Table:
text: United States House of Representatives elections, 1996
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
District Incumbent Party First_elected Result_ Candidates
Pennsylvania 1 Thomas Foglietta Democratic 1980 Re-elected Thomas Foglietta (D) 87.50% James Cella (R) 12.49%
Pennsylvania 2 Chaka Fattah Democratic 1994 Re-elected Chaka Fattah (D) 87.99% Larry Murphy (R) 12.01%
Pennsylvania 4 Ron Klink Democratic 1992 Re-elected Ron Klink (D) 64.20% Paul Adametz (R) 35.76%
Pennsylvania 5 Bill Clinger Republican 1978 Retired Republican hold John E. Peterson (R) 60.26% Ruth Rudy (D) 39.70%
Pennsylvania 9 Bud Shuster Republican 1972 Re-elected Bud Shuster (R) 73.70% Monte Kemmler (D) 26.27%
Pennsylvania 11 Paul Kanjorski Democratic 1984 Re-elected Paul Kanjorski (D) 68.00% Stephen Urban (R) 31.99%

Question: From the list of elections to the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1996, what is the earliest year the result of the election was a retired Republican?

Question: Which party does Thomas Foglietta belong to in the 1996 United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania?