Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
Population (2000) 646,628
Median income $34,910
Ethnic composition 96.9% White, 1.6% Black, 0.4% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI R + 15

Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is a relatively safe seat for the Republicans.

In 2004 their candidate, former businessman Bill Shuster won a convincing majority over his Democratic opponent winning 70% of the vote. In 2006, he defeated teacher Tony Barr 60%-40%. Shuster was first elected to the district in 2001.


[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years ↑ District home Note
District created in 1795 from Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district
Andrew Gregg Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 – 1803 Bellefonte Moved to Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
John Smilie Democratic-Republican 1803 – 1812 Died
Vacant 1812
Isaac Griffin Democratic-Republican 1812 – 1813 Nicholson Township Moved to Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
David Bard Democratic-Republican 1813 – 1815 Alexandria Died
Vacant 1815
Thomas Burnside Democratic-Republican 1815 – April 1816 Milroy Resigned
Vacant 1816
William Plunkett Maclay Democratic-Republican 1816 – 1821 Milroy Not a candidate for renomination
John Brown Democratic-Republican 1821 – 1823 Moved to Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
District reorganized in 1823 to have three seats
George Kremer
Samuel McKean		 Jacksonian 1823 – 1825
William Cox Ellis Jackson Federalist Muncy
George Kremer
Samuel McKean
Espy Van Horne		 Jacksonian 1825 – 1829
James Ford
Philander Stephens
Alem Marr		 Jacksonian 1829 – 1831
James Ford
Philander Stephens
Lewis Dewart		 Jacksonian 1831 – 1833
District reorganized in 1833 to have one seat
Henry A. P. Muhlenberg Jacksonian 1833 – 1837 Reading
Democrat 1837 – February 8, 1838 Appointed as United States Minister to the Austrian Empire
George M. Keim Democrat 1838 – 1843 Reading
John Ritter Democrat 1843 – 1847 Reading Not a candidate for renomination
William Strong Democrat 1847 – 1851 Reading Did not seek reelection
J. Glancy Jones Democrat 1851 – 1853 Reading Did not seek reelection
Isaac E. Hiester Whig 1853 – 1855 Lancaster Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Anthony Ellmaker Roberts Independent Whig 1855 – 1857 Lancaster
Republican 1857 – 1859 Not a candidate for re-nomination
Thaddeus Stevens Republican 1859 – 1868 Lancaster Not a candidate for re-nomination
Oliver James Dickey Republican 1868 – 1873 Lancaster Not a candidate for re-nomination
A. Herr Smith Republican 1873 – 1885 Lancaster Unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination
John A. Hiestand Republican 1885 – 1889 Lancaster Unsuccessful for re-nomination
David B. Brunner Democrat 1889 – 1893 Reading Not a candidate for re-nomination
Constantine J. Erdman Democrat 1893 – 1897 Allentown Not a candidate for re-election
Daniel Ermentrout Democrat 1897 – 1899 Reading Died
Vacant 1899
Henry D. Green Democrat 1899 – 1903 Reading Not a candidate for re-nomination
Henry B. Cassel Republican 1903 – 1909 Marietta
William W. Griest Republican 1909 – 1923 Lancaster Moved to Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
Henry Winfield Watson Republican 1923 – 1933 Langhorne Died
Vacant 1933
Oliver W. Frey Democrat 1933 – 1939 Allentown Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Charles L. Gerlach Republican 1939 – 1945 Allentown Moved to Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
J. Roland Kinzer Republican 1945 – 1947 Lancaster Not a candidate for re-nomination
Paul B. Dague Republican 1947 – December 30, 1966 Downingtown Resigned
Vacant 1966 – 1967
G. Robert Watkins Republican 1967 – 1970 West Chester Died
Vacant 1970
John H. Ware, III Republican 1970 – 1973 Oxford Moved to Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district
Bud Shuster Republican 1973 – February 3, 2001 Everett Resigned, claiming health problems but also due to a Republican policy of term limitations on House committee chairs, meaning that he could no longer chair the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Vacant February 4, 2001 –
May 14, 2001
Bill Shuster Republican May 15, 2001 – present Hollidaysburg Incumbent

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