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 by	Robert Walker
Succeeded by	Lloyd Smucker
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 158th district
In office January 2, 1973 – November 30, 1996
Preceded by	Benjamin Reynolds
Succeeded by	Chris Ross
Personal details
Born	Joseph Russell Pitts (1939-10-10) October 10, 1939 (age 85) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Virginia Pratt ​ (m. 1968)​
Education	Asbury University (BA) West Chester University (MEd)
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1963-1969
Rank	Captain
Unit	346th Bombardment Squadron[1]
Battles/wars	Vietnam 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]