Joseph M. McDade

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Joseph M. McDade (born September 29, 1931) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Joseph McDade was born in Scranton. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1953. He served clerkship in the office of Chief Federal Judge John W. Murphy, Middle District of Pennsylvania. He engaged in the general practice of law in 1957. Joseph McDade was the city solicitor of the city of Scranton in 1962.

He was elected to congress as a Republican in 1962. He retired from office in 1999, choosing not to run for reelection after being implicated in a bribery scandal.

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Preceded by:
William Scranton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district

19631999
Succeeded by:
Don Sherwood