Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district
Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Bob Brady (D–Philadelphia)
Distribution	100.00% urban 0.00% rural
Population (2000)	646,357
Median income	28,261
Ethnicity	37.1% White 45.9% Black 4.9% Asian 15.0% Hispanic 0.3% Native American 0.3% other
Cook PVI	D+31^[1]

Pennsylvania's first congressional district includes primarily central and South Philadelphia, the City of Chester, the Philadelphia International Airport, and other small sections of Delaware County. The district is currently strongly Democratic and is plurality black. Bob Brady, the chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party, has represented the district since 1998.

One of the main characters of the Netflix original series House of Cards, Peter Russo, is depicted as representing the district in the United States House of Representatives.

List of representatives

The district was organized from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district in 1791.

1791–1793: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Thomas Fitzsimons	Pro- Administration	March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793	Redistricted from the At-large district Redistricted to the At-large district

The district was organized from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district in 1795.

1795–1803: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
John Swanwick	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1795 – August 1, 1798	Died
Robert Waln	Democratic- Republican	December 3, 1798 – March 3, 1801
William Jones	Federalist	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Retired

1803–1823: Three seats, then four

The district was reorganized in 1803 to have 3 At-large seats on a general ticket. The district was apportioned a fourth seat in 1813, also elected on a general ticket.

Cong ress	Years	Seat A			Seat B			Seat C			Seat D			Cong ress
Cong ress	Years	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Cong ress
8	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	Joseph Clay	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1802 Re-elected in 1804 Re-elected in 1806 Resigned	Jacob Richards	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1802 Re-elected in 1804 Re-elected in 1806 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Michael Leib	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1802 Re-elected in 1804 Resigned				8
9	March 4, 1805 – February 14, 1806		9					Michael Leib		Elected in 1802 Re-elected in 1804 Resigned
	February 14, 1806 – December 8, 1806					Vacant
	December 8, 1806 – March 4, 1807					John Porter		Democratic- Republican	Elected to finish Leib's term Re-elected in 1806 Re-elected in 1808 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
10	March 4, 1807 – March 28, 1808		10
	March 28, 1808 – November 16, 1808	Vacant
	November 16, 1808 – March 3, 1809	Benjamin Say		Democratic- Republican				Elected to finish Clay's term Re-elected in 1808 Resigned
11	March 4, 1809 – June 1809	Benjamin Say		William Anderson	Democratic- Republican			Elected to finish Clay's term Re-elected in 1808 Resigned		Elected in 1808 Re-elected in 1810 Re-elected in 1812 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]				11
	June 1809 – October 10, 1809	Vacant
	October 10, 1809 – March 4, 1811	Adam Seybert	Democratic- Republican		Elected to finish Anderson's term Re-elected in 1810 Re-elected in 1812 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
12	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813		James Milnor			Federalist	Elected in 1810 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	12
13	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815		Charles J. Ingersoll			Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1812 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	John Conard	Democratic- Republican		Elected in 1812 Retired	13
14	March 4, 1815 – May 16, 1815	Joseph Hopkinson	Federalist		Elected in 1814 Re-elected in 1816 Retired	Thomas Smith	Federalist	Elected in 1814 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	William Milnor	Federalist	Elected in 1814 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Jonathan Williams	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1814 Died	14
	May 16, 1815 – October 10, 1815		Vacant
	October 10, 1815 – March 3, 1817		John Sergeant	Federalist			Elected to finish Williams's term Re-elected in 1816 Re-elected in 1818 Re-elected in 1820 Retired
15	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819			William Anderson		Democratic- Republican		Elected in 1816 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	Adam Seybert	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1816 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	15
16	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Joseph Hemphill		Federalist	Elected in 1818 Re-elected in 1820 Redistricted to the 2nd district	Samuel Edwards		Federalist	Elected in 1818 Re-elected in 1820 Redistricted to the 4th district	Thomas Forrest	Federalist	Elected in 1818 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]	16
17	March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822			William Milnor				Federalist		Elected in 1820 Resigned	17
	May 8, 1822 – October 8, 1822			Vacant
	October 8, 1822 – March 3, 1823			Thomas Forrest				Federalist		Elected to finish Milnor's term Lost-re-election

1823–present: One seat

The district was reorganized in 1823 to have one seat.

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Samuel Breck	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
John Wurts	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Joel B. Sutherland	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1837
Lemuel Paynter	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Retired
Charles Brown	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Retired
Edward J. Morris	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Lewis C. Levin	American	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Lost reelection
Thomas B. Florence	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1861	Lost reelection
William E. Lehman	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Lost reelection
Samuel J. Randall	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1875	Moved to the 3rd district after redistricting in 1875
Chapman Freeman	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Retired
Henry H. Bingham	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 22, 1912	Died
Vacant		March 22, 1912 – May 24, 1912
William S. Vare	Republican	May 24, 1912 – March 3, 1927	Did not seek re-election; sought and was elected to a United States Senate seat, but was never seated by the Senate
James M. Hazlett	Republican	March 4, 1927 – October 20, 1927	Resigned before the convening of Congress in 1927
Vacant		October 20, 1927 – November 8, 1927
James M. Beck	Republican	November 8, 1927 – March 3, 1933	Moved to the 2nd district after redistricting in 1933
Harry C. Ransley	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	Lost re-election
Leon Sacks	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	Lost re-election
James A. Gallagher	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	Lost re-election
William A. Barrett	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	Lost re-election
James A. Gallagher	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Lost re-election
William A. Barrett	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – April 12, 1976	Died
Vacant		April 12, 1976 – November 2, 1976
Michael Myers	Democratic	November 2, 1976 – October 2, 1980	Expelled
Vacant		October 2, 1980 – January 3, 1981
Thomas M. Foglietta	Democratic	January 3, 1981 – November 11, 1997	Resigned to become Ambassador to Italy
Vacant		November 11, 1997 – May 19, 1998
Bob Brady	Democratic	May 19, 1998 – present	Incumbent

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

As of May 2017, one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district is alive. The most recent representative to die was Thomas M. Foglietta (1981–1997) on November 13, 2004.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Michael Myers	1976–1980	(1943-05-04) May 4, 1943

Historical district boundaries

2005 - 2013

References

↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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

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The 19th–36th and At-large districts are obsolete

See also: Pennsylvania's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in Pennsylvania: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

Coordinates: 39°55′40″N 75°12′51″W / 39.92778°N 75.21417°W / 39.92778; -75.21417

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