Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
Current Representative		Lou Barletta (R–Hazelton)
Distribution	72.87% urban, 27.13% rural
Population (2000)	646,209
Median income	$34,979
Ethnicity	94.6% White, 2.6% Black, 0.7% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	D+4

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. Republicans tend not to fare well in the district because of its strong base of teachers and the need for infrastructure and public works projects.^{[citation needed]}

It was once considered a very safe Democratic seat but has become more competitive in recent years. The past two elections in the district have been decided by 10 percentage points or less. Longtime Democratic incumbent Paul Kanjorski faced his closest contest ever in 2008, narrowly defeating Lou Barletta, the Republican mayor of Hazleton, 138,849 to 129,358. In 2010, Kanjorski fell victim to a GOP and anti-incumbent wave and was unseated by Barletta in a 45%-55% vote.

Representatives

1795-1823: One seat

District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
4th	William Findley	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799		Redistricted from the At-large district
5th
6th	John Smilie	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803		Redistricted to the 9th district
7th
8th	John B.C. Lucas	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – 1805		Resigned before the assembling of Congress to become district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana
9th	Samuel Smith	Democratic-Republican	November 7, 1805 – March 3, 1811		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
10th
11th
12th	Abner Lacock	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
13th	William Findley	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817		Redistricted from the 8th district
14th
15th	David Marchand	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821	Greensburg
16th
17th	George Plumer	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823		Redistricted to the 17th district

1823-1833: Two seats

First seat

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
18th	James Wilson	Jackson Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
19th		Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
20th
21st	Thomas H. Crawford	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
22nd

Second seat

Congress	Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
18th	John Findlay	Jackson Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825		Redistricted from the 5th district
19th		Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
20th	William Ramsey	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – September 29, 1831		Died
21st
22nd	Robert McCoy	Jacksonian	November 22, 1831 – March 3, 1833

1833-present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
Charles A. Barnitz	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835	York
Henry Logan	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837	Dillsburg
	Democrat	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
James Gerry	Democrat	March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843	Shrewsbury
Benjamin A. Bidlack	Democrat	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845	Wilkes-Barre	Redistricted from the 15th district
Owen D. Leib	Democrat	March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847	Catawissa
Chester P. Butler	Whig	March 4, 1847 – October 5, 1850	Wilkes-Barre	Died
Vacant		October 5, 1850 – January 13, 1851
John Brisbin	Democrat	January 13, 1851 - March 3, 1851	Tunkhannock
Henry M. Fuller	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Wilkes-Barre	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Christian M. Straub	Democrat	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
James H. Campbell	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
William L. Dewart	Democrat	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Sunbury	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
James H. Campbell	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863		Not a candidate for renomination
Philip Johnson	Democrat	March 4, 1863 – January 29, 1867	Easton	Redistricted from the 13th district, Died
Vacant		January 29, 1867 – March 4, 1867
Daniel M. Van Auken	Democrat	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	Milford	Not a candidate for reelection
John B. Storm	Democrat	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Stroudsburg	Not a candidate for renomination
Francis D. Collins	Democrat	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Scranton
Robert Klotz	Democrat	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Mauch Chunk
John B. Storm	Democrat	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	Stroudsburg	Not a candidate for renomination
Charles R. Buckalew	Democrat	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Bloomsburg	Redistricted to the 17th district
Joseph A. Scranton	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Lemuel Amerman	Democrat	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Scranton	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Joseph A. Scranton	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897		Not a candidate for renomination
William Connell	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Scranton	Redistricted to the 10th district
Henry W. Palmer	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907		Redistricted from the 12th district
John T. Lenahan	Democrat	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	Wilkes-Barre	Not a candidate for renomination
Henry W. Palmer	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911
Charles C. Bowman	Republican	March 4, 1911 – December 12, 1912		Seat declared vacant, unsuccessful candidate for election.
Vacant		December 12, 1912 – March 4, 1913
John J. Casey	Democrat	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	Wilkes-Barre	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Thomas W. Templeton	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919		Not a candidate for renomination
John J. Casey	Democrat	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	Wilkes-Barre	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Clarence D. Coughlin	Republican	March 3, 1921 – March 3, 1923		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Laurence H. Watres	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1931		Not a candidate for renomination
Patrick J. Boland	Democrat	March 4, 1931 – May 18, 1942	Scranton	Died
Vacant		May 18, 1942 – November 3, 1942
Veronica Grace Boland	Democrat	November 3, 1942 – January 3, 1943	Scranton	Succeeded her husband after his death. Not a candidate for reelection. She was the first female member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
John W. Murphy	Democrat	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Scranton	Redistricted to the 10th district
Daniel J. Flood	Democrat	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Wilkes-Barre	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Mitchell Jenkins	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949		Not a candidate for reelection
Daniel J. Flood	Democrat	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	Wilkes-Barre	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Edward J. Bonin	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955	Hazleton	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Daniel J. Flood	Democrat	January 3, 1955 – January 31, 1980	Wilkes-Barre	Resigned from office due to allegations of bribery
Vacant		January 31, 1980 – April 9, 1980
Raphael J. Musto	Democrat	April 9, 1980 – January 3, 1981	Wilkes-Barre	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
James L. Nelligan	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	Wilkes-Barre	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Frank G. Harrison	Democrat	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	Wilkes-Barre	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Paul E. Kanjorski	Democrat	January 3, 1985 - January 3, 2011	Nanticoke	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Lou Barletta	Republican	January 3, 2011 - Present	Hazelton	Incumbent

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