Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania
's districts of the United States House of Representatives
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, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
's districts of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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Geography
District boundaries set to cover parts of Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaAllegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
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List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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District created in 1923 | |||
M. Clyde Kelly | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
Redistricted from the 30th district Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:... Redistricted to the 31st district Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:Created in 1903, the district served portions of the city of Pittsburgh... |
Henry Ellenbogen Henry Ellenbogen Henry Clayton Ellenbogen was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry Ellenbogen was born in to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. He attended the University of Vienna Law School in Vienna, Austria. He immigrated to the United States and settled in... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1938 |
Resigned to become a judge of the common pleas court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh... |
Vacant | January 3, 1938 – January 3, 1939 |
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Joseph A. McArdle Joseph A. McArdle Joseph A. McArdle was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph A. McArdle was born in Muncie, Indiana. In 1905, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his parents... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1939 – January 5, 1942 |
Resigned to serve on Pittsburgh City council |
Vacant | January 5, 1942 – May 19, 1942 |
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Elmer J. Holland Elmer J. Holland Elmer Joseph Holland was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
May 19, 1942 – January 3, 1943 |
Retired |
District eliminated in 1943 | |||
District recreated in 1945 | |||
Samuel A. Weiss Samuel A. Weiss Samual Arthur Weiss was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1945 – January 7, 1946 |
Redistricted from the 30th district Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:... Resigned to become judge of the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh... |
Vacant | January 7, 1946 – May 21, 1946 |
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Frank Buchanan Frank Buchanan Frank Buchanan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Frank Buchanan was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He married future Representative Vera Daerr on January 4, 1929... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
May 21, 1946 – April 27, 1951 |
Died |
Vacant | April 27, 1951 – July 24, 1951 |
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Vera Buchanan Vera Buchanan Vera Daerr Buchanan was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.- Biography :... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
July 24, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
Redistricted to the 30th district Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:... |
District eliminated in 1953 |