Lou Barletta

Louis James Barletta (born January 28, 1956) is an American politician. In 2011, he became the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district. He left the office on January 3, 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He served as Mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, from 1999 to 2010.

Lou Barletta
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th district
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Paul Kanjorski
Succeeded by	Lloyd Smucker
Mayor of Hazleton
In office January 3, 1999 – December 14, 2010
Preceded by	Mike Marsicano
Succeeded by	Joseph Yannuzzi
Personal details
Born	Louis James Barletta (1956-01-28) January 28, 1956 Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Malloy
Children	4
Alma mater	Luzerne County Community College Bloomsburg University

In August 2017, Barletta announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate. He lost the general election to incumbent Bob Casey, Jr..

In May 2021, he announced his candidacy for Governor of Pennsylvania in the upcoming 2022 election.

Other websites

• Congressman Lou Barletta Archived 2018-01-16 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
• Lou Barletta for Senate Archived 2017-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Lou Barletta at the Open Directory Project
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Ballotpedia