Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

{{Short description|U.S. House district for Pennsylvania}}

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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

| state = Pennsylvania

| district number = 7

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| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023

| representative = Ryan Mackenzie

| party = Republican

| residence = Lower Macungie Township

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| population = 778,593

| population year = 2023

| median income = $79,206

| percent white = 68.6

| percent hispanic = 19.1

| percent black = 5.5

| percent asian = 3.1

| percent more than one race = 3.1

| percent other race = 0.6

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Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district includes all of Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties, and parts of Monroe County. It has been represented by Republican Ryan Mackenzie since 2025.

From March 2003 through 2018, the district incorporated parts of the Philadelphia suburbs, including most of Delaware County, along with portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Lancaster Counties. The district exhibited extreme non-congruity during that time as a result of gerrymandering.{{cite news|last1=Ingraham|first1=Christopher|title=This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see/|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=21 January 2023|ref=Web}} On January 22, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the map violated the state constitution, and in February, it issued its own district boundaries for use in the 2018 elections and representation thereafter.League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, No. 159 MM 2018, [https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20211214/194537-feb.19,2018-opinionandorderadoptingremedialplan.pdf] (PA February 19, 2018) Most of the population in the old 7th district became part of a new 5th district, encompassing all of Delaware County and parts of South Philadelphia; while most of the old 15th district became the new 7th district.{{cite news|title=Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down state's congressional districts|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-supreme-court-strikes-down-states-congressional-districts-gerrymandering/|access-date=24 January 2018|work=CBS News|agency=CBS News|publisher=2018 CBS Interactive Inc.|date=January 24, 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/19/upshot/pennsylvania-new-house-districts-gerrymandering.html |newspaper=The New York Times |department=The Upshot |title=The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices. |date=February 19, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2018 |first1=Nate |last1=Cohn |first2=Matthew |last2=Bloch |first3=Kevin |last3=Quealy }} In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Carbon County was added into the district, in exchange for the area around East Stroudsburg in Monroe County.

Pat Meehan, who had represented the old 7th district since 2011, resigned on April 27, 2018, amid a sexual harassment case. Mary Gay Scanlon won the special election on November 6, 2018, to replace him for the remainder of his term, and she served for slightly less than two months as the last representative for the old 7th district before being transferred to the newly redrawn 5th district. Susan Wild won the general election in the newly redrawn 7th district, and she took office January 3, 2019.

The district was identified as a presidential bellwether by Sabato's Crystal Ball, having voted for the Electoral College winner in the past four presidential elections as of 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/districts-of-change-part-two-looking-beyond-the-straight-party-districts/|title=Districts of Change, Part Two: Looking Beyond the Straight-Party Districts|date=May 9, 2024 }}

Recent election results from statewide races

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! Year

! Office

! Results{{cite web | url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::b0a94d77-5d99-41c5-bc01-5859a6e1f3e6 | title=Dra 2020 }}{{cite report |title=2022 PA Statewides by CD |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17Zk2Cqy09qfZTYTPDwH9pljYg3S4DyZV_51_kcoXjmA/edit?gid=0#gid=0 |website=docs.google.com }}

rowspan=3|2008

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 56% - 43%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Morganelli 59% - 41%

Auditor General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Wagner 59% - 41%

rowspan=2|2010

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Toomey 53% - 47%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Corbett 55% - 45%

rowspan=2|2012

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 53% - 47%

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Casey Jr. 54% - 46%

|2014

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Wolf 55% - 45%

rowspan=5|2016

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 50% - 47%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Toomey 50% - 46%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Shapiro 51% - 49%

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Torsella 50% - 45%

Auditor General

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Brown 48% - 47%

rowspan=2|2018

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Casey Jr. 54% - 44%

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Wolf 57% - 41%

rowspan=4|2020

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Biden 50% - 49%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Shapiro 50% - 47%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Garrity 49% - 48%

Auditor General

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|DeFoor 49% - 46%

rowspan=2|2022

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Fetterman 51% - 46%

| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Shapiro 55% - 43%

rowspan=5|2024

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 51% - 48%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|McCormick 50% - 48%

Attorney General

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Sunday 51% - 46%

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Garrity 52% - 46%

Auditor General

| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|DeFoor 51% - 46%

Geography

The 2003–2012 version of the district was located in southeastern Pennsylvania. It contained the western and northwestern suburbs of Philadelphia. It consisted of the majority of Delaware County (except for the City of Chester and some of the eastern boroughs), a portion of Chester County east of West Chester in the affluent Philadelphia Main Line area, and a portion of southern Montgomery County centered on Upper Merion Township.

The 2013–2018 version of the district contained most of Delaware County outside of the City of Chester and the heavily African American townships and boroughs in the eastern portion of the county. It also contained parts of central Montgomery County, southern portions of Berks County, southern and central portions of Chester County, and a small portion of eastern Lancaster County. The District as it stood in October 2016 was named on NPR's On the Media as an egregious example of gerrymandering. The shape of the district was described as "Goofy kicking Donald Duck. The only point that is essentially contiguous there is Goofy's foot in Donald Duck's rear end. ... However these district lines are the building blocks of democracy, and when they get as perverted and twisted as this, it leads to deeply undemocratic outcomes."{{cite news|title=The System Is Rigged|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/on-the-media-2016-10-21|work=On the Media|date=October 21, 2016}} The Washington Post listed it as one of the ten most gerrymandered districts in the country.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/05/15/americas-most-gerrymandered-congressional-districts/ |title=America's most gerrymandered congressional districts |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 15, 2014 |first=Christopher |last=Ingraham |access-date=December 17, 2021 }}

On February 19, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released a new congressional map after lawmakers had failed to agree on a map that would reduce gerrymandering. The map substantially redrew the District, relocating it to the Lehigh Valley. The newly redrawn district includes all of Lehigh County and Northampton County as well as parts of Monroe County.

Composition

; Carbon County (23)

: All 23 municipalities

Lehigh County (25)

: All 25 municipalities

Monroe County (3)

: Eldred Township, Polk Township, Ross Township (part; also 8th)

Northampton County (38)

: All 38 municipalities

List of members representing the district

=1791–1793: one seat=

District created in 1791.

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! Representative

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

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| colspan=5 | District first established March 4, 1791

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Thomas Hartley
{{Small|(York)}}

| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Pro-Administration

| nowrap | March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793

| {{USCongressOrdinal|2}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|PA|AL|C}} and re-elected in 1791.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|PA|AL|C}}.

District redistricted in 1793 to the {{ushr|PA|AL|C}}.

=1795–1823: one seat=

District restored in 1795.

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! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

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John W. Kittera
{{Small|(Lancaster)}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| nowrap | March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1801

| {{USCongressOrdinal|4|6}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|PA|AL|C}} and re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired.

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| align=left | Thomas Boude
{{Small|(Columbia)}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| nowrap | March 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1803

| {{USCongressOrdinal|7}}

| Elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|PA|3|C}} and lost re-election.

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| align=left | John Rea
{{Small|(Chambersburg)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1811

| {{USCongressOrdinal|8|11}}

| Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | William Piper
{{Small|(Bloodyrun)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813

| {{USCongressOrdinal|12}}

| Elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}}.

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| align=left | John M. Hyneman
{{Small|(Reading)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1813 –
August 2, 1813

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|13}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|C}} and re-elected in 1812.
Resigned.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | August 2, 1813 –
October 12, 1813

|

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| align=left | 100px
Daniel Udree
{{Small|(Reading)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | October 12, 1813 –
March 3, 1815

| Elected October 12, 1813, to finish Hyneman's term and seated December 6, 1813.
Lost re-election.

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Joseph Hiester
{{Small|(Reading)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1815 –
December ????, 1820

| {{USCongressOrdinal|14|16}}

| Elected in 1814.
Re-elected in 1816.
Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | December ????, 1820 –
December 26, 1820

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|16}}

|

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| align=left | 100px
Daniel Udree
{{Small|(Reading)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | December 26, 1820 –
March 3, 1821

| Elected December 10, 1820, to finish Hiester's term and seated January 8, 1821.{{cite web | url=https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40206 | title=Sixteenth Congress March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821 | access-date=January 23, 2019 | publisher=Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives | via=History.house.gov}}
Had not been a candidate for the next term.

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| align=left | Ludwig Worman
{{Small|(Pottstown)}}

| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist

| nowrap | March 4, 1821 –
October 17, 1822

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|17}}

| Elected in 1820.
Lost re-election and then died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | October 17, 1822 –
December 10, 1822

|

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| align=left | 100px
Daniel Udree
{{Small|(Reading)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican

| nowrap | December 10, 1822 –
March 3, 1823

| Elected in 1822.
Later elected December 10, 1822, to finish Worman's term and seated December 23, 1822.

= 1823–1833: two seats =

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! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

! rowspan=99 |

! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

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| rowspan=2 align=left | Henry Wilson
{{Small|(Allentown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican{{Efn|name="Jackson"|Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.}}

| nowrap | March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825

| {{USCongressOrdinal|18}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Died.

| align=left | 100px
Daniel Udree
{{Small|(Reading)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican{{Efn|name="Jackson"}}

| nowrap | March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825

| {{USCongressOrdinal|18}}

| Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.

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| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 4, 1825 –
August 24, 1826

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|19}}

| rowspan=4 align=left | William Addams
{{Small|(Reading)}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| rowspan=4 nowrap | March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829

| rowspan=4 | {{USCongressOrdinal|19|20}}

| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | August 24, 1826 –
December 4, 1826

|

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| align=left | Jacob Krebs
{{Small|(Orwigsburg)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | December 4, 1826 –
March 3, 1827

| Elected October 10, 1826, to finish Wilson's term and seated December 4, 1826.
Was not a candidate for the next term.

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| rowspan=2 align=left | Joseph Fry Jr.
{{Small|(Fryburg)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|20|21}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Retired.

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| rowspan=2 align=left | 100px
Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
{{Small|(Reading)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|21|22}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|C}}.

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| align=left | Henry King
{{Small|(Allentown)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833

| {{USCongressOrdinal|22}}

| Elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}}.

= 1833–present: one seat =

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! Member

! Party

! Years

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

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| rowspan=2 align=left | David D. Wagener
{{Small|(Easton)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837

| {{USCongressOrdinal|23|24}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1832
Re-elected in 1834
Re-elected in 1836
Re-elected in 1838
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841

| {{USCongressOrdinal|25|26}}

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| align=left | John Westbrook
{{Small|(Dingmans Ferry)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843

| {{USCongressOrdinal|27}}

| Elected in 1840.
Retired.

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| align=left | Abraham R. McIlvaine
{{Small|(Brandywine)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849

| {{USCongressOrdinal|28|30}}

| Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Lost renomination.

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| align=left | Jesse C. Dickey
{{Small|(New London)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851

| {{USCongressOrdinal|31}}

| Elected in 1848.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | John A. Morrison
{{Small|(Cochranville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853

| {{USCongressOrdinal|32}}

| Elected in 1850.
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| align=left | 100px
Samuel A. Bridges
{{Small|(Allentown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855

| {{USCongressOrdinal|33}}

| Elected in 1852.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | Samuel C. Bradshaw
{{Small|(Quakertown)}}

| {{Party shading/Opposition}} | Opposition

| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857

| {{USCongressOrdinal|34}}

| Elected in 1854.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
Henry Chapman
{{Small|(Doylestown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859

| {{USCongressOrdinal|35}}

| Elected in 1856.
Retired.

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| align=left | Henry C. Longnecker
{{Small|(Allentown)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861

| {{USCongressOrdinal|36}}

| Elected in 1858.
{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

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| align=left | Thomas B. Cooper
{{Small|(Coopersburg)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1861 –
April 4, 1862

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|37}}

| Elected in 1860.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | April 4, 1862 –
June 3, 1862

|

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| align=left | 100px
John D. Stiles
{{Small|(Allentown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | June 3, 1862 –
March 3, 1863

| Elected to finish Cooper's term.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|C}}.

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| align=left | 100px
John M. Broomall
{{Small|(Media)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869

| {{USCongressOrdinal|38|40}}

| Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Washington Townsend
{{Small|(West Chester)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875

| {{USCongressOrdinal|41|43}}

| Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|C}}.

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| align=left | 100px
Alan Wood Jr.
{{Small|(Conshohocken)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877

| {{USCongressOrdinal|44}}

| Elected in 1874.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Isaac N. Evans
{{Small|(Hatboro)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879

| {{USCongressOrdinal|45}}

| Elected in 1876.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
William Godshalk
{{Small|(New Britain)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883

| {{USCongressOrdinal|46|47}}

| Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Isaac N. Evans
{{Small|(Hatboro)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887

| {{USCongressOrdinal|48|49}}

| Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Robert M. Yardley
{{Small|(Doylestown)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891

| {{USCongressOrdinal|50|51}}

| Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Edwin Hallowell
{{Small|(Willow Grove)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893

| {{USCongressOrdinal|52}}

| Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
Irving P. Wanger
{{Small|(Norristown)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1903

| {{USCongressOrdinal|53|57}}

| Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}}.

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| align=left | 100px
Thomas S. Butler
{{Small|(West Chester)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1923

| {{USCongressOrdinal|58|67}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|C}} and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}}.

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| align=left | 100px
George P. Darrow
{{Small|(Philadelphia)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1937

| {{USCongressOrdinal|68|74}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|C}} and re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
Ira W. Drew
{{Small|(Philadelphia)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939

| {{USCongressOrdinal|75}}

| Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
George P. Darrow
{{Small|(Philadelphia)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941

| {{USCongressOrdinal|76}}

| Elected in 1938.
Retired.

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| align=left | 100px
Hugh Scott
{{Small|(Philadelphia)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1945

| {{USCongressOrdinal|77|78}}

| Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | 100px
James Wolfenden
{{Small|(Upper Darby)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947

| {{USCongressOrdinal|79}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|C}} and re-elected in 1944.
Retired.

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E. Wallace Chadwick
{{Small|(Rose Valley)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949

| {{USCongressOrdinal|80}}

| Elected in 1946.
Lost renomination.

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Benjamin F. James
{{Small|(Rosemont)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1959

| {{USCongressOrdinal|81|85}}

| Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.

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William H. Milliken Jr.
{{Small|(Sharon Hill)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1965

| {{USCongressOrdinal|86|88}}

| Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Retired.

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George Watkins
{{Small|(West Chester)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967

| {{USCongressOrdinal|89}}

| Elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|C}}.

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Lawrence G. Williams
{{Small|(Springfield)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975

| {{USCongressOrdinal|90|93}}

| Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.

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Bob Edgar
{{Small|(Middletown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1987

| {{USCongressOrdinal|94|99}}

| Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

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Curt Weldon
{{Small|(Glen Mills)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2007

| {{USCongressOrdinal|100|109}}

| Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.

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Joe Sestak
{{Small|(Edgmont)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011

| {{USCongressOrdinal|110|111}}

| Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

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Pat Meehan
{{Small|(Drexel Hill)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2011 –
April 27, 2018

| {{USCongressOrdinal|112|115}}

| Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Resigned.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | April 27, 2018 –
November 13, 2018

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|115}}

|

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Mary Gay Scanlon
{{Small|(Swarthmore)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | November 13, 2018 –
January 3, 2019

| Elected to finish Meehan's term.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|PA|5|C}}.

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Susan Wild
{{Small|(Allentown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2025

| {{USCongressOrdinal|116|118}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|PA|15|C}} and elected to full term in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Lost re-election.

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Ryan Mackenzie
{{Small|(Lower Macungie Township)}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

|January 3, 2025 –
present

|{{USCongressOrdinal|119|present}}

|Elected in 2024.

Historical district boundaries

File:PACongressionalDistrict7.png|2003–2013

File:Pennsylvania US Congressional District 7 (since 2013).tif|2013–2019

File:District_7.png|2019–2023

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See also

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Notes

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References

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{{cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |year = 1989 |publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company |location = New York}}
{{cite book |title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts |last = Martis |first = Kenneth C. |year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120045708/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/PA07_109.gif District map]
[https://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/congressional/ Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania]
[http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

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