Matt Cartwright

Matthew Alton Cartwright is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district, numbered as the 17th district from 2013 through 2019, includes a large swath of northeastern Pennsylvania, anchored by Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and the Poconos. A member of the Democratic Party, Cartwright defeated 10-term incumbent Tim Holden, the dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation, in the Democratic primary on April 24, 2012, 57%–43%. He then defeated Republican nominee Laureen Cummings in the general election on November 6, 2012, 61%–39%. As an attorney, Cartwright previously worked at the law firm of Munley, Munley, and Cartwright. Wikipedia*

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Matt Cartwright has 270 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2013 Ceremony as a Democratic Representative for Pennsylvania's 17th district. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2016 with an average of 8,099 views per program. Most appearances with Sheila Jackson Lee (7), Hakeem Jeffries (7), Nancy Pelosi (6). Most common tags: House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, Democratic Party.

Appearances by Title:January 3, 2019 - Present U.S. Representative, D-PA 8th


Videos: 96

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-PA 17th January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2019 Videos: 174 U.S. Representative Candidate,
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January 1, 2012 - c. November 2, 2012 Videos: 0

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Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov
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