Todd Platts is a Member of the United States Congress, representing the 19th District of Pennsylvania, which includes Adams, Cumberland and York counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2000 and was successfully re-elected in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

Within the House of Representatives, Congressman Platts serves on the Committee for Transportation and Infrastructure (www.house.gov/transportation), the Committee for Education and Labor (edworkforce.house.gov), and the Committee for Oversight and Government Reform (www.house.gov/reform). Within those committees, Congressman Platts serves as a member of five subcommittees.

A lifelong resident of York, Pennsylvania, Congressman Platts is a member of York Suburban High School's graduating class of 1980. He graduated 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 with the law firm of Barley, Snyder, Senft, & Cohen. He left the firm to begin his career in public service in 1992 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 election to the United States Congress.

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