Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

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Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district is located in the central part of the state, including the state capital, Harrisburg. The district was significantly redrawn after the 2000 census. It is composed of all of Dauphin County, Lebanon County, Schuylkill County, and parts of Berks County and Perry County. In addition to Harrisburg, the 17th includes the cities of Pottsville, Lebanon, and suburbs of Reading.

The District has been represented by Tim Holden (D) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2003.

[edit] Counties and municipalities within the district

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

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[edit] Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District

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	District home	Note
District Created in 1823
George Plumer	Democratic-Republican	1823 – 1827	Pittsburgh	Moved to Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district
Richard Coulter	Jacksonian	1827 – 1833	Greensburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
John Laporte	Jacksonian	1833 – 1837	Towanda	Not a candidate for renomination
Samuel Wells Morris	Democratic	1837 – 1841	Wellsboro	Not a candidate for reelection
Davis Dimock, Jr.	Democratic	1841 – 1842	Montrose	Died in office
Almon H. Read	Democratic	1842 – 1843	Montrose	Moved to Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
James Irvin	Whig	1841 – 1843	Bellefonte
John Blanchard	Whig	1845 – 1849	Bellefonte	Died in office
Samuel Calvin	Whig	1849 – 1851	Hollidaysburg	Not a candidate for renomination
Wilson Reilly	Democratic	1851 – 1853	Mifflintown
Samuel L. Russell	Whig	1853 – 1855	Bedford	Not a candidate for renomination
Wilson Reilly	Opposition	1855 – 1857	Chambersburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Wilson Reilly	Democratic	1857 – 1859	Chambersburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Edward McPherson	Jacksonian	1859 – 1863	Gettysburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection. A portion of the Battle of Gettysburg was fought on his farm. Later served as Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
1863 - 1873
Archibald McAllister	Democratic	1863 – 1865		Not a candidate in 1864
Abraham A. Barker	Republican	1865 – 1867		Defeated in 1866
Daniel J. Morrell	Republican	1867 – 1871		Defeated in 1870
Robert M. Speer	Democratic	1871 – 1873		Served 1871 - 1875
1873 - 1875
Robert M. Speer	Democratic	1873 – 1875		Not a candidate in 1874; served 1871 - 1875
1875 - 1883
John Reilly	Democratic	1875 – 1877		Defeated in 1876
Jacob M. Campbell	Republican	1877 – 1879		Defeated in 1878; later re-elected in 1880
Alexander H. Coffroth	Democratic	1879 – 1881		Previously represented the 16th district (1863 - 1866)
Jacob M. Campbell	Republican	1881 – 1883		Defeated in 1886; served 1877 - 1879 and 1881 - 1887
1883 - 1889
Jacob M. Campbell	Republican	1883 – 1887		Served 1881 - 1887; previously served 1877 - 1879
Edward Scull	Republican	1887 – 1889	Somerset	Subsequently represented the 20th Congressional District
1889 - 1893
Charles R. Buckalew	Democratic	1889 – 1891	Bloomsburg	Previously represented Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District
Simon Peter Wolverton	Democratic	1891 – 1893	Sunbury	Served 1891 - 1895
1893 - 1903
Simon Peter Wolverton	Democratic	1893 – 1895	Sunbury	Served 1891 - 1895; not a candidate in 1894
Monroe Henry Kulp	Republican	1895 – 1899	Shamokin	Defeated in 1898
Rufus King Polk	Democratic	1899 – 1902	Danville	Died in office in 1902
Alexander Billmeyer	Democratic	1902 – 1903	Washingtonville	Elected in 1902 by special election; not a candidate in 1902
1903 - 1913
Thaddeus Maclay Mahon	Republican	1903 – 1907	Chambersburg	Previously represented the 18th district; not a candidate in 1906
Benjamin K. Focht	Republican	1907 – 1913	Lewisburg	Defeated in 1912; re-elected in 1914
1913 - 1923
Franklin Lewis Dershem	Democratic	1913 – 1915	Lewisburg	Defeated in 1914
Benjamin K. Focht	Republican	1915 – 1923	Lewisburg	Defeated in 1922; subsequently represented the 18th district
1923 - 1933
Herbert W. Cummings	Democratic	1923 – 1925	Sunbury	Defeated in 1924
Frederick W. Magrady	Republican	1925 – 1933	Mount Carmel	Defeated in 1932
1933 - 1943
J. William Ditter	Republican	1933 – 1943	Ambler	Served 1933 - 1943
1943 - 1945
J. William Ditter	Republican	1943	Ambler	Died in office in 1943
vacant		1943 – 1945
1945 - 1953
Richard M. Simpson	Republican	1945 – 1953	Huntingdon	Previously and subsequently represented the 18th district
1953 - 1963
Alvin Bush	Republican	1953 – 1960	Williamsport	Previously represented the 15th district; died in office in 1959
Herman T. Schneebeli	Republican	1960 – 1963	Williamsport	Elected in 1960 by special election; served 1960 - 1977
1963 - 1973
Herman T. Schneebeli	Republican	1963 – 1973	Williamsport	Served 1960 - 1977
1973 - 1983
Herman T. Schneebeli	Republican	1973 – 1977	Williamsport	Served 1960 - 1977; not a candidate in 1976
Allen E. Ertel	Democratic	1977 – 1983	Williamsport	Not a candidate in 1982; ran for governor
1983 - 1993
George Gekas	Republican	1983 – 1993	Harrisburg	Served 1983 - 2003
1993 - 2003
George Gekas	Republican	1993 – 2003	Harrisburg	Served 1983 - 2003; defeated in 2002
2003 - 2013 (Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill)
Tim Holden	Democratic	2003 – present	Saint Clair	Previously represented Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District

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