Joe Pitts (Pennsylvania politician)

Joe Pitts
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 16th district
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byRobert Walker
Succeeded byLloyd Smucker
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 158th district
In office
January 2, 1973 – November 30, 1996
Preceded byBenjamin Reynolds
Succeeded byChris Ross
Personal details
Born
Joseph Russell Pitts

(1939-10-10) October 10, 1939 (age 85)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Virginia Pratt
(m. 1968)
EducationAsbury University (BA)
West Chester University (MEd)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1963-1969
Rank Captain
Unit346th Bombardment Squadron[1]
Battles/warsVietnam War
Awards Air Medal

Joseph Russell Pitts (born October 10, 1939) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district was based in Lancaster and Reading and included much of the Amish country. It also included the far southwestern suburbs of Philadelphia in Chester County.

In December 2015, Congressman Pitts announced he would not run for reelection in 2016.[2]

  1. ^ "Interview Transcript: Joseph R. Pitts: Veterans History Project (Library of Congress". Memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  2. ^ "Rep. Joe Pitts will not seek re-election to Congress in 2016". WFMZ-TV. 69 News.