John Joyce | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's13th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Shuster (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Patrick Joyce (1957-02-08)February 8, 1957 (age 68) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice Joyce |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (BS) Temple University (MD) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
John Patrick Joyce[1] (born February 8, 1957)[2] is an American politician anddermatologist serving as theU.S. representative forPennsylvania's 13th congressional district since 2019. A member of theRepublican Party, he was elected to succeedBill Shuster, who chose not to seek re-election. The district, which is largely rural, includes most ofSouth Central Pennsylvania, encompassing the city ofAltoona and the boroughs ofChambersburg andGettysburg.
Joyce was born and raised inAltoona, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromPennsylvania State University with hisbachelor's degree andTemple University School of Medicine with hisDoctor of Medicine. He completed hismedical residency in internal medicine anddermatology atJohns Hopkins Hospital.[3][4] Joyce isRoman Catholic.[5]
In 2018, Joyce ran for theUnited States House of Representatives inPennsylvania's 13th congressional district.[6] He won theRepublican Partyprimary election against seven other candidates with 22% of the vote.[7] The district had previously been the9th, represented by nine-term incumbentBill 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.[8] He would have won the new 13th just as easily had it existed in 2016, with 71% of the vote.[9] With aCook Partisan Voting Index of R+22, on paper it was Pennsylvania's most Republican district.[citation needed]
Joyce won the general election against Brent Ottaway with 70.5% of the vote.[10]
Joyce voted against the certification of the2020 United States presidential election.[11][12]
Joyce was reelected on November 3, 2020, with 73.5% of the vote.[13]
In December 2020, Joyce was one of 126 Republican members of theHouse of Representatives to sign anamicus brief in support ofTexas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at theUnited States Supreme Court contesting the results of the2020 presidential election, in whichJoe Biden defeated[14] incumbentDonald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lackedstanding underArticle III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[15][16][17]
Joyce voted against the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.[18]
Joyce voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 which authorizes DHS to nearly double the available H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2020.[19][20]
Joyce voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158),[21] which effectively prohibits ICE from cooperating with Health and Human Services to detain or remove illegal alien sponsors of unaccompanied alien children (UACs).[citation needed]
In 2023, Joyce was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed PresidentJoe Biden to remove U.S. troops fromSyria within 180 days.[22][23]
In 2023, Joyce was among 52 Republicans to vote to remove American troops from Somalia by voting for H.Con.Res. 30.[24][25]
In 2023, Joyce was among 98 Republicans to vote for a ban oncluster munitions toUkraine.[26][27]
In 2023, Joyce voted for a moratorium on aid toUkraine.[28][29]
In 2024, Joyce voted against the $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine;The Washington Post reported that some of the funding would have supported defense jobs in his constituency.[30]
| 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Joyce | 178,533 | 70.5 | |
| Democratic | Brent Ottaway | 74,733 | 29.5 | |
| Total votes | 253,266 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Joyce (incumbent) | 267,789 | 73.5 | |
| Democratic | Todd Rowley | 96,612 | 26.5 | |
| Total votes | 364,401 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Joyce (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 260,345 | 100.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Joyce (incumbent) | 301,460 | 74.2 | |
| Democratic | Beth Farnham | 104,823 | 25.8 | |
| Total votes | 406,283 | 100.0 | ||
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 2019–present | Incumbent |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 213th | Succeeded by |
