
Below is a list of the elected officials for Delaware County, Pennsylvania and their respective contact information.
Federal Government
State Government
County Government
Municipal Governments
Federal Government
www.us.gov
Two members of the senate and two members of congress represent Delaware County.
President of the United States
President Barack H. Obama
www.whitehouse.gov
Delaware County Representatives in the Senate
www.senate.gov
Senator Arlen Spector
Phone: 215.597.7200
www.spector.senate.gov
Senator Bob Casey
Phone: 215.864.6900
www.casey.senate.gov
Delaware County Representatives in the House
www.house.gov
Congressman Joe Sestak
District 7
Phone: 610.892.8623
www.house.gov/sestak
Congressman Robert A. Brady
District 1
Phone: 610.874.7094
www.house.gov/robertbrady
Federal Judicial System
www.fjc.gov
State Government
www.state.pa.us
Four members in the State Senate, and eleven members of the House of Representatives represent different portions of Delaware County.
Governor of Pennsylvania
Edward G. Rendell
www.governor.state.pa.us
Delaware County Representatives in the State Senate
www.pasen.gov/index.cfm
Delaware County Representatives in the State House
www.house.state.pa.us
State Judicial System
www.courts.state.pa.us
Delaware County Government (includes county judicial system)
Phone: 610.891.4000
www.co.delaware.pa.us
The government structure of Delaware County consists of a five-member elected council. Under the State Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law of 1972 local governments were permitted to make changes to their respective governments. After review, Delaware County residents approved a Home Rule Charter in 1975 that took effect in 1976. Delaware County was the first in the state of Pennsylvania to become a Home Rule County, until then having been governed by a three-member board of commissioners.
County Council is involved in activities pertaining to economic development, public transportation, waste disposal, human services, land use and culture. The Council also decides the best means of providing services which are required by law or are necessary for the well being of the county, and determines the participation of the County in intergovernmental programs involving federal, state, and local government as well as distribute federal and state grants for social services.
Current members of Delaware County Council are:
John J. Whelan, Esq. Chairman
JChristine Fizzano Cannon, Esq., Vice Chairman
Thomas McGarrigle, Esq.
Andrew Lewis
Mario Civera
www.co.delaware.pa.us/council1.html
Municipal Governments
There are 49 municipalities within the 184 square miles of Delaware County.
There is one city, twenty townships, and twenty-seven boroughs. All have a municipal form of government in place with elected representatives that oversee the administration of their respective communities.
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