Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

Last updated

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1820
Eliminated2020
Years active1823–2023
The district's boundaries since the 2018 elections until those in 2020 Pennsylvania Congressional District 18.png
The district's boundaries since the 2018 elections until those in 2020

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was a district including the city of Pittsburgh and parts of surrounding suburbs. A variety of working class and majority black suburbs located to the east of the city were included, such as McKeesport and Wilkinsburg. Also a major part of the district was a number of middle class suburbs that have historic Democratic roots, such as Pleasant Hills and Penn Hills. The district became obsolete following the 2020 United States census. It was largely replaced by Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district.

Contents

The district covered much of the area that was the center of the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s.

History

Pre-2018 boundaries

In February 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the district map violated the state constitution due to gerrymandering and redrew all of the state's congressional districts. The 18th and 14th districts swapped numbers and had their boundaries adjusted for the 2018 elections (after March's special election) and thereafter. [1] [2]

Before the court-ordered redistricting in February 2018, the district was concentrated in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh. It was predominantly white, although it contained a diverse range of suburbs. It was drawn in such a way that in some locations, neighborhoods and even streets were split between the 18th and the neighboring 12th and 14th districts. In parts of the eastern portion of the district, one side of the street was in the 12th while the other side was in the 18th. In the west, one side of the street was in the 14th while the other side was in the 18th.

Although there were 35,000 more [3] Democrats in the district than Republicans in 2018, the district had been trending increasingly Republican since the mid-1990s; most of the district's state legislators were Republicans. The district was home to many large coal mines and the energy industry was an important employer. The western part of the district contained some rural regions of Washington County, as well as the very wealthy suburbs in the northern part of that county, which tends to be more Republican than the part contained in the neighboring 9th District. The district also contained many of Allegheny County's southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, which ranged from traditionally wealthy areas such as Upper St. Clair to middle-class communities such as Bethel Park and working-class labor towns such as Elizabeth.

The district skewed older and had the second-oldest electorate in the state in 2017. [4]

The district wound along the eastern suburbs at the edge of Allegheny County, including most of the large suburban commercial center of Monroeville, and in western Westmoreland County. Central Westmoreland County, including the city of Greensburg, was also part of the district. It also contained the rural foothills of the county at the district's eastern end. Westmoreland County has become a major Republican stronghold.

Voter registration

Party enrollment as of October 18, 2021 [5]
PartyTotal votersPercentage
Democratic 328,74362.84%
Republican 118,87422.72%
Independent/ other parties 75,48614.43%
Total523,103100%

Future

The district became obsolete following the 2020 United States census. [6] It was largely replaced by Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, while some suburbs of Pittsburgh, such as Wilkinsburg, were redrawn into the 17th district. [7]

List of members representing the district

RepresentativesPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict map
District established March 4, 1823
Patrick Farrelly
(Meadville)
Jacksonian
Republican
March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Died.
1823–1833
[ data missing ]
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
January 12, 1826
VacantJanuary 12, 1826 –
March 14, 1826
19th
Thomas H. Sill
(Erie)
Anti-Jacksonian March 14, 1826 –
March 3, 1827
Elected to finish Farrelly's term.
Lost re-election.
Stephen Barlow
(Meadville)
Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829
20th Elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.
Thomas H. Sill
(Erie)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831
21st Elected in 1828.
Retired.
John Banks
(Mercer)
Anti-Masonic March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
22nd Elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the 24th district .
George Burd
(Bedford)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
23rd Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1832.
Retired.
1833–1843
[ data missing ]
JobMann.jpg
Job Mann
(Bedford)
Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
24th Elected in 1834.
Lost re-election.
Charles Ogle (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Charles Ogle
(Somerset)
Anti-Masonic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
25th
26th
27th
Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Elected in 1840.
Died.
Whig March 4, 1841 –
May 10, 1841
VacantMay 10, 1841 –
June 28, 1841
27th
Henry Black
(Somerset)
Whig June 28, 1841 –
November 28, 1841
Elected to finish Ogle's term.
Died.
VacantNovember 28, 1841 –
December 21, 1841
James M. Russell
(Bedford)
Whig December 21, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
Elected to finish Black's term.
Retired.
Andrew Stewart (1791-1872, Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Andrew Stewart
(Uniontown)
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849
28th
29th
30th
Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Retired.
1843–1853
[ data missing ]
Andrew J. Ogle (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Andrew J. Ogle
(Somerset)
Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st Elected in 1848.
Lost re-election.
John Littleton Dawson (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
John L. Dawson
(Brownsville)
Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 20th district .
John McCulloch
(Shaver's Creek)
Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
Retired.
1853–1863
[ data missing ]
John R. Edie
(Somerset)
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Retired.
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
Samuel S. Blair (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Samuel S. Blair
(Hollidaysburg)
Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Lost re-election.
Hon. James T. Hale, Pa - NARA - 525352 (V2).jpg
James T. Hale
(Bellefonte)
Independent Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1862.
[ data missing ]
1863–1873
[ data missing ]
Hon. Stephen F. Wilson, Pa - NARA - 527631.jpg
Stephen F. Wilson
(Wellsboro)
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869
39th
40th
Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Resigned to become judge of the fourth judicial district of Pennsylvania.
William Hepburn Armstrong (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
William H. Armstrong
(Williamsport)
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871
41st Elected in 1868.
Lost re-election.
Henry Sherwood (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Henry Sherwood
(Wellsboro)
Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
42nd Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.
Sobieski Ross - Brady-Handy.jpg
Sobieski Ross
(Coudersport)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Elected in 1872.
Redistricted to the 16th district .
1873–1883
[ data missing ]
William Stenger - Brady-Handy.jpg
William Stenger
(Chambersburg)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.
HoratioGatesFisher.jpg
Horatio G. Fisher
(Huntingdon)
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.
Louis E. Atkinson.jpg
Louis E. Atkinson
(Mifflintown)
Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1893
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 186.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Withdrew from election.
1883–1893
[ data missing ]
Thaddeus Maclay Mahon.jpg
Thaddeus M. Mahon
(Chambersburg)
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 17th district .
1893–1903
[ data missing ]
Marlin Edgar Olmsted.jpeg
Marlin E. Olmsted
(Harrisburg)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired.
1903–1913
[ data missing ]
AaronShenkKreider.jpg
Aaron S. Kreider
(Annville)
Republican March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1923
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
1913–1933
[ data missing ]
EdwardMBeers.jpg
Edward M. Beers
(Mount Union)
Republican March 4, 1923 –
April 21, 1932
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Died.
VacantApril 11, 1932 –
November 8, 1932
72nd
Joseph F. Biddle (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Joseph F. Biddle
(Huntingdon)
Republican November 8, 1932 –
March 3, 1933
Elected to finish Beers's term.
Retired.
BenjaminKFocht.jpg
Benjamin K. Focht
(Lewisburg)
Republican March 4, 1933 –
March 27, 1937
73rd
74th
75th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died.
1933–1943
[ data missing ]
VacantMarch 27, 1937 –
May 11, 1937
75th
Richard Murray Simpson.jpg
Richard M. Simpson
(Huntingdon)
Republican May 11, 1937 –
January 3, 1945
75th
76th
77th
78th
Elected to finish Focht's term.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the 17th district .
1933–1953
[ data missing ]
John C. Kunkel.jpg
John C. Kunkel
(Harrisburg)
Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1951
79th
80th
81st
Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Walter M. Mumma (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg
Walter M. Mumma
(Harrisburg)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
82nd Elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 16th district .
Richard Murray Simpson.jpg
Richard M. Simpson
(Huntingdon)
Republican January 3, 1953 –
January 7, 1960
83rd
84th
85th
86th
Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Died.
1953–1963
[ data missing ]
VacantJanuary 7, 1960 –
April 26, 1960
86th
Douglas Hemphill Elliott.jpeg
Douglas H. Elliot
(Chambersburg)
Republican April 26, 1960 –
June 19, 1960
Elected to finish Simpson's term.
Died.
VacantJune 19, 1960 –
November 8, 1960
J. Irving Whalley.jpg
J. Irving Whalley
(Windber)
Republican November 8, 1960 –
January 3, 1963
86th
87th
Elected to finish Elliot's term.
Also elected to the next term in 1960.
Redistricted to the 12th district .
Robert J. Corbett.jpg
Robert J. Corbett
(Pittsburgh)
Republican January 3, 1963 –
April 25, 1971
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Died.
1963–1973
[ data missing ]
VacantApril 25, 1971 –
November 2, 1971
92nd
John Heinz.png
John Heinz
(Pittsburgh)
Republican November 2, 1971 –
January 3, 1977
92nd
93rd
94th
Elected to finish Corbett's term.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1973–1983
[ data missing ]
Doug Walgren.jpg
Doug Walgren
(Mt. Lebanon)
Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1991
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Lost re-election.
1983–1993
[ data missing ]
Congressman Rick Santorum 1991.jpg
Rick Santorum
(Mt. Lebanon)
Republican January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1995
102nd
103rd
Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1993–2003
[ data missing ]
MikeDoyle.jpg
Mike Doyle
(Swissvale)
Democratic January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003
104th
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 14th district .
Tim Murphy, official portrait 112th Congress.JPG
Tim Murphy
(Pittsburgh)
Republican January 3, 2003 –
October 21, 2017
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned.
2003–2013
PACongressionalDistrict18.png
2013–2019
Pennsylvania US Congressional District 18 (since 2013).tif
VacantOctober 21, 2017 –
March 13, 2018
115th
Conor Lamb, Official Portrait, 115th Congress.jpg
Conor Lamb
(Mt. Lebanon)
Democratic March 13, 2018 –
January 3, 2019
Elected to finish Murphy's term.
Redistricted to the 17th district .
Mike Doyle, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
Mike Doyle
(Pittsburgh)
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
December 31, 2022
116th
117th
Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 12th district and resigned early.
2019–2023
Pennsylvania Congressional District 18.png
VacantDecember 31, 2022 –
January 3, 2023
117th
District dissolved January 3, 2023

Recent election results

2012

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2012 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Murphy (incumbent) 216,727 64.0
Democratic Larry Maggi122,14636.0
Total votes338,873 100.0
Republican hold

2014

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Murphy (incumbent) 166,076 100.0
Total votes166,076 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2016 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Murphy (incumbent) 293,684 100.0
Total votes293,684 100.0
Republican hold

2018 special election

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Conor Lamb 114,102 49.86% +49.86%
Republican Rick Saccone 113,34749.53%−50.47%
Libertarian Drew Gray Miller1,3810.60%+0.60%
Total votes228,830 100.00%
Plurality7550.33%-99.67%
Democratic gain from Republican

2018

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2018 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Doyle (incumbent) 231,472 100.0
Total votes231,472 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, 2020 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Doyle (incumbent) 266,084 69.3
Republican Luke Negron118,16330.7
Total votes384,247 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

  1. "Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down state's congressional districts". CBS News. 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. CBS News. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. "Home". www.dos.pa.gov.
  4. "Lamb, Saccone both hope for blue-collar support in special congressional election". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. December 22, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  5. Pennsylvania Department of State (October 18, 2021). "Voter Registration Statistics by Congressional District" (XLSX).
  6. Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  7. Rakich, Ryan Best, Aaron Bycoffe and Nathaniel (August 9, 2021). "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State - Pennsylvania". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved March 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "Statistics of Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 2012". Karen Haas, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. February 28, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  9. "Pennsylvania 2014 General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  10. "Pennsylvania 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 Official Results". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  11. Deppen, Colin (April 2, 2018). "Allegheny County's District 18 special election results are finally official". The Incline. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  12. "2018 General Election: Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  13. "2020 Presidential Election - Representative in Congress". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allegheny County, Pennsylvania</span> County in Pennsylvania, United States

Allegheny County is a county in Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's second-most populous county, after Philadelphia County. Its county seat and most populous city is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's second most populous city. The county is part of the Greater Pittsburgh region of the state, and is the center of the Pittsburgh media market.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania</span> County in Pennsylvania, United States

Westmoreland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, located in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 354,663. The county seat is Greensburg and the most populous community is Hempfield Township. It is named after Westmorland, a historic county of England. The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Plum, Pennsylvania</span> Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Plum is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 27,144 at the 2020 census. A suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, it is located northeast of the city in what is commonly referred to as the East Hills suburbs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Murphy (American politician)</span> American politician (born 1952)

Timothy Francis Murphy is an American former politician and psychologist who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district from 2003 until his resignation in 2017. The district included several suburbs south of Pittsburgh. A member of the Republican Party, he also represented the 37th Senate district in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1996 to 2003. Murphy consistently carried the 18th district with at least 58% of the vote, including unopposed re-election bids in 2014 and 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donald A. Bailey</span> American lawyer and politician (1945–2020)

Donald Allen Bailey was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983, Auditor General of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1989, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate and Governor of Pennsylvania. His Congressional District (PA-21) included all of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with a sliver of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, prior to the 1981 redistricting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Mascara</span> American politician (1930–2011)

Frank Robert Mascara was an American Democratic politician from Pennsylvania who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district</span> U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's fourth congressional district, effective January 3, 2023, encompasses the majority of Montgomery County and most of Berks County northeast of Reading in southeastern Pennsylvania. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the Pennsylvania district pushed northwards, further into Berks County, effective with the 2022 elections. The area has been represented by Democrat Madeleine Dean since 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district</span> U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh and much of Allegheny County, as well as some of Westmoreland County. Since January 3, 2023, it has been represented by Summer Lee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district</span> U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district includes all of Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties; and parts of Monroe County. The district is represented by Democrat Susan Wild.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district</span> U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district is located in Northwestern Pennsylvania. It contains all of Erie County, Crawford County, Mercer County, Lawrence County, Butler County, and parts of Venango County. The district is represented by Republican Mike Kelly.

The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district</span> U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district is located in the southwestern part of the state and includes all of Fayette County, Greene County, and Washington County, and most of Indiana, Westmoreland, and Somerset counties. It is represented by Republican Guy Reschenthaler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district</span> U.S. House district for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, which includes the entirety of Beaver County and the northwestern parts of Allegheny County not part of the 12th district. It has been represented since January 3, 2023 by Democrat Chris Deluzio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Pennsylvania</span> Politics of a U.S. state

Pennsylvania is generally considered a swing state that leans slightly left. Throughout its entire history, it voted for the nationwide loser on only 10 occasions, meaning it has voted for the national winner 83% of the time as of 2020. Although, it generally supported Republicans between the Civil War and New Deal eras, as it voted Republican in every election between 1860 and 1932, except for 1912, when the Republican vote was split. Even then, the state's strong Republican ties meant that it backed Republican-turned-Progressive Theodore Roosevelt. The state backed a Democrat in 1936 for the first time since 1856. Pennsylvania generally leaned Democratic since the 1990s, as it backed the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1992 except in 2016, when it was won by Republican candidate Donald Trump with a plurality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania</span>

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Pennsylvania, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held Tuesday, April 24.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keith Rothfus</span> American politician (born 1962)

Keith James Rothfus is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He succeeded Democratic Representative Mark Critz, whom he defeated in the 2012 election. Prior to serving in Congress, he worked as an attorney. After new congressional district maps were released by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in February 2018, Rothfus became a candidate in Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district, where he was defeated for re-election by the incumbent from the 18th district, Democrat Conor Lamb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election</span>

A special election for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was held on March 13, 2018, following the resignation of Republican representative Tim Murphy. Murphy, who held the seat since January 3, 2003, declared his intent to resign on October 5, 2017, and vacated his seat on October 21 that year. Democrat Conor Lamb defeated Republican Rick Saccone 49.86% to 49.53%. Saccone conceded the race eight days after the election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Conor Lamb</span> American politician and attorney (born 1984)

Conor James Lamb is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 2018 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the neighboring 18th district in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Summer Lee</span> American politician (born 1987)

Summer Lynn Lee is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district since 2023. Lee was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 election to represent Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She won the primary by less than 1% of the vote and became the first black woman from Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives after winning the general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania</span>

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8, 2022, to elect representatives for the seventeen seats in Pennsylvania.

References

40°10′14″N80°01′39″W / 40.17056°N 80.02750°W / 40.17056; -80.02750