Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

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former United States congressional district

Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was a U.S. House district centered on the Pittsburgh area, historically represented by prominent lawmakers before being eliminated in the 2018 redistricting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States congressional district ⓘ
chamber lower house of the United States Congress ⓘ
containedMajorCity Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
created 1833 ⓘ
electionType first-past-the-post ⓘ
eliminated 2018 ⓘ
geographicRegion Southwestern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingLawForRedistricting Pennsylvania Supreme Court 2018 redistricting decision ⓘ
historicalPartyLeaning Democratic-leaning (earlier configurations) ⓘ
Republican-leaning (early 2000s configuration) ⓘ
jurisdiction federal elections in Pennsylvania ⓘ
lastCongressionalApportionmentUsed 2010 United States census ⓘ
lastRepresentative Michael F. Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedIn Allegheny County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greene County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pittsburgh metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Washington County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
mapRedrawnIn 2002 ⓘ
2012 ⓘ
2018 ⓘ
notableRepresentative Doug Walgren NERFINISHED ⓘ
James A. Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael F. Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rick Santorum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tim Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf United States House of Representatives districts in Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
partyOfLastRepresentative Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForAbolition 2018 Pennsylvania congressional district map redrawing ⓘ
representedArea City of Pittsburgh (southern neighborhoods, at various times) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monongahela Valley communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
South Hills suburbs of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
parts of southwestern Pennsylvania coal and steel communities ⓘ
representedLevel federal ⓘ
representedPopulationBasis decennial United States census apportionment ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successorDistrict Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district (post‑2018 map) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInCongressNumber 113th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
114th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
115th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ

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North Braddock, Pennsylvania → isInCongressionalDistrict → Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district ⓘ
H. John Heinz III → representedDistrict → Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district ⓘ