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Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district

70 members have held this seat since Dec 2, 1833. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
70
38 R · 28 D · 2 J · 1 W · 1 IRD
Longest tenure
10 years
William F. Goodling
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/pa-19Every holder, newest first
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1840186018801900192019401960198020002020Richard Coulter · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · JacksonJohn Klingensmith Jr. · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonJohn Klingensmith Jr. · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratAlbert Gallatin Marchand · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratAlbert Gallatin Marchand · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratHenry Donnel Foster · 1843-12-04 – 1845-03-04 · DemocratHenry Donnel Foster · 1845-12-01 – 1847-03-04 · DemocratJob Mann · 1847-12-06 – 1849-03-04 · DemocratJob Mann · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Henry Kuhns · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · WhigAugustus Drum · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratJohn Covode · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · Ind. Republican-DemocratJohn Covode · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Covode · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Covode · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · RepublicanGlenni William Scofield · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · RepublicanGlenni William Scofield · 1865-12-04 – 1873-03-04 · RepublicanCarlton Brandaga Curtis · 1873-12-01 – 1875-03-04 · RepublicanLevi Maish · 1875-12-06 – 1877-03-04 · DemocratLevi Maish · 1877-10-15 – 1879-03-04 · DemocratFrank Eckels Beltzhoover · 1879-03-18 – 1881-03-04 · DemocratFrank Eckels Beltzhoover · 1881-12-05 – 1883-03-04 · DemocratWilliam Addison Duncan · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratJohn Augustus Swope · 1885-12-07 – 1887-03-04 · DemocratLevi Maish · 1887-12-05 – 1889-03-04 · DemocratLevi Maish · 1889-12-02 – 1891-03-04 · DemocratFrank Eckels Beltzhoover · 1891-12-07 – 1893-03-04 · DemocratFrank Eckels Beltzhoover · 1893-08-07 – 1895-03-04 · DemocratJames Alonzo Stahle · 1895-12-02 – 1897-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Jacob Benner · 1897-03-15 – 1899-03-04 · DemocratEdward Danner Ziegler · 1899-12-04 – 1901-03-04 · DemocratRobert Jacob Lewis · 1901-12-02 – 1903-03-04 · RepublicanAlvin Evans · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Merriman Reynolds · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Merriman Reynolds · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Merriman Reynolds · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · RepublicanJesse Lee Hartman · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · RepublicanWarren Worth Bailey · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratWarren Worth Bailey · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratJohn Marshall Rose · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Marshall Rose · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Marshall Rose · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanFrank Crawford Sites · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratJoshua William Swartz · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanIsaac Hoffer Doutrich · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanIsaac Hoffer Doutrich · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanIsaac Hoffer Doutrich · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanIsaac Hoffer Doutrich · 1933-03-09 – 1937-01-04 · RepublicanGuy Jacob Swope · 1937-01-05 – 1939-01-04 · DemocratJohn Crain Kunkel · 1943-01-06 – 1945-01-04 · RepublicanSimon Walter Stauffer · 1953-01-03 – 1955-01-04 · RepublicanJames Michael Quigley · 1955-01-05 – 1957-01-04 · DemocratJames Michael Quigley · 1959-01-07 – 1961-01-04 · DemocratGeorge Atlee Goodling · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · RepublicanNathaniel Neiman Craley Jr. · 1965-01-04 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratGeorge Atlee Goodling · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · RepublicanGeorge Atlee Goodling · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam F. Goodling · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam F. Goodling · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam F. Goodling · 1987-01-06 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam F. Goodling · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · RepublicanWilliam F. Goodling · 1999-01-06 – 2001-01-04 · RepublicanTodd Russell Platts · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · RepublicanTodd Russell Platts · 2009-01-06 – 2013-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Augustus Swope · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratJohn Crain Kunkel · 1939-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · RepublicanLeon Harry Gavin · 1945-01-03 – 1953-01-04 · RepublicanSimon Walter Stauffer · 1957-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · RepublicanGeorge Atlee Goodling · 1961-01-03 – 1963-01-04 · RepublicanTodd Russell Platts · 2001-01-03 – 2003-01-04 · Republican
Todd Russell Platts R
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2013 · 4 years
Todd Russell Platts R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Todd Russell Platts R
Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 4, 2003 · 2 years
William F. Goodling R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2001 · 2 years
William F. Goodling R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
William F. Goodling R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
William F. Goodling R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
William F. Goodling R
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
George Atlee Goodling R
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
George Atlee Goodling R
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Nathaniel Neiman Craley Jr. D
Jan 4, 1965 – Jan 4, 1967 · 2 years
George Atlee Goodling R
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
George Atlee Goodling R
Jan 3, 1961 – Jan 4, 1963 · 2 years
James Michael Quigley D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1961 · 2 years
Simon Walter Stauffer R
Jan 3, 1957 – Jan 4, 1959 · 2 years
James Michael Quigley D
Jan 5, 1955 – Jan 4, 1957 · 2 years
Simon Walter Stauffer R
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1955 · 2 years
Leon Harry Gavin R
Jan 3, 1945 – Jan 4, 1953 · 8 years
John Crain Kunkel R
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1945 · 2 years
John Crain Kunkel R
Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 4, 1943 · 4 years
Guy Jacob Swope D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1939 · 2 years
Isaac Hoffer Doutrich R
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1937 · 3.8 years
Isaac Hoffer Doutrich R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Isaac Hoffer Doutrich R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Isaac Hoffer Doutrich R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Joshua William Swartz R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Frank Crawford Sites D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
John Marshall Rose R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
John Marshall Rose R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
John Marshall Rose R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Warren Worth Bailey D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Warren Worth Bailey D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Jesse Lee Hartman R
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
John Merriman Reynolds R
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
John Merriman Reynolds R
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
John Merriman Reynolds R
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
Alvin Evans R
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months
Robert Jacob Lewis R
Dec 2, 1901 – Mar 4, 1903 · 15 months
Edward Danner Ziegler D
Dec 4, 1899 – Mar 4, 1901 · 15 months
George Jacob Benner D
Mar 15, 1897 – Mar 4, 1899 · 2 years
James Alonzo Stahle R
Dec 2, 1895 – Mar 4, 1897 · 15 months
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D
Aug 7, 1893 – Mar 4, 1895 · 19 months
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D
Dec 7, 1891 – Mar 4, 1893 · 15 months
Levi Maish D
Dec 2, 1889 – Mar 4, 1891 · 15 months
Levi Maish D
Dec 5, 1887 – Mar 4, 1889 · 15 months
John Augustus Swope D
Dec 7, 1885 – Mar 4, 1887 · 15 months
William Addison Duncan D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
John Augustus Swope D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D
Dec 5, 1881 – Mar 4, 1883 · 15 months
Frank Eckels Beltzhoover D
Mar 18, 1879 – Mar 4, 1881 · 2 years
Levi Maish D
Oct 15, 1877 – Mar 4, 1879 · 17 months
Levi Maish D
Dec 6, 1875 – Mar 4, 1877 · 15 months
Carlton Brandaga Curtis R
Dec 1, 1873 – Mar 4, 1875 · 15 months
Glenni William Scofield R
Dec 4, 1865 – Mar 4, 1873 · 7.2 years
Glenni William Scofield R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
John Covode R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
John Covode R
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
John Covode R
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
John Covode IRD
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Augustus Drum D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Joseph Henry Kuhns W
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Job Mann D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Job Mann D
Dec 6, 1847 – Mar 4, 1849 · 15 months
Henry Donnel Foster D
Dec 1, 1845 – Mar 4, 1847 · 15 months
Henry Donnel Foster D
Dec 4, 1843 – Mar 4, 1845 · 15 months
Albert Gallatin Marchand D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Albert Gallatin Marchand D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
John Klingensmith Jr. D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
John Klingensmith Jr. J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
Richard Coulter J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.