John Joyce (American politician)

John Joyce
John Joyce
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 13th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Bill Shuster (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born	John Patrick Joyce; February 8, 1957 (age 64); Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Alice Joyce
Children	3
Education	Pennsylvania State University (BS); Temple University (MD)
Website	House website

John Patrick Joyce^[1] (born February 8, 1957)^[2] is an American dermatologist and politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life and education[]

Joyce was born and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with his bachelor's degree and Temple University School of Medicine with his Doctor of Medicine. He completed his medical residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital.^[3]

U.S. House of Representatives[]

Elections[]

2018

Joyce and his wife, Alice, founded Altoona Dermatology Associates. In 2018, Joyce ran for the United States House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district.^[4] He won the Republican Party primary election against seven other candidates with 22% of the vote.^[5] The district had previously been the 9th, represented by nine-term incumbent Bill Shuster, who announced his retirement in January 2018; he and his father, Bud, had represented this district for 46 years. Like its predecessor, it is heavily Republican. Donald Trump won the old 9th in 2016 with 69% of the vote, his strongest showing in the state.^[6] He would have won the new 13th just as easily had it existed in 2016, with 71% of the vote.^[7] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+22, on paper it was Pennsylvania's most Republican district.

Joyce won the general election against Brent Ottaway with 70.5% of the vote.^[8]

2020

Joyce was reelected on November 3, 2020, against Todd Rowley, with 73.5% of the vote.^[9]

Tenure[]

In December 2020, Joyce was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated^[10] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Committee assignments[]

Committee on Energy and Commerce^[14]
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Caucus memberships[]

Army Caucus^[15]
Auto Care Caucus^[16]
Bus Caucus^[17]
Dairy Caucus^{[citation needed]}
GOP Doctors Caucus^[18]
Irish Caucus^{[citation needed]}
Paper and Packing Caucus^[19]
Republican Study Committee^[20]

Electoral history[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Joyce	14,615	21.9
	Republican	John Eichelberger	13,101	19.6
	Republican	Stephen Bloom	12,195	18.3
	Republican	Doug Mastriano	10,485	15.7
	Republican	Art Halvorson	10,161	15.2
	Republican	Travis Schooley	3,030	4.5
	Republican	Bernie Washabaugh	1,908	2.9
	Republican	Ben Hornberger	1,182	1.8
Total votes			66,677	100.0

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Joyce	178,533	70.5
	Democratic	Brent Ottaway	74,733	29.5
Total votes			253,266	100.0
	Republican hold

References[]

^ Pennsylvania Medical Licence Verification
^ Perks, Ashley (November 15, 2018). "Pennsylvania New Members 2019". TheHill.
^ "Primary Preview: 13th Congressional District | Politics". cumberlink.com. May 12, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ "Blair dermatologist announces bid for 13th District | News, Sports, Jobs". Altoona Mirror. March 20, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ Michelle Ganassi (May 15, 2018). "13th voters: Time to re-Joyce | Somerset". dailyamerican.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
^ Presidential results by congressional district for districts used in 2016, from Daily Kos
^ Presidential results by congressional district for districts used in 2018, from Daily Kos
^ "Pennsylvania | Full House results". www.cnn.com.
^ "Pennsylvania Election Results: 13th Congressional District". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ Liptak, Adam (December 11, 2020). "Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ "Order in Pending Case" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. December 11, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ Diaz, Daniella. "Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court". CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ "Member Profiles: John Joyce". Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "Army Caucus". Representative John Carter House Page. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "Auto Care Caucus House Membership Reaches 30". Congressman Troy Balderson House Page. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "Congressional Bus Caucus". The Bus Coalition. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "Doctors Caucus". Brad Wenstrup, Representing Ohio's 2nd District. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "House and Senate Paper and Packaging Caucus". American Forest & Paper Association. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "Member List". Republican Study Committee. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

External links[]

Congressman John Joyce official U.S. House website
John Joyce for Congress

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Profile at Vote Smart
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Brendan Boyle	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district 2019–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Dusty Johnson	United States representatives by seniority 325th	Succeeded by Andy Kim

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[1] Pennsylvania Medical Licence Verification

[2] Perks, Ashley (November 15, 2018). "Pennsylvania New Members 2019". TheHill.

[3] "Primary Preview: 13th Congressional District | Politics". cumberlink.com. May 12, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[4] "Blair dermatologist announces bid for 13th District | News, Sports, Jobs". Altoona Mirror. March 20, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[5] Michelle Ganassi (May 15, 2018). "13th voters: Time to re-Joyce | Somerset". dailyamerican.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

[6] Presidential results by congressional district for districts used in 2016, from Daily Kos

[7] Presidential results by congressional district for districts used in 2018, from Daily Kos

[8] "Pennsylvania | Full House results". www.cnn.com.

[9] "Pennsylvania Election Results: 13th Congressional District". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[10] Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[11] Liptak, Adam (December 11, 2020). "Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

[:1-12] "Order in Pending Case" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. December 11, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[13] Diaz, Daniella. "Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court". CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[14] "Member Profiles: John Joyce". Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[15] "Army Caucus". Representative John Carter House Page. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[16] "Auto Care Caucus House Membership Reaches 30". Congressman Troy Balderson House Page. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[17] "Congressional Bus Caucus". The Bus Coalition. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[18] "Doctors Caucus". Brad Wenstrup, Representing Ohio's 2nd District. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[19] "House and Senate Paper and Packaging Caucus". American Forest & Paper Association. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[20] "Member List". Republican Study Committee. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

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show v t Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	Bob Casey Jr. (D) Pat Toomey (R)
Representatives (ordered by district)	Brian Fitzpatrick (R) Brendan Boyle (D) Dwight Evans (D) Madeleine Dean (D) Mary Gay Scanlon (D) Chrissy Houlahan (D) Susan Wild (D) Matt Cartwright (D) Dan Meuser (R) Scott Perry (R) Lloyd Smucker (R) Fred Keller (R) John Joyce (R) Guy Reschenthaler (R) Glenn Thompson (R) Mike Kelly (R) Conor Lamb (D) Mike Doyle (D)

show v t Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 116th–present United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)
116th	Senate: B. Casey Jr. (D) P. Toomey (R)	House: M. Doyle G. Thompson M. Kelly T. Marino M. Cartwright S. Perry B. Boyle D. Evans B. Fitzpatrick L. Smucker C. Lamb M. Scanlon S. Wild M. Dean C. Houlahan J. Joyce D. Meuser G. Reschenthaler F. Keller
117th	Senate: B. Casey Jr. (D) P. Toomey (R)	House: M. Doyle G. Thompson M. Kelly M. Cartwright S. Perry B. Boyle D. Evans B. Fitzpatrick L. Smucker C. Lamb M. Scanlon S. Wild M. Dean C. Houlahan J. Joyce D. Meuser G. Reschenthaler F. Keller

John Joyce


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Bill Shuster (Redistricting)

Personal details
Born	John Patrick Joyce (1957-02-08) February 8, 1957 (age 64) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Alice Joyce
Children	3
Education	Pennsylvania State University (BS) Temple University (MD)
Website	House website