Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district
Current Representative		Matthew Cartwright (D–Moosic)
Cook PVI	D+4

Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district is represented by Democrat Matthew Cartwright.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Counties and municipalities within the district 2003 - 2013

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

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	Electoral history	Redistricting
District Created in 1823
George Plumer	Jacksonian Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Redistricted from the 11th district [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	United States Census, 1820: 1823 – 1833
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Richard Coulter	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833	Redistricted to the 19th district
John Laporte	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Retired	United States Census, 1830: 1833 – 1843
Samuel Wells Morris	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Retired
Davis Dimock, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – January 13, 1842	Died
Vacant		January 13, 1842 – March 18, 1842
Almon H. Read	Democratic	March 18, 1842 – March 3, 1843	Redistricted to the 12th district
James Irvin	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Redistricted from the 14th district	United States Census, 1840: 1843 – 1853
John Blanchard	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Calvin	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Retired
Andrew Parker	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel L. Russell	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Retired	United States Census, 1850: 1853 – 1863
David Fullerton Robison	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Lost re-election
Wilson Reilly	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Lost re-election
Edward McPherson	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Lost re-election
Archibald McAllister	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Retired	United States Census, 1860: 1863 – 1873
Abraham A. Barker	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Lost re-election
Daniel J. Morrell	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	Lost re-election
Robert M. Speer	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Retired
				United States Census, 1870: 1873 – 1875
John Reilly	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Lost re-election	1875 – 1883
Jacob M. Campbell	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Lost re-election
Alexander H. Coffroth	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacob M. Campbell	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacob M. Campbell	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	Lost re-election	United States Census, 1880: 1883 – 1889
Edward Scull	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Redistricted to the 20th Congressional District
Charles R. Buckalew	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Redistricted from the 11th district	1889 – 1893
Simon Peter Wolverton	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Simon Peter Wolverton	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Retired	United States Census, 1890: 1893 – 1903
Monroe Henry Kulp	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	Lost re-election
Rufus King Polk	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 5, 1902	Died
Vacant		March 5, 1902 – November 4, 1902
Alexander Billmeyer	Democratic	November 4, 1902 – March 3, 1903	Retired
Thaddeus Maclay Mahon	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	Redistricted from the 18th district Retired	United States Census, 1900: 1903 – 1913
Benjamin K. Focht	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913	Lost re-election
Franklin Lewis Dershem	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Lost re-election	United States Census, 1910: 1913 – 1923
Benjamin K. Focht	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Lost re-election
Herbert W. Cummings	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	Lost re-election	United States Census, 1920: 1923 – 1933
Frederick W. Magrady	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	Lost re-election
J. William Ditter	Republican	March 4, 1933 – November 21, 1943	Died	United States Census, 1930: 1933 – 1943
				United States Census, 1940: 1943 – 1945
Vacant		November 21, 1943 – January 18, 1944
Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.	Republican	January 18, 1944 – January 3, 1945	Redistricted to the 16th district
Richard M. Simpson	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	From and to the 18th district	1945 – 1953
Alvin Bush	Republican	January 3, 1953 – November 5, 1959	Redistricted from the 15th district Died	United States Census, 1950: 1953 – 1963
Vacant		November 5, 1959 – April 26, 1960
Herman T. Schneebeli	Republican	April 26, 1960 – January 3, 1977	Retired
				United States Census, 1960: 1963 – 1973
				United States Census, 1970: 1973 – 1983
Allen E. Ertel	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	Retired
George Gekas	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003	Lost re-election	United States Census, 1980: 1983 – 1993
				United States Census, 1990: 1993 – 2003
Tim Holden	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	Redistricted from the 6th district in 2002 Lost renomination in 2012	United States Census, 2000: 2003 – 2013 (Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill)
Matthew Cartwright	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – TBD	First elected in 2012	United States Census, 2010: 2013 – 2023

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

External links

• Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania