With the shutdown of the Federal Government and the impending debt limit crises many area readers have expressed an interest in contacting their local representatives to the U.S. Congress.
With the Congressional re-apportionment that took place on Jan. 1, 2013 there is some confusion regarding the changes in the districts.
Below is a list the representatives and the areas they represent within our readership area:
6th District (includes East Greenville, Douglass Twp., New Hanover Twp., Pennsburg, Red Hill, Upper Hanover Twp. District 3 in Montgomery County and Bally, Bechtelsville, Boyertown, Washington Twp. in Berks County).
Jim Gerlach
Montgomery County Office: Berks County Office
580 Main St. Suite #4 840 N. Park Road
Trappe, Pa. 19426 Wyomissing, Pa. 18610
Phone (610) 409-2780 (610) 376-7630
Fax (610) 376-7633
8th District (includes Milford Twp. Perkasie, Quakertown, Sellersville, Trumbauersville, in Bucks County and Franconia, Lower Salford, Salford, Upper Hanover Twp. Districts 1 & 2 and Upper Salford)
Mike Fitzpatrick
District Office
1717 Langhorne Newtown Rd.
Suite 400 Phone: (215) 579-8102
Langhorne, PA 19047 Fax: (215) 579-8109
15th District (includes Hereford Twp. District 1 in Berks County and all of Lehigh County).
Charles Dent
3900 Hamilton Boulevard Phone: (610) 770-3490
Suite 207 Fax: (610) 770-3498
Allentown, PA 18103 Toll-Free (886) 861-2624
You can reach any of the above representatives via email by keying in their
last name.house.gov and selecting the “contact tab.” Contact you legislator and
let them know your opinion on the current fiasco in our Nation’s Capitol.
Remember, they rely on the input of their constituents to make decisions.