Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-07

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Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district


00:01:43 1 Politically important district
00:02:43 2 List of representatives
00:02:52 3 Recent Elections
00:03:02 4 See also



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Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District is located in eastern Pennsylvania.  The district stretches from the suburbs east of Harrisburg to communities east of Allentown and the New Jersey border. Counties located in the district include all of Lehigh County and parts of Berks County, Dauphin County, Lebanon County, and Northampton County.
From 2003 to 2013 it comprised all of Northampton County, most of Lehigh County, and small parts of Berks and Montgomery Counties. The district included the Lehigh Valley, Indian Valley and Upper Perkiomen Valley regions.
Despite a slight Democratic tilt due to the presence of fairly large cities such as Allentown and Bethlehem, the Democrats in the Lehigh Valley are nowhere near as liberal as their counterparts in the Philadelphia area.  In particular, they tend to be somewhat conservative on social issues.  As a result, it has been in Republican hands for all but six years since 1979. During 1999–2005, Pat Toomey represented the district. Since 2005, fellow Republican Charlie Dent has represented the district; in September 2017 he announced he would be retiring and not seek re-election in 2018. Susan Wild won the special election.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional.  The old 15th district will have its boundaries compressed around Allentown and become the seventh district, while the old fifth district will have its boundaries adjusted and become the 15th district for the 2018 election and representation thereafter.  It will be represented by Glenn Thompson January 3, 2019.