Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district
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| Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Tim Holden (D) | |
| Population (2000) | 646,420 | |
| Median income | $40,473 | |
| Ethnicity | 88.7% White, 7.5% Black, 1.5% Asian, 3.2% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other | |
| Cook PVI | R + 7 | |
Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district is located in the central part of the state, including the state capital, Harrisburg. The district was significantly redrawn after the 2000 census. It is composed of all of Dauphin County, Lebanon County, Schuylkill County, and parts of Berks County and Perry County. In addition to Harrisburg, the 17th includes the cities of Pottsville, Lebanon, and suburbs of Reading.
The District has been represented by Democrat Tim Holden since 2003.
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[edit] Counties and municipalities within the district
Berks County: TOWNSHIPS of Alsace, Bern (Districts 1 and 2), Bethel, Centre, Earl (District 1), Greenwich, Heidelberg, Jefferson, Maidencreek, Marion, Muhlenberg (Districts 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8), North Heidelberg, Oley, Ontelaunee, Penn, Perry, Pike, Richmond, Rockland, Ruscombmanor, Tilden, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken, and Windsor; BOROUGHS of Bernville, Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Laureldale, Leesport, Lenhartsville, Lyons, Robesonia, Shoemakersville, Strausstown, and Womelsdorf
Dauphin County: all
Lebanon County: all
Perry County: TOWNSHIPS of Buffalo, Centre, Juniata, Miller, Oliver (all blocks except 6999 of tract 030200), Penn, Spring, Tuscarora, Watts, and Wheatfield; BOROUGHS of Bloomfield, Duncannon, New Buffalo, and Newport (District 1)
Schuylkill County: all
[edit] Of note:
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[edit] List of Representatives
Because congressional districts are reconfigured and renumbered every 10 years (and occasionally at other times), the following chart displays each time Pennsylvania's districts were changed.
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| District Created in 1823 | ||||
| George Plumer | Jacksonian DR | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Pittsburgh | Redistricted from the11th district |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
| Richard Coulter | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 | Greensburg | Redistricted to the19th district |
| John Laporte | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Towanda | Not a candidate for renomination |
| Samuel Wells Morris | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | Wellsboro | Not a candidate for reelection |
| Davis Dimock, Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – January 13, 1842 | Montrose | Died |
| Vacant | January 13, 1842 – March 18, 1842 | |||
| Almon H. Read | Democratic | March 18, 1842 – March 3, 1843 | Montrose | Redistricted to the 12th district |
| James Irvin | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Bellefonte | Redistricted from the 14th district |
| John Blanchard | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | Bellefonte | |
| Samuel Calvin | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Hollidaysburg | Not a candidate for renomination |
| Andrew Parker | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Mifflintown | |
| Samuel L. Russell | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Bedford | Not a candidate for renomination |
| David Fullerton Robison | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Chambersburg | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection |
| Wilson Reilly | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Chambersburg | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection |
| Edward McPherson | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | Gettysburg | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection. |
| 1863 - 1873 | ||||
| Archibald McAllister | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Not a candidate in 1864 | |
| Abraham A. Barker | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Defeated in 1866 | |
| Daniel J. Morrell | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Defeated in 1870 | |
| Robert M. Speer | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | ||
| 1873 - 1875 | ||||
| Robert M. Speer | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Not a candidate in 1874 | |
| 1875 - 1883 | ||||
| John Reilly | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Defeated in 1876 | |
| Jacob M. Campbell | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Defeated in 1878 | |
| Alexander H. Coffroth | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | ||
| Jacob M. Campbell | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | ||
| 1883 - 1889 | ||||
| Jacob M. Campbell | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Defeated in 1886 | |
| Edward Scull | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Somerset | Redistricted to the 20th Congressional District |
| 1889 - 1893 | ||||
| Charles R. Buckalew | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Bloomsburg | Redistricted from the 11th district |
| Simon Peter Wolverton | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Sunbury | |
| 1893 - 1903 | ||||
| Simon Peter Wolverton | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Sunbury | not a candidate in 1894 |
| Monroe Henry Kulp | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Shamokin | Defeated in 1898 |
| Rufus King Polk | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 5, 1902 | Danville | Died |
| Vacant | March 5, 1902 – November 4, 1902 | |||
| Alexander Billmeyer | Democratic | November 4, 1902 – March 3, 1903 | Washingtonville | not a candidate in 1902 |
| 1903 - 1913 | ||||
| Thaddeus Maclay Mahon | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 | Chambersburg | Redistricted from the 18th district; not a candidate in 1906 |
| Benjamin K. Focht | Republican | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | Lewisburg | Defeated in 1912 |
| 1913 - 1923 | ||||
| Franklin Lewis Dershem | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Lewisburg | Defeated in 1914 |
| Benjamin K. Focht | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | Lewisburg | Defeated in 1922 |
| 1923 - 1933 | ||||
| Herbert W. Cummings | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | Sunbury | Defeated in 1924 |
| Frederick W. Magrady | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | Mount Carmel | Defeated in 1932 |
| 1933 - 1943 | ||||
| J. William Ditter | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | Ambler | |
| 1943 - 1945 | ||||
| J. William Ditter | Republican | January 3, 1943 - November 21, 1943 | Ambler | Died |
| Vacant | November 21, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |||
| 1945 - 1953 | ||||
| Richard M. Simpson | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Huntingdon | From and to the 18th district |
| 1953 - 1963 | ||||
| Alvin Bush | Republican | January 3, 1953 – November 5, 1959 | Williamsport | Redistricted from the 15th district, died |
| Vacant | November 5, 1959 – April 26, 1960 | |||
| Herman T. Schneebeli | Republican | April 26, 1960 – January 3, 1963 | Williamsport | |
| 1963 - 1973 | ||||
| Herman T. Schneebeli | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | Williamsport | |
| 1973 - 1983 | ||||
| Herman T. Schneebeli | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 | Williamsport | not a candidate in 1976 |
| Allen E. Ertel | Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | Williamsport | Not a candidate in 1982; ran for governor |
| 1983 - 1993 | ||||
| George Gekas | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Harrisburg | |
| 1993 - 2003 | ||||
| George Gekas | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Harrisburg | defeated in 2002 |
| 2003 - 2013 (Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill) | ||||
| Tim Holden | Democratic | January 3, 2003 – present | Saint Clair | Redistricted from the 6th district |
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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