U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 18

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Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Safe Republican

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate

Chad Kluko

Occupation
Former TV and Telecommunications Executive

Education
AA, Television Production Engineering, Center for Media Arts

Born
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Residence
Monroeville, PA

Religion
Eastern Orthodox

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Republican Candidate

Timothy Murphy (Incumbent)

Occupation
Psychologist

Education
MA, Psychology, Cleveland State University; PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Pittsburgh; BA, Psychology, Wheeling Jesuit University

Elected
2002

Born
Cleveland, OH, United States

Residence
Upper St. Clair, PA

Religion
Catholic

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Pennsylvania District 18

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 646,374
Male: 48.0%
Female: 52.0%
Median Age: 41.0
18 Years and Over: 77.7%
65 Years and Over: 17.6%
Employed: 59.7%
Median Household Income: $44,938
Families Below Poverty Level: 4.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 29.3%
(of those over 25)

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