Biography

Todd Platts is a Member of the United States Congress, representing the 19th District of Pennsylvania. Sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives in January 2001, Congressman Platts serves the residents of Adams, Cumberland, and York Counties.

Within the House of Representatives, Congressman Platts serves on three standing committees: the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Government Reform. Within those committees, Congressman Platts serves as a member of five subcommittees and as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance and Accountability.

In his freshman and sophomore terms, Congressman Platts was elected by his peers as their class representative on the Republican Policy Committee. Members of Congress in their third or more senior terms are not elected to seats on that committee.

Congressman Platts serves the 19th District in other ways as well. His community board appointments include serving as a member of the York County Transportation Coalition and as a member of the York Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. In the past, Todd was active with the Statewide Children’s Health Insurance Advisory Committee, the Central Pennsylvania Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar, and Junior Achievement of South Central Pennsylvania.

A lifelong resident of York, Pennsylvania, Congressman Platts is a member of York Suburban High School’s graduating class of 1980. He continued his education locally, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1984. He then attended Pepperdine University School of Law, and graduated Cum Laude with a Juris Doctorate degree in 1991.

Congressman Platts started his career as an attorney and an associate with the law firm of Barley, Snyder, Senft, & Cohen. He left the firm to begin his career in public service in 1993 when he was elected to serve the people of York County as a State Representative in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He was re-elected to his post three times, serving in that role until his 2000 election to the United States Congress.

Congressman Platts is a devoted husband to wife Leslie, and a proud father to their children T.J. (10) and Tommy (7).