Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

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Pennsylvania's second district includes West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill and Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County

The district has an overwhelming Democratic majority.

Congressman Chaka Fattah, has represented the district since 1995.

It was featured on Better Know a District.

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created in 1789
Joseph R. Ingersoll	Whig	1841 - 1849	Philadelphia	Declined to accept the nomination as a candidate for reelection
Joseph R. Chandler	Whig	1849 - 1855	Philadelphia	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Job R. Tyson	Whig	1855 - 1857	Philadelphia
Edward J. Morris	Whig	1857 - 1861	Philadelphia	Resigned to become minister to Turkey
Charles J. Biddle	Democrat	1861 – 1863	Philadelphia
Charles O'Neill	Republican	1863 - 1871	Philadelphia	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
John V. Creely	Republican	1871 - 1873	Philadelphia	Disappeared while in office
Charles O'Neill	Republican	1873 - 1893	Philadelphia	Died in office
Robert Adams, Jr.	Republican	1893 - 1906	Philadelphia	Died in office
John E. Reyburn	Republican	1906 - 1907	Philadelphia	Resigned to become Mayor of Philadelphia
Joel Cook	Republican	1907 - 1911	Philadelphia
William S. Reyburn	Republican	1911 - 1913	Philadelphia
George S. Graham	Republican	1913 - 1931	Philadelphia	Died in office
Edward L. Stokes	Republican	1931 - 1933	Philadelphia
James M. Beck	Republican	1933 - 1935	Philadelphia
William H. Wilson	Republican	1935 - 1937	Philadelphia
James P. McGranery	Democrat	1937 – 1943	Philadelphia	Resigned to become assistant to the Attorney General
Joseph M. Pratt	Republican	1944 - 1945	Philadelphia
William T. Granahan	Democrat	1945 – 1947	Philadelphia
Robert N. McGarvey	Republican	1947 - 1949	Philadelphia
William T. Granahan	Democrat	1949 – 1956	Philadelphia	Died in office
Kathryn E. Granahan	Democrat	1956 – 1963	Philadelphia
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr.	Democrat	1963 – 1979	Philadelphia
William H. Gray	Democrat	1979 – 1991	Philadelphia
Lucien E. Blackwell	Democrat	1991 – 1995	Philadelphia
Chaka Fattah	Democrat	1995 – Incumbent	Philadelphia	Incumbent

[edit] External links

• district map

Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania

Cheltenham • Elkins Park • Glenside • La Mott • Laverock • Melrose Park • Wyncote

Educational Institutions: Arcadia University • Cheltenham High School • Pennsylvania College of Optometry • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College • Tyler School of Art • Westminster Theological Seminary

Points of Interest: Beth Sholom Synagogue • Curtis Hall Arboretum • Wall House

See also: Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

Pennsylvania's congressional districts
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