Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA 16th District)
8th term Republican from Pennsylvania 16th District.
Bio
Visit Rep. Joe Pitts's candidate bio page.
Residence: Kennett Square
Marital Status: Married (Virginia)
Prev. Occupation: Educator
Prev. Political Exp.: PA House, 1973-97
Military: USAF, 1963-69
Education: AB Asbury College, 1961; MEd West Chester University, 1972
Birthdate: 10/10/1939
Birthplace: Lexington, KY
Religion: Protestant
Percentage in Last Election: 65%
Major Opponent: Lois Herr
Contact
Current Elected Office Contact Information
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Website: www.house.gov/pitts
Washington, D.C. Office:
420 Cannon House Office Building,District of Columbia 20515-3816
Phone: (202) 225-2411
Fax: (202) 225-2013
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603
Phone: (717) 393-0667
Fax: (717) 393-0924
Staff
Current Elected Office Staff Members:
- Chief of Staff: Gabe Neville
- Scheduler: Mary O'Connor
Letters
Current Elected Office Letters to Leaders:
Recent messages sent to Rep. Joe Pitts by our constituents:
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Help those that have helped themselves and others
- Landenberg, PA - 02/07/2012 -
STOP SOPA and PIPA
- Elizabethtown, PA - 01/18/2012 -
Go through with mandatory defense cuts
- Lancaster, PA - 12/14/2011 -
Horse slaughter legalized in the USA
- Lancaster, PA - 11/30/2011 -
air force 1
- Lancaster, PA - 11/15/2011 -
Joe's "Let Women Die Act"
- Rochester, NY - 10/25/2011 -
Enact carbon tax, invest in solar
- Lancaster, PA - 10/23/2011 -
Disappointed in your vote for the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
- Lancaster, PA - 10/17/2011 -
Joe Pitts' "Let Women Die" Act
- Rochester, NY - 10/13/2011 -
Charter School Challenges - Funding & Transportation
- Cochranville, PA - 10/12/2011 -
more job loss
- Landenberg, PA - 10/01/2011 -
Cumulative Regulatory Analysis bill
- Lancaster, PA - 09/26/2011 -
Solyndra is a distraction; please invest heavily in renewable energy
- Lancaster, PA - 09/14/2011 -
H.R. 1249
- Landenberg, PA - 09/02/2011 -
hemp bill
- lititz, PA - 08/25/2011 -
Please tax carbon, subsidize renewables
- Lancaster, PA - 08/18/2011 -
Budget
- Lancaster, PA - 08/08/2011 -
BAD VOTE!!
- Lancaster, PA - 08/02/2011 -
budget
- Landisville, PA - 08/01/2011 -
Debt Ceiling
- West Grove, PA - 07/31/2011
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Recent Headlines
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The Beat: How Government Works
In this episode of "The Beat," we talk with Roll Call Associate Editor Paul Singer about a new project exploring the behind-the-scenes work that makes government function.
The Beat: Defense
Congress.org editor Ryan Teague Beckwith and CQ defense reporter John Donnelly discuss the latest in defense news.
Alerts from Groups and Organizations 
Urge Congress to Extend the Lautenberg Amendment
by Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society on August 3
Help Eliminate the Disparity in Coverage for Chemotherapy
by International Myeloma Foundation on August 3
Faces of the Famine
by International Rescue Committee on August 2
Great News! National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2011
by National Coalition for Literacy on August 3
Bizarre Government Spending at NIH
by Traditional Values Coalition on August 2





