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7 Senators Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey Jr. [D] Sen. Patrick “Pat” Toomey [R] Representatives By congressional district: 1st — Rep. Robert Brady [D] 2nd — Rep. Chaka Fattah [D] 3rd — Rep. Mike Kelly [R] 4th — Rep. Scott Perry [R] 5th — Rep. Glenn Thompson [R] 6th — Rep. Jim Gerlach [R] 7th — Rep. Patrick Meehan [R] 8th — Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R] 9th — Rep. Bill Shuster [R] 10th — Rep. Tom Marino [R] 11th — Rep. Lou Barletta [R] 12th — Rep. Keith Rothfus [R] 13th — Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D] 14th — Rep. Michael “Mike” Doyle Jr. [D] 15th — Rep. Charles Dent [R] 16th — Rep. Joseph Pitts [R] 17th — Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D] 18th — Rep. Tim Murphy [R] Congressional districts by political party

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