Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is a relatively safe seat
for the Republican
s. In 2004, for example, the Republican candidate, former businessman Bill Shuster
, won a convincing majority over his Democratic
opponent winning 70% of the vote. In 2006, he defeated teacher Tony Barr 60%-40%. Shuster was first elected to the district in 2001.
According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index
, the 9th is the most Republican district in Pennsylvania (and the Industrial Midwest), with a score of R +17.
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Safe seat
A safe seat is a seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both...
for the 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...
s. In 2004, for example, the Republican candidate, former businessman Bill Shuster
Bill Shuster
William Shuster is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a son of former Congressman Bud Shuster.-Early life, education and career:...
, won a convincing majority over his Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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opponent winning 70% of the vote. In 2006, he defeated teacher Tony Barr 60%-40%. Shuster was first elected to the district in 2001.
According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index
Cook Partisan Voting Index
The Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an American congressional district or state leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole...
, the 9th is the most Republican district in Pennsylvania (and the Industrial Midwest), with a score of R +17.
Presidential Voting Results
| Election results from presidential races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President United States presidential election, 2008 The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365... |
McCain John McCain John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election.... 63 - 35% |
1795-1823: One seat
The district was created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional districtPennsylvania's At-large congressional district
Pennsylvania elected its United States Representatives At-Large on a general ticket for the first and third United States Congresses. General ticket representation was prohibited by the 1842 Apportionment Bill and subsequent legislation, most recently in 1967 ....
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| Representative | Party | Years ↑ | District home | Note |
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| Andrew Gregg | Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 | Bellefonte Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Bellefonte is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies about twelve miles northeast of State College and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Redistricted from the At-large district Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district Pennsylvania elected its United States Representatives At-Large on a general ticket for the first and third United States Congresses. General ticket representation was prohibited by the 1842 Apportionment Bill and subsequent legislation, most recently in 1967 .... ; Redistricted to the 5th district Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district Pennsylvania's fifth district is currently the largest in area of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. It is Republican leaning and is currently represented by G.T... |
| John Smilie John Smilie John Smilie was an American politician from Fayette, Pennsylvania.He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House from 1793 until 1795 and from 1799 to 1812. Smilie was a prominent Jeffersonian, and was identified with the "'Quid" branch of the party... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1803 – December 30, 1812 | Redistricted from the 11th district Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district is in the northeastern part of the state and includes Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and most of the Poconos. Republican Lou Barletta has represented the district since 2011, the first Republican to do so in almost 30 years... ; Died |
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| Vacant | December 30, 1812 – March 3, 1813 | |||
| David Bard David Bard David Bard was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born at Carroll's Delight, Adams County, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Princeton College in 1773.... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1813 – March 12, 1815 | Alexandria Alexandria, Pennsylvania Alexandria is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 401 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:... |
Redistricted from the 4th district Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district Pennsylvania's fourth district is located in western Pennsylvania and includes suburbs of Pittsburgh as well as Beaver County, Lawrence County, and Mercer County.... ; Died |
| Vacant | March 12, 1815 – October 10, 1815 | |||
| Thomas Burnside Thomas Burnside Thomas Burnside was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
October 10, 1815 – April 1816 | Milroy Milroy, Pennsylvania Milroy is a census-designated place in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,386 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Milroy is located at .... |
Appointed president judge of Luzerne District Courts |
| Vacant | April, 1816 – October 8, 1816 | |||
| William Plunkett Maclay William Plunkett Maclay William Plunkett Maclay was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William P. Maclay was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
October 8, 1816 – March 3, 1821 | Milroy Milroy, Pennsylvania Milroy is a census-designated place in the Kishacoquillas Valley of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,386 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Milroy is located at .... |
Retired |
| John Brown John Brown (Pennsylvania) John Brown was an American mill owner and statesman from Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress from 1821 to 1825. He moved to North Carolina in 1827, and died in Buncombe County on October 12, 1845. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Redistricted to the 12th district Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district is represented by Congressman Mark Critz after a special election was held on May 18, 2010 following the death of Democrat John Murtha. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R+1... |
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Seat A
| Representative | Party | Years ↑ | District home | Note |
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| George Kremer George Kremer George Kremer was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.George Kremer was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania... |
Jackson Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
| James Ford James Ford (Pennsylvania) James Ford was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.James Ford was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He moved to New York City in 1797 and to Lindsley Town in 1803... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
Seat B
| Representative | Party | Years ↑ | District home | Note |
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| Samuel McKean Samuel McKean Samuel McKean was an American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1815 to 1819. He was in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1829 to 1830.... |
Jackson Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
| Philander Stephens Philander Stephens Philander Stephens was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Philander Stephens was born near Montrose, Pennsylvania. He served as coroner in 1815, county commissioner in 1818 and sheriff in 1821... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
Seat C
| Representative | Party | Years ↑ | District home | Note |
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| William Cox Ellis William Cox Ellis William Cox Ellis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William Cox Ellis was born in Fort Muncy, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, and graduated from the Friends’ School near Pennsdale, Pennsylvania, in 1803... |
Jacksonian Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||
| Espy Van Horne Espy Van Horne Espy Van Horne was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Espy Van Horne was born in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses. He died in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1829.-External links:*... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | ||
| Alem Marr Alem Marr Alem Marr was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Marr was born in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania. In 1795 he and his family relocated near Milton, Pennsylvania... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | ||
| Lewis Dewart Lewis Dewart Lewis Dewart was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Lewis Dewart was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He was a clerk in his father’s store for several years and later became a coal operator and banker. He served as postmaster at Sunbury from 1806 to 1816... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
1833 - Present: One seat
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| Henry A. P. Muhlenberg Henry A. P. Muhlenberg Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg was an American political leader and diplomat. He was a member of the Muhlenberg Family political dynasty.... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,... |
Redistricted from 7th District Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district incorporates parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County. It is currently represented by Republican Pat Meehan in the 112th United States Congress.... |
| Democrat 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, 1837 – February 8, 1838 | Resigned after being appointed as United States Minister to the Austrian Empire Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire... |
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| Vacant | February 8, 1838 – March 17, 1838 | |||
| George M. Keim | Democrat 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 17, 1838 – March 3, 1843 | Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,... |
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| John Ritter John Ritter (congressman) John Ritter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.John Ritter was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania. He received a limited schooling and apprenticed as a printer. He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1836.Ritter was elected as a Democrat... |
Democrat 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, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,... |
Not a candidate for renomination |
| William Strong William Strong (judge) William Strong was an American jurist and politician. He was a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.-Early life:... |
Democrat 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, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,... |
Did not seek reelection |
| J. Glancy Jones | Democrat 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, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,... |
Did not seek reelection |
| Isaac E. Hiester | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection |
| Anthony Ellmaker Roberts Anthony Ellmaker Roberts Anthony Ellmaker Roberts , was an American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859, an abolitionist and close associate of Thaddeus Stevens.-Early life:... |
Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860.... |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
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| 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, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Not a candidate for re-nomination | ||
| Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens , of Pennsylvania, was a Republican leader and one of the most powerful members of the United States House of Representatives... |
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, 1859 – August 11, 1868 | Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
Died |
| Vacant | August 11, 1868 – December 7, 1868 | |||
| Oliver James Dickey Oliver James Dickey Oliver James Dickey was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
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... |
December 7, 1868 – March 3, 1873 | Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
Not a candidate for re-nomination |
| A. Herr Smith | 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, 1873 – March 3, 1885 | Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
Unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination |
| John A. Hiestand | 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, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
Unsuccessful for re-nomination |
| David B. Brunner David B. Brunner David B. Brunner was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.David B. Brunner was born in Amity, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and learned the carpenter’s trade. He taught school from 1853 to 1856, during which time he studied the classics... |
Democrat 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, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,... |
Not a candidate for re-nomination |
| Constantine J. Erdman | Democrat 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, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently... |
Not a candidate for re-election |
| Daniel Ermentrout Daniel Ermentrout Daniel Ermentrout was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Daniel Ermentrout was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Elmwood Institute in Norristown, Pennsylvania... |
Democrat 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, 1897 – September 17, 1899 | Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,... |
Died |
| Vacant | September 17, 1899 - November 7, 1899 | |||
| Henry D. Green | Democrat 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... |
November 7, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | Reading Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,... |
Not a candidate for re-nomination |
| Henry B. Cassel | 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, 1903 – March 3, 1909 | Marietta Marietta, Pennsylvania Marietta is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,689 at the 2000 census. It is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River just north of Columbia.-Geography:Marietta is located at .... |
Redistricted from 10th District Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located primarily in the northeast corner of the state. The district was one of the 12 original districts created prior to the 4th Congress. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Marino, who defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Carney during the... |
| William W. Griest | 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, 1909 – March 3, 1923 | Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
Redistricted to 10th District Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located primarily in the northeast corner of the state. The district was one of the 12 original districts created prior to the 4th Congress. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Marino, who defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Carney during the... |
| Henry Winfield Watson Henry Winfield Watson Henry Winfield Watson was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Henry W. Watson was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was educated in private schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881, and commenced the practice of his profession in Philadelphia... |
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 – August 27, 1933 | Langhorne Langhorne, Pennsylvania Langhorne is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,622 at the 2010 census.The name "Langhorne" is used broadly to describe the majority of surrounding Middletown Township, which for the most part uses Langhorne's zip code of 19047... |
Redistricted from 8th District Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district The 8th Pennsylvania Congressional District serves Bucks County, along with a small portion of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania... , Died |
| Vacant | August 27, 1933 - November 7, 1933 | |||
| Oliver W. Frey Oliver W. Frey Oliver Walter Frey was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
Democrat 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... |
November 7, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently... |
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection |
| Charles L. Gerlach Charles L. Gerlach Charles L. Gerlach was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Lewis Gerlach was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1914. He was he the organizer, and later president, of a fuel and heating supply company. He was a... |
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... |
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | Allentown Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently... |
Redistricted to 8th District Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district The 8th Pennsylvania Congressional District serves Bucks County, along with a small portion of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania... |
| J. Roland Kinzer J. Roland Kinzer John Roland Kinzer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Roland Kinzer was born on a farm near Terre Hill, Pennsylvania in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in... |
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... |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities... |
Redistricted from 10th District Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is located primarily in the northeast corner of the state. The district was one of the 12 original districts created prior to the 4th Congress. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Marino, who defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Carney during the... , Not a candidate for re-nomination |
| Paul B. Dague Paul B. Dague Paul Bartram Dague was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
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... |
January 3, 1947 – December 30, 1966 | Downingtown Downingtown, Pennsylvania Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,891. Downingtown was settled by English and European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings and structures.-History:The town was... |
Resigned |
| Vacant | December 30, 1966 – January 3, 1967 | |||
| G. Robert Watkins G. Robert Watkins George Robert Watkins , also known as G. Robert Watkins, was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He operated a farm in Delaware County and was a breeder of thoroughbred horses.-Early life:George Watkins was born on May 21, 1902... |
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... |
January 3, 1967 – August 7, 1970 | West Chester West Chester, Pennsylvania The Borough of West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.Valley Forge, the Brandywine Battlefield, Longwood Gardens, Marsh Creek State Park, and other historical attractions are near West Chester... |
Redistricted from 7th District Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district incorporates parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County. It is currently represented by Republican Pat Meehan in the 112th United States Congress.... , Died |
| Vacant | August 7, 1970 - November 3, 1970 | |||
| John H. Ware, III John H. Ware, III John Haines Ware III was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John H. Ware was born in Vineland, New Jersey. He graduated from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania in 1930. He was a public utility executive, and a burgess of the borough of Oxford... |
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... |
November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1973 | Oxford Oxford, Pennsylvania Oxford is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Oxford is the closest town to Lincoln University. The population was 4,315 at the 2000 census.-History:The borough was once called Oxford Crossing and Oxford Village.... |
Redistricted to 5th District Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district Pennsylvania's fifth district is currently the largest in area of all of Pennsylvania's congressional districts. It is Republican leaning and is currently represented by G.T... |
| Bud Shuster Bud Shuster Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001. He is best known for his advocacy of transportation projects that critics deride as "pork barrel" spending.-Career:Shuster was born... |
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... |
January 3, 1973 – February 3, 2001 | Everett Everett, Pennsylvania Everett is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,905 at the 2000 census.Everett's original name was Bloody Run, after a creek which was the site of a battle between settlers and Native Americans... |
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| Vacant | February 4, 2001 – May 15, 2001 | |||
| Bill Shuster Bill Shuster William Shuster is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a son of former Congressman Bud Shuster.-Early life, education and career:... |
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... |
May 15, 2001 – present | Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Hollidaysburg is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, on the Juniata River, south of Altoona. It is the county seat of Blair County. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area and is one of the communities that comprises the Altoona Urban Area... |
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