United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania
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These are tables of congressional delegations from Pennsylvania to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The current dean of the Pennsylvania delegation is Senator Bob Casey Jr., having served in the Senate since 2007.
United States House of Representatives[edit]
Current members[edit]
List of members, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 17 members, with 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans.[1]
District | CPVI | Representative (Hometown) | Party | Time in office | District map |
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1st | EVEN | Brian Fitzpatrick (Levittown) | Republican | since January 3, 2017 | |
2nd | D+20 | Brendan Boyle (Philadelphia) | Democratic | since January 3, 2015 | |
3rd | D+39 | Dwight Evans (Philadelphia) | Democratic | since November 14, 2016 | |
4th | D+7 | Madeleine Dean (Jenkintown) | Democratic | since January 3, 2019 | |
5th | D+14 | Mary Gay Scanlon (Swarthmore) | Democratic | since November 13, 2018 | |
6th | D+5 | Chrissy Houlahan (Devon) | Democratic | since January 3, 2019 | |
7th | R+2 | Susan Wild (Allentown) | Democratic | since November 6, 2018 | |
8th | R+4 | Matt Cartwright (Moosic) | Democratic | since January 3, 2013 | |
9th | R+21 | Dan Meuser (Dallas) | Republican | since January 3, 2019 | |
10th | R+5 | Scott Perry (Dillsburg) | Republican | since January 3, 2013 | |
11th | R+13 | Lloyd Smucker (Lancaster) | Republican | since January 3, 2017 | |
12th | D+8 | Summer Lee (Swissvale) | Democratic | since January 3, 2023 | |
13th | R+25 | John Joyce (Hollidaysburg) | Republican | since January 3, 2019 | |
14th | R+18 | Guy Reschenthaler (Peters Twp.) | Republican | since January 3, 2019 | |
15th | R+21 | Glenn Thompson (Howard) | Republican | since January 3, 2009 | |
16th | R+13 | Mike Kelly (Butler) | Republican | since January 3, 2011 | |
17th | EVEN | Chris Deluzio (Aspinwall) | Democratic | since January 3, 2023 |
1789–1793: 8 seats[edit]
For the first two Congresses, Pennsylvania had eight seats. In the First Congress, Representatives were selected at-large on a general ticket. Districts were used in the Second Congress.
Congress | Statewide at-large on a general ticket | |||||||
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1st (1789–1791) | Thomas Fitzsimmons (PA) | Frederick Muhlenberg (PA) | George Clymer (PA) | Daniel Hiester (AA) | Thomas Scott (PA) | Peter Muhlenberg (AA) | Thomas Hartley (PA) | Henry Wynkoop (PA) |
Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district | 6th district | 7th district | 8th district |
2nd (1791–1793) | Thomas Fitzsimmons (PA) | Frederick Muhlenberg (AA) | Israel Jacobs (PA) | Daniel Hiester (AA) | John W. Kittera (PA) | Andrew Gregg (AA) | Thomas Hartley (PA) | William Findley (AA) |
1793–1803: 13 seats[edit]
Pennsylvania had thirteen seats. For the third Congress representatives were selected at-large on a general ticket. After that, districts were created.
1803–1813: 18 seats[edit]
There were eighteen seats, apportioned among eleven districts. Districts 1–3 each had three seats elected on a general ticket. District 4 had two such seats. Districts 5–11 each had one seat.
1813–1823: 23 seats[edit]
There were 15 districts. The 1st district had four seats elected on a general ticket. The 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 10th each had two seats elected on a general ticket. The rest of the districts each had one seat.
Congress |
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13th (1813–1815) |
14th (1815–1817) |
15th (1817–1819) |
16th (1819–1821) |
17th (1821–1823) |
1823–1833: 26 seats[edit]
Congress |
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18th (1823–1825) |
19th (1825–1827) |
20th (1827–1829) |
21st (1829–1831) |
22nd (1831–1833) |
1833–1843: 28 seats[edit]
Following the 1830 census, Pennsylvania was apportioned 28 seats. The commonwealth divided them into 25 districts and two districts, the 2nd and the 4th, had two and three seats respectively.
Congress |
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23rd (1833–1835) |
24th (1835–1837) |
25th (1837–1839) |
26th (1839–1841) |
27th (1841–1843) |
1843–1853: 24 seats[edit]
Congress |
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28th (1843–1845) |
29th (1845–1847) |
30th (1847–1849) |
31st (1849–1851) |
32nd (1851–1853) |
1853–1863: 25 seats[edit]
Congress |
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33rd (1853–1855) |
34th (1855–1857) |
35th (1857–1859) |
36th (1859–1861) |
37th (1861–1863) |
1863–1873: 24 seats[edit]
Congress |
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38th (1863–1865) |
39th (1865–1867) |
40th (1867–1869) |
41st (1869–1871) |
42nd (1871–1873) |
1873–1883: 27 seats[edit]
Congress |
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43rd (1873–1875) |
44th (1875–1877) |
45th (1877–1879) |
46th (1879–1881) |
47th (1881–1883) |
1883–1893: 28 seats[edit]
Following the 1880 census, the delegation grew by one seat. Until 1889, that seat was elected at-large statewide. After 1889, the state was redistricted into 28 districts.
Congress |
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48th (1883–1885) |
49th (1885–1887) |
50th (1887–1889) |
51st (1889–1891) |
52nd (1891–1893) |
1893–1903: 30 seats[edit]
Following the 1890 census, the delegation grew by two seats. Those two additional seats were elected at-large across the entire commonwealth.
Congress |
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53rd (1893–1895) |
54th (1895–1897) |
55th (1897–1899) |
56th (1899–1901) |
57th (1901–1903) |
1903–1913: 32 seats[edit]
Following the 1900 census, the delegation grew by two seats.
Congress |
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58th (1903–1905) |
59th (1905–1907) |
60th (1907–1909) |
61st (1909–1911) |
62nd (1911–1913) |
1913–1933: 36 seats[edit]
Following the 1910 census, the delegation grew by four seats to its largest size to date. The four new seats were elected at-large statewide. Starting in 1923, however, four new districts were added to replace the at-large seats.
The results of the 1920 census revealed a major and continuing shift of the population of the U.S. from rural to urban areas. However, no apportionment was carried out following the 1920 census[3]
Congress |
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63rd (1913–1915) |
64th (1915–1917) |
65th (1917–1919) |
66th (1919–1921) |
67th (1921–1923) |
68th (1923–1925) |
69th (1925–1927) |
70th (1927–1929) |
71st (1929–1931) |
72nd (1931–1933) |
1933–1943: 34 seats[edit]
Following the 1930 census, the delegation lost two seats.
Congress |
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73rd (1933–1935) |
74th (1935–1937) |
75th (1937–1939) |
76th (1939–1941) |
77th (1941–1943) |
1943–1953: 33 seats[edit]
Following the 1940 census, the delegation lost one seat. For the 78th Congress, there were 32 districts and 1 at-large seat. Starting with the 79th Congress, however, there were 33 districts.
Congress |
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78th (1943–1945) |
79th (1945–1947) |
80th (1947–1949) |
81st (1949–1951) |
82nd (1951–1953) |
1953–1963: 30 seats[edit]
Following the 1950 census, the delegation lost three seats.
Congress |
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83rd (1953–1955) |
84th (1955–1957) |
85th (1957–1959) |
86th (1959–1961) |
87th (1961–1963) |
1963–1973: 27 seats[edit]
Following the 1960 census, the delegation lost three seats.
Congress |
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88th (1963–1965) |
89th (1965–1967) |
90th (1967–1969) |
91st (1969–1971) |
92nd (1971–1973) |
1973–1983: 25 seats[edit]
Following the 1970 census, the delegation lost two seats.
Congress |
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93rd (1973–1975) |
94th (1975–1977) |
95th (1977–1979) |
96th (1979–1981) |
97th (1981–1983) |
1983–1993: 23 seats[edit]
Following the 1980 census, the delegation lost two seats.
Congress | District | Congress | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | ||
98th (1983–1985) | Tom Foglietta (D) | William Gray (D) | Bob Borski (D) | Joe Kolter (D) | Dick Schulze (R) | Gus Yatron (D) | Bob Edgar (D) | Peter H. Kostmayer (D) | Bud Shuster (R) | Joseph M. McDade (R) | Frank Harrison (D) | John Murtha (D) | Lawrence Coughlin (R) | William J. Coyne (D) | Don Ritter (R) | Bob Walker (R) | George Gekas (R) | Doug Walgren (D) | Bill Goodling (R) | Joseph M. Gaydos (D) | Tom Ridge (R) | Austin Murphy (D) |
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