RepublicanNot in office · last served 2013Last on a ballot: Nov 2010

Todd Russell Platts

Last held office: U.S. House, PA-19 (2001–2013). Ran in 10 elections between 1992 and 2010, winning 10.

Last office: U.S. House, PA-19Born 1962

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Platts was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196U.S. House, PA-19Out of office

Margin: how far Platts finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2010	U.S. House, PA-19	General	Won	Ryan S. Sanders (D), Joshua A. Monighan (I)	71.9%	R+48.6	$218.6K
2008	U.S. House, PA-19	General	Won	Philip J. Avillo Jr. (D)	66.6%	R+33.3	$214.3K
2006	U.S. House, PA-19	General	Won	Philip J. Avillo Jr. (D), Derf W. Maitland (G)	63.9%	R+30.5	$314K
2004	U.S. House, PA-19	General	Won	Charles J. Steel (G), Michael Mickey Paoletta (L), Lester B. Searer (CST)	91.5%	R+87.9	$208.2K
2002	U.S. House, PA-19	General	Won	Ben Price (G), Michael Mickey Paoletta (L)	91.1%	R+86.0	$270.4K
2000	U.S. House, PA-19	General	Won	Jeff Sanders (D), Michael L. Paoletta (CST)	72.6%	R+46.1	$318.2K
1998	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196	General	Won	Earl Max Downs (D)	80.3%	R+60.5	—
1996	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196	General	Won	Barbara J. Spangler (D)	74.5%	R+49.0	—
1994	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196	General	Won	Colleen Burkett (D)	75.5%	R+51.0	—
1992	Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 196	General	Won	Kenneth D. Shaffer (D)	65.2%	R+30.4	—

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2010Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:36 AM ET

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Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET