Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district
	Boundaries beginning January 2019; below statistics, except PVI, apply to old boundaries
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	R+1[1]

The 1st congressional district's boundaries from January 3, 2013 to January 2019

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 was strongly Democratic and was plurality black. Bob Brady, the chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party, has represented the district since 1998.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew this district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional; the new district will be similar to the old eighth district, including all of Bucks County and a sliver of Montgomery County, for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter.^[2]

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	First elected October 12, 1802. Re-elected October 9, 1804. Re-elected October 14, 1806. Resigned.	Jacob Richards	Democratic- Republican	First elected October 12, 1802. Re-elected October 9, 1804. Re-elected October 14, 1806. [Data unknown/missing.]	. Michael Leib	Democratic- Republican	First elected October 12, 1802. Re-elected October 9, 1804. Resigned.				8
9	March 4, 1805 – February 14, 1806							. Michael Leib	Democratic- Republican					9
	February 14, 1806 – December 8, 1806							Vacant
	December 8, 1806 – March 4, 1807							John Porter	Democratic- Republican	First elected to finish Leib's term. Re-elected October 14, 1806. Re-elected October 11, 1808. [Data unknown/missing.]
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	First elected to finish Clay's term. Re-elected October 11, 1808. Resigned.
11	March 4, 1809 – June 1809	Benjamin Say	Democratic- Republican		William Anderson	Democratic- Republican	First elected October 11, 1808. Re-elected October 9, 1810. Re-elected October 13, 1812. Lost re-election.							11
	June 1809 – October 10, 1809	Vacant
	October 10, 1809 – March 4, 1811	Adam Seybert	Democratic- Republican	First elected to finish Anderson's term. Re-elected October 9, 1810. Re-elected October 13, 1812. Lost re-election.
12	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813							James Milnor	Federalist	Elected October 9, 1810. [Data unknown/missing.]				12
13	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815							Charles J. Ingersoll	Democratic- Republican	Elected October 13, 1812. Lost re-election.	John Conard	Democratic- Republican	Elected October 13, 1812. Retired.	13
14	March 4, 1815 – May 16, 1815	. Joseph Hopkinson	Federalist	First elected October 11, 1814. Re-elected October 8, 1816. Retired.	Thomas Smith	Federalist	Elected October 11, 1814. [Data unknown/missing.]	William Milnor	Federalist	Elected October 11, 1814. [Data unknown/missing.]	. Jonathan Williams	Democratic- Republican	Elected October 11, 1814. Died.	14
	May 16, 1815 – October 10, 1815										Vacant
	October 10, 1815 – March 3, 1817										John Sergeant	Federalist	First elected to finish Williams's term. Re-elected October 8, 1816. Re-elected October 13, 1818. Re-elected October 10, 1820. Retired.
15	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819				William Anderson	Democratic- Republican	Elected October 8, 1816. [Data unknown/missing.]	Adam Seybert	Democratic- Republican	Elected October 8, 1816. [Data unknown/missing.]				15
16	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	. Joseph Hemphill	Federalist	First elected October 13, 1818. Re-elected October 10, 1820. Redistricted to the 2nd district and won re-election.	Samuel Edwards	Federalist	First elected October 13, 1818. Re-elected October 10, 1820. Redistricted to the 4th district and won re-election.	. Thomas Forrest	Federalist	Elected October 13, 1818. [Data unknown/missing.]				16
17	March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822							William Milnor	Federalist	Elected October 10, 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, but on the same day lost election to the next term when redistricted to the 3rd district.

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	[Data unknown/missing.]
John Wurts	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	[Data unknown/missing.]
Joel B. Sutherland	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing.]
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	[Data unknown/missing.]
Lewis C. Levin	American	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Lost re-election.
Thomas B. Florence	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1861	Lost re-election.
William E. Lehman	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Lost re-election.
Samuel J. Randall	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1875	Redistricted to the 3rd district.
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	Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
James M. Hazlett	Republican	March 4, 1927 – October 20, 1927	Resigned.
Vacant		October 20, 1927 – November 8, 1927
James M. Beck	Republican	November 8, 1927 – March 3, 1933	First elected to finish Hazlett's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
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 U.S. Ambassador to Italy.
Vacant		November 11, 1997 – May 19, 1998
Bob Brady	Democratic	May 19, 1998 – Present	Redistricted to the 3rd district and retiring in 2018.

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

↑ "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
↑ Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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

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[Cook-1] "New Pennsylvania Map Is a Major Boost for Democrats". The Cook Political Report. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

[new-2] Cohn, Nate; Bloch, Matthew; Quealy, Kevin (February 19, 2018). "The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices". The Upshot. The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2018.