | Democratic | Dana Hamp Gulick | 14,137 | 43.4 | +6.53 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4332 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,606 | 100 | |
PA House election, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 97 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Steven Mentzer | 24,352 | 56.9 | +0.3 |
| | Democratic | Dana Hamp Gulick | 18,466 | 43.1 | −0.3 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5886 | 13.7% | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,818 | 100 | |