Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district was a congressional district that became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013, due to

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's slower population growth compared to the rest of the nation. In its last incarnation, the district included all of Adams and

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Counties, and parts of

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County. The last representative was Republican

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, who decided to retire at the end of the 112th Congress. Most of the 19th district remained intact and was renumbered as the 4th district. PACongressionalDistrict19

List of members representing the district

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania
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