Cool Colleges for Congressmembers

University of Pennsylvania

The #9 National university according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2016
Roughly 37 U.S. Congressmembers have been affiliated with the school, such as attending classes, earning a degree, or being employed by the school.

Names in bold indicate Congressmembers who are currently in office as of May 2016.

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Chaka Fattah
Representative
Democrat
PA
University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pa., 1977
M.A., University of Pennsylvania’s Fels School of State and Local Government, Philadelphia, Pa., 1986
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Joseph Pitts
Representative
Republican
PA
M.Ed., West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pa., 1972
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John Kline
Representative
Republican
MN
M.P.A., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Shippensburg, Pa., 1988
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David Scott
Representative
Democrat
GA
M.B.A., Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1969
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James Renacci
Representative
Republican
OH
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pa., 1980
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Matthew Cartwright
Representative
Democrat
PA
J.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1986
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James Duff
Senator
Republican
PA
student at the University of Pennsylvania 1904-1906
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James Healey
Representative
Democrat
NY
B.S., Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1933
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Joseph Clark
Senator
Democrat
PA
graduated from Middlesex School in 1919, Harvard University in 1923, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1926
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Willard Curtin
Representative
Republican
PA
graduated from Penn State University in 1929 and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1932
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John Lafore
Representative
Republican
PA
student at Swarthmore College in 1923 and 1925 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1925 and 1926
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Robert Nix
Representative
Democrat
PA
graduated from University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pa., 1924
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George Wallhauser
Representative
Republican
NJ
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1922
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Albert Johnson
Representative
Republican
PA
attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 1926-1929
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Joseph McDade
Representative
Republican
PA
LL.B., University of Pennsylvania, 1956
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James Weaver
Representative
Republican
PA
graduated from the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1944
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Robert McEwen
Representative
Republican
NY
attended the public schools, the Mount Hermon (Mass.) School, the University of Vermont, the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania
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Thomas McGrath
Representative
Democrat
NJ
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1957
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Joseph Vigorito
Representative
Democrat
PA
B.S., Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1947
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Joshua Eilberg
Representative
Democrat
PA
B.S., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Ware
Representative
Republican
PA
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1930
trustee, Lincoln University and University of Pennsylvania
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Benjamin Gilman
Representative
Republican
NY
B.S., Wharton School of Business and Finance, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1946
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John Murtha
Representative
Democrat
PA
attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pa., 1963
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Charles Dougherty
Representative
Republican
PA
graduate work, University of Pennsylvania, 1962-1964
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Edward Stack
Representative
Democrat
FL
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, 1934
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James Coyne
Representative
Republican
PA
lecturer, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1974-1979
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Arlen Specter
Senator
Democrat
PA
graduated, University of Pennsylvania 1951
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William Cobey
Representative
Republican
NC
was graduated from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., in 1962, received an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1964
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Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Representative
Democrat
PA
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1963
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Philip English
Representative
Republican
PA
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1978
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Frank Mascara
Representative
Democrat
PA
B.A., California University of Pennsylvania, California, Pa., 1972
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Harold Ford
Representative
Democrat
TN
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992
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Vito Fossella
Representative
Republican
NY
B.S., Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1987
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Edward Kaufman
Senator
Democrat
DE
M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1966
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Mark Critz
Representative
Democrat
PA
B. S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pa., 1987
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Charles Djou
Representative
Republican
HI
B.A. and B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992
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Jon Runyan
Representative
Republican
NJ
attended University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, Pa.