# Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 131

The 131st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2020 by Milou Mackenzie

## District profile

The 131st Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located within Lehigh County, Montgomery County and Northampton County. It includes Dillingersville Union School and Church and Red Hill Historic District. It is made up of the following areas:
* Lehigh County
** Coopersburg
** Lower Milford Township
** Salisbury Township (PART, Ward 03 [PART, Division 01])
** Upper Milford Township
** Upper Saucon Township
* Montgomery County
** East Greenville
** Green Lane
** Pennsburg
** Red Hill
** Marlborough Township
** Salford Township
** Upper Hanover Township
* Northampton County
** Lower Saucon Township (PART, Districts 01, 02, 04, 07 and 08)

## Representatives

| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
| Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county. |||||
| James P. Ritter | Democrat | 1969 – 1982 | | |
| Roy Afflerbach | Democrat | 1983 – 1986 | | |
| Karen A. Ritter | Democrat | 1987 – 1994 | | |
| Pat Browne | Republican | 1995 – 2005 | Allentown | Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate |
| Karen D. Beyer | Republican | 2005 – 2010 | Lower Saucon Township | Elected in a special election on July 19, 2005, to fill vacancy. |
| Justin Simmons | Republican | 2011 – 2020 | Coopersburg | |
| Milou Mackenzie | Republican | 2020 – Present | Lower Saucon Township | Incumbent |

## Recent election results

PA House election, 2022: Pennsylvania House, District 131 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Milou Mackenzie (incumbent) | 18,071 | 54.89 |
| | Democratic | Kevin Branco | 14,854 | 45.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,925 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2020: Pennsylvania House, District 131 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Milou Mackenzie | 22,489 | 54.25 |
| | Democratic | Kevin Branco | 18,964 | 45.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,453 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2018: Pennsylvania House, District 131 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Justin Simmons (incumbent) | 15,579 | 52.82 |
| | Democratic | Andrew Lee | 13,915 | 47.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,494 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2016: Pennsylvania House, District 131 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Justin Simmons (incumbent) | 21,379 | 62.83 |
| | Democratic | Joanne Jackson | 12,649 | 37.17 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,028 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2014: Pennsylvania House, District 131 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Justin Simmons (incumbent) | 12,055 | 61.06 |
| | Democratic | Michael Beyer | 7,688 | 38.94 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,743 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2012: Pennsylvania House, District 131 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Justin Simmons (incumbent) | 14,301 | 50.76 |
| | Democratic | Kevin Deely, Jr. | 13,872 | 49.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,173 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
PA House election, 2010: Pennsylvania House, District 131 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Justin Simmons | 10,769 | 56.90 |
| | Democratic | Mike Horton | 8,156 | 43.10 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,925 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |