Today, Joyce has developed into a congressman with whom to be reckoned and a strong but reasoned conservative voice in Congress. That has changed, and we now live in the 13th Congressional District, which is the most solidly Republican district in Pennsylvania, and one of the most solidly Republican districts in the country. It also included most of Somerset and parts of Westmoreland, Cambria, and Cumberland counties. Prior to 2018, our congressional district was the 9th and contained all of Blair, Huntingdon, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin and Adams counties. Yet, Joyce has filled the position admirably particularly with his growing seniority on the Energy and Commerce Committee and its subcommittees on health as well as oversight and investigations.
That gave them the leverage to land projects for Pennsylvania and specifically for our congressional district.
They had become bigger than life based on their positions on the House Transportation Committee. Together they represented us for a combined 36 years. Joyce followed in the footsteps of former nine-term Republican incumbent Congressman Bud Shuster, followed by his son, former nine-term Republican incumbent Congressman Bill Shuster. That was a remarkable feat as Joyce garnered more votes than Donald Trump’s 69% in the congressional district during his first and successful campaign for president. Joyce won that first primary for the Republican Party nomination against seven other candidates, and then went on to win the general election against Brent Ottaway with more than 70.5% of the votes. His work was meticulous and he received commendations from U.S. Navy at Portsmouth Naval Hospital during both Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. With this training and dedication, Joyce became a clinical instructor at Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of the top medical organizations in the world. And then he completed his medical residency in internal medicine and dermatology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He went on to study and graduate in 1983 from Temple University School of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine degree. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and graduated in 1979 with honors. He graduated from Bishop Guilfoyle High School, then attended Penn State Altoona for two years before transferring to Penn State University Park. Joyce is the third generation of his family to be born and raised in Altoona.
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