Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district
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+35

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 currently has an overwhelming Democratic majority. Bob Brady, the chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party, has represented the district since 1998. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +35 .

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.

Congress	Years	Seat A			Seat B			Seat C			Seat D
		Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history	Representative	Party	Electoral history
8th	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
9th	March 4, 1805 – February 14, 1806
	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!]
10th	March 4, 1807 – March 28, 1808
	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
11th	March 4, 1809 – June 1809				William Anderson	Democratic- Republican	Elected in 1808 Re-elected in 1810 Re-elected in 1812 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	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!]
12th	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813							James Milnor	Federalist	Elected in 1810 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
13th	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
14th	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
	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
15th	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!]
16th	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!]
17th	March 4, 1821 – May 8, 1822							William Milnor	Federalist	Elected in 1820 Resigned
	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	Became United States Senator from Pennsylvania
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

References

• 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

External links

• district map