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Todd Russell Platts Todd Russell Platts ( born March 5 , 1962 ) is an American attorney and Republican Party politician who serves as a Judge on the York County Court of Common Pleas and is a former U.S . Representative for , serving from 2001 to 2013 . The district , since redrawn and renumbered , encompassed south-central Pennsylvania , including all of York and Adams Counties , and a large portion of Cumberland County . York , Hanover , Gettysburg and Carlisle were some of the prominent cities and towns included . In January 2012 , Platts announced his intention to retire from Congress . Early life and education . Platts was born in York , Pennsylvania , on March 5 , 1962 . He graduated from York Suburban Senior High School in 1980 . He continued his education locally , graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1984 . He then attended Pepperdine University School of Law , and graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree in 1991 . Pennsylvania House of Representatives . Platts was first elected to public office in November 1992 , to represent the 196th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . The election marked the first time that the 196th district was fought on its present boundaries ; following the 1990 census , the approved legislative reapportionment plan moved it out of Philadelphia , and into its present boundaries . He took office on January 5 , 1993 , and left on November 30 , 2000 . U.S . House of Representatives . Elections . While in Congress , Platts refused to accept contributions from any special interests or political action committees . He also promised to serve only six terms ( 12 years ) in the House . - 2000 Platts was elected to the U.S . House of Representatives in 2000 , after winning a little over half the vote in a crowded Republican primary , and easily defeating college professor Jeff Sanders , the Democratic nominee , in the general election . He replaced Congressman Bill Goodling , who chose not to run for re-election that year . - 2002–2006 Platts ran unopposed by the Democratic Party during the 2002 and 2004 elections , although in 2002 , he faced opposition in the Republican primary , most notably from Tom Glennon . He faced York College professor and decorated Vietnam Veteran Phil Avillo , Jr. , the Democratic nominee , and Derf Maitland of the Green Party in the 2006 election . Platts won 64% of the vote to Avillos 33% and Maitlands 3% . - 2008 - United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania , 2008#District 19 In 2008 , Platts and Avillo faced off again . With 67% of the vote , Platts became the most electorally successful Republican Congressional candidate in the Northeast . - 2010 - United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania , 2010#District 19 Platts was challenged by Democratic nominee Ryan Sanders and Independent Patriots nominee Joshua Monighan . Platts was re-elected to a sixth term with 72% of the vote . Tenure . As a Congressman , Platts supported many of President George W . Bushs initiatives , tax cuts , drilling in ANWR , the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan , the Iraq War , and a ban on same-sex marriage . He opposed any version of Bushs school voucher proposal , supported offshore oil drilling , supported increasing government regulated fuel efficiency standards for automobiles , voted for the Matthew Shepard Act , a hate crimes prevention bill , and supported the McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation . In 2006 , the National Journal political index describes him as having a moderate voting record despite the relatively conservative nature of his district , although the district does include some exurbs of Baltimore , Maryland . That journal gave him conservative ratings of 53% ( economy ) , 65% ( social issues ) and 73% ( foreign policy ) in the 2004 congress . Platts district went 64–36 for Bush in 2004 . He has broken with his party on several issues , for example supporting President Obamas expansion of SCHIP and the Edward M . Kennedy Serve America Act . He is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem-cell research . Early in his political career , after his initial election to the Pennsylvania House , Platts supported abortion rights . However , he later changed his views and became anti-abortion . He remains so to this day , and he has a pro-life voting record as a Congressman . Platts consistently voted against bail-outs of the financial industry and the automakers . He also voted against the economic stimulus legislation , the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act , and fiscal year 2010 Budget Resolution . Platts was one of fifteen Republican House members to vote in favor of repealing the United States militarys Dont Ask , Dont Tell ban on openly gay service members . Along with nearly all other Republican members of the US House of Representatives , Mr . Platts voted to support The Path to Prosperity , the budget put forward by U.S . Representative Paul Ryan ( R-WI ) . However , the next year he joined nine other Republicans in voting against Rep . Ryans budget . Committee assignments . - Caucus Memberships - Congressional Arts Caucus Post-congressional career . In 2013 , Platts announced that he was running for a seat on the York County Court of Common Pleas . In a poll conducted by the York County Bar Association , 77% of its members responded that they believed Platts to be not qualified to serve on the bench . Platts and incumbent judge Mike Flannelly , also a Republican , who was appointed to the seat in 2012 following the death of Judge Chuck Patterson , both cross-filed to run in both the Democratic and Republican primary elections . Platts won the Republican primary 56%–44% , while Flannelly won the Democratic primary by the same margin . Platts and Flannelly faced each other again in the general election in November , which Platts won with 58% of the vote , to serve a ten-year term . External links . - Congressman Todd Russell Platts official U.S . House website - Todd Platts for U.S . Congress official campaign website - Profile at SourceWatch