22 Facts About Todd Platts

Todd Russell Platts was born on March 5,1962 and is an American attorney and Republican Party politician who serves as a Judge on the York County Court of Common Pleas and is a former US Representative for, serving from 2001 to 2013.

In January 2012, Platts announced his intention to retire from Congress.

Todd Platts was born in York, Pennsylvania, on March 5,1962.

Todd Platts graduated from York Suburban Senior High School in 1980.

Todd Platts was first elected to public office in November 1992, to represent the 196th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Todd Platts took office on January 5,1993, and left on November 30,2000.

Todd Platts promised to serve only six terms in the House.

Todd Platts was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2000, after winning a little over half the vote in a crowded Republican primary, and easily defeating college professor Jeff Sanders, the Democratic nominee, in the general election.

Todd Platts replaced Congressman Bill Goodling, who chose not to run for re-election that year.

Todd Platts ran unopposed by the Democratic Party during the 2002 and 2004 elections, although in 2002, he faced opposition in the Republican primary, most notably from Tom Glennon.

Todd Platts faced York College professor and decorated Vietnam Veteran Phil Avillo, Jr.

Todd Platts was challenged by Democratic nominee Ryan Sanders and Independent Patriots nominee Joshua Monighan.

Todd Platts opposed any version of Bush's school voucher proposal, supported offshore oil drilling, supported increasing government regulated fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, voted for the Matthew Shepard Act, a hate crimes prevention bill, and supported the McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation.

Todd Platts has broken with his party on several issues, for example supporting President Obama's expansion of SCHIP and the Edward M Kennedy Serve America Act.

Todd Platts is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem-cell research.

Early in his political career, after his initial election to the Pennsylvania House, Todd Platts supported abortion rights.

Todd Platts remained so through his congressional career, and he had an anti-abortion voting record as a Congressman.

Todd Platts consistently voted against bail-outs of the financial industry and the automakers.

Todd Platts voted against the economic stimulus legislation, the fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, and fiscal year 2010 Budget Resolution.

Todd Platts was one of fifteen Republican House members to vote in favor of repealing the United States military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on openly gay service members.

In 2013, Todd Platts announced that he was running for a seat on the York County Court of Common Pleas.

In 2023, Todd Platts was retained by an overwhelming margin and elected to a second ten-year term with an expiration in 2033.