Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 5

Pennsylvania's 5th State House of Representatives district
Representative	Barry Jozwiak R–Bern Township
Population (2022)	65,035

The 5th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in southeastern Pennsylvania and has been represented by Barry Jozwiak since 2014.

District profile

Located in Berks County, the 5th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District includes the following areas:

• Bern Township
• Bernville
• Bethel Township
• Centre Township
• Centerport
• Heidelberg Township
• Jefferson Township
• Leesport
• Lower Heidelberg Township
• Marion Township
• North Heidelberg Township
• Ontelaunee Township
• Penn Township
• Perry Township
• Robesonia
• Shoemakersville
• South Heidelberg Township
• Spring Township (part)
  • District 05
  • District 07
  • District 08
• Tulpehocken Township
• Wernersville
• Womelsdorf

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Prior to 1969, seats were apportioned by county.
David S. Hayes	Republican	1969 – 1980	Fairview Borough
James R. Merry	Republican	1981 – 1996	Linesville, Borough
R. Tracy Seyfert	Republican	1997 – 2000	Fairview Township
John R. Evans	Republican	2001 – 2012	Sadsbury Township
Greg Lucas	Republican	2013 – 2014	Edinboro Borough
Barry Jozwiak	Republican	2014 – present	Bern Township

Recent election results

PA House election, 2024:
Pennsylvania House, District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Weaknecht	23,561	66.78
	Democratic	Heather Hanna	11,720	33.22
Total votes			35,281	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2022:
Pennsylvania House, District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Jozwiak (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			21,349	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2020:
Pennsylvania House, District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Jozwiak (incumbent)	23,291	69.73
	Democratic	Graham Gonzales	10,112	30.27
Total votes			33,403	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2018:
Pennsylvania House, District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Jozwiak (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			18,082	100.00
	Republican hold

PA House election, 2016:
Pennsylvania House, District 5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Jozwiak (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			23,936	100.00
	Republican hold

External links

• District map from the United States Census Bureau
• Pennsylvania House Legislative District Maps from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.
• Population Data for District 5 from the Pennsylvania Redistricting Commission.