John Joyce (American politician)


John Patrick Joyce is an American dermatologist and politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is the U.S. Representative for, 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.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018 general election

Joyce and his wife, Alice, founded Altoona Dermatology Associates. In the 2018 elections, Joyce ran for the United States House of Representatives in. Joyce won the Republican Party primary election against seven other candidates with 22% of the vote. The district had previously been the 9th, represented by nine-term Republican Bill Shuster. He had announced his retirement in January 2018; he and his father, Bud, had represented this west-central Pennsylvania district for 46 years. Like its predecessor, it is heavily Republican. Donald Trump won the old 9th in 2016 with 69 percent of the vote, his strongest showing in the state. He would have won the new 13th just as easily had it existed in 2016, with 71 percent of the vote. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+22, on paper it was the most Republican district in Pennsylvania.
Joyce won the general election against Brent Ottaway with 70.5% of the vote.

Tenure

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Electoral history