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The congressional delegation from Pennsylvania consists of 17 members. In the current delegation, 7 representatives are Democrats and 10 are Republicans.The list below identifies the members of the United States House delegation from Pennsylvania, their service start dates, and current court-ordered district boundaries.
District CPVI Representative (Hometown) Party Time in office District map 1st: EVEN Brian Fitzpatrick 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 Democratic since January 3, 2019
On September 14, 2011, Republican senate leadership introduced a congressional redistricting bill which contained neither a map nor description of proposed congressional district lines. [3] [4] The proposed lines were added in the senate State Government Committee on December 13, 2011. The committee approved the bill 6-5 along party lines.
The 2022 elections were the first to be based on the congressional districts which were defined based on the 2020 United States census. [ 3 ] Each state is responsible for the redistricting of districts within their state, while several states have one "at-large" division.
English: Map of the congressional districts of Pennsylvania, complemented with counties and water features. These congressional districts are put into effect from 2023 to 2033, following the 2022 US House elections. Shapefiles from the United States Census Bureau and Pennsylvania's Judicial System.
For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania. The list has been updated periodically to reflect changes in membership; current entries are for members of the 119th Congress.
As a result of the 2020 Census, Pennsylvania's congressional, State Senate, and State House districts would all be redrawn. Summary 2020 census data released by the United States Census Bureau in April 2021 announced that Pennsylvania would lose one congressional seat. [1]
What was the 17th district, which had been anchored in Northeast Pennsylvania, was modified to become the 9th district, and the old 12th district likewise became the 17th, for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter until the current map was ordered on February 23, 2022.