John Joyce (American politician)

John Joyce
Official portrait, 2019
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 67) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	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 in internal medicine and dermatology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.^[3][4] Joyce is Roman Catholic.^[5]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania § District 13

In 2018, Joyce ran for the United States House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district.^[6] He won the Republican Party primary election against seven other candidates with 22% of the vote.^[7] 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.^[8] He would have won the new 13th just as easily had it existed in 2016, with 71% of the vote.^[9] With a Cook 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]

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania § District 13

Joyce voted against the certification of the 2020 United States presidential election.^[11][12]

Joyce was reelected on November 3, 2020, with 73.5% of the vote.^[13]

2022

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania § District 13

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^[14] 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.^[15][16][17]

Immigration

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]}

Syria

In 2023, Joyce was among 47 Republicans to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.^[22][23]

Somalia

In 2023, Joyce was among 52 Republicans to vote to remove American troops from Somalia by voting for H.Con.Res. 30.^[24][25]

Ukraine

In 2023, Joyce was among 98 Republicans to vote for a ban on cluster munitions to Ukraine.^[26][27]

In 2023, Joyce voted for a moratorium on aid to Ukraine.^[28][29]

In 2024, Joyce voted against the $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine, although much of the money would go to his constituency.^[30]

Committee assignments

• Committee on Energy and Commerce^[31]
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Caucus memberships

• Army Caucus^[32]
• Auto Care Caucus^[33]
• Bus Caucus^[34]
• Dairy Caucus^{[citation needed]}
• GOP Doctors Caucus^[35]
• Irish Caucus^{[citation needed]}
• Paper and Packing Caucus^[36]

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

Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Joyce (incumbent)	267,789	73.5
	Democratic	Todd Rowley	96,612	26.5
Total votes			364,401	100.0

2022 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Joyce (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			260,345	100.0

References

1. "BPOA Portal". www.pals.pa.gov. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
2. Perks, Ashley (November 15, 2018). "Pennsylvania New Members 2019". The Hill.
3. "Primary Preview: 13th Congressional District | Politics". cumberlink.com. May 12, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
4. "Meet Dr. Joyce". house.gov. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
5. "Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress" (PDF). PEW Research Center. December 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
6. "Blair dermatologist announces bid for 13th District | News, Sports, Jobs". Altoona Mirror. March 20, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
7. Ganassi, Michelle (May 15, 2018). "13th voters: Time to re-Joyce | Somerset". dailyamerican.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
8. Presidential results by congressional district for districts used in 2016, from Daily Kos
9. Presidential results by congressional district for districts used in 2018, from Daily Kos
10. "Pennsylvania | Full House results". CNN.
11. Yourish, Karen; Buchanan, Larry; Lu, Denise (January 7, 2021). "The 147 Republicans who voted to overturn election results". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
12. "The long list of Republicans who voted to reject election results". The Guardian. January 7, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
13. "Pennsylvania Election Results: 13th Congressional District". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. "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.
17. 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.
18. "H.R. 1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 -- House Vote #437 -- Jul 10, 2019".
19. "Text - H.R.1865 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020". December 20, 2019.
20. "Roll Call 689 Roll Call 689, Bill Number: H. R. 1865, 116th Congress, 1st Session". December 17, 2019.
21. "H.R. 1158: DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act … -- House Vote #690 -- Dec 17, 2019".
22. "H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023". GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
23. "House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria". U.S. News & World Report. March 8, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
24. "House rejects Gaetz resolution to remove US troops from Somalia". April 27, 2023.
25. "H.Con.Res. 30: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #201 -- Apr 27, 2023".
26. Fortinsky, Sarah (July 14, 2023). "Almost 50 Democrats snub Biden with vote against cluster bombs for Ukraine". The Hill. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
27. "H.Amdt. 243 (Greene) to H.R. 2670: To prohibit cluster munitions … -- House Vote #317 -- Jul 13, 2023". GovTrack.us. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
28. "H.Amdt. 226 (Gaetz) to H.R. 2670: To prohibit security assistance … -- House Vote #304 -- Jul 13, 2023". GovTrack.us. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
29. Metzger, Bryan. "Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine". Business Insider. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
30. Thiessen, Marc (April 25, 2024). "These politicians voted against their states' best interests on Ukraine aid". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
31. "Member Profiles: John Joyce". Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
32. "Army Caucus". Representative John Carter House Page. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
33. "Auto Care Caucus House Membership Reaches 30". Congressman Troy Balderson House Page. July 18, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
34. "Congressional Bus Caucus". The Bus Coalition. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
35. "Doctors Caucus". Brad Wenstrup, Representing Ohio's 2nd District. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
36. "House and Senate Paper and Packaging Caucus". American Forest & Paper Association. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

External links

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

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

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 247th	Succeeded by Susie Lee