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Before entering politics, Dr. John Joyce practiced dermatology in Altoona, PA, for 25 years, running his own practice.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and served in the U.S. Navy Reserve Medical Corps.
He holds a key position on the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee, serving on the critical Health Subcommittee.
His legislative priorities are heavily informed by his medical background, focusing on healthcare reform (especially rural health), energy policy, and economic issues relevant to his south-central Pennsylvania district.
“From diagnosing patients in the exam room to diagnosing policy on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Dr. John Joyce brings a lifetime of medical expertise to Congress.”
John Joyce: The Doctor Is In the House
Representative John Joyce’s career before Congress was not spent in political circles, but in the exam rooms of his own dermatology practice. For a quarter-century, Dr. Joyce served patients in his hometown of Altoona and the surrounding rural communities of south-central Pennsylvania. This deep, practical experience in medicine, combined with his service in the Navy Reserve Medical Corps, provides him with a unique and valuable perspective in Washington.
Joyce built a successful dermatology practice from the ground up, giving him firsthand insight into the challenges faced by both patients navigating the healthcare system and small business owners managing a practice. His desire to fix what he saw as a broken healthcare system was a primary motivator for his run for office.
Elected in 2018, Dr. Joyce quickly secured a coveted spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the oldest and most powerful committees in Congress with broad jurisdiction over healthcare, energy, telecommunications, and consumer protection. His assignment to the Health Subcommittee is a natural fit, allowing him to directly apply his decades of medical knowledge to legislative debates on prescription drug pricing, rural healthcare access, and medical innovation.
As a representative of a largely rural district heavily reliant on agriculture and energy production, Rep. Joyce is also a key voice on energy policy and rural economic development. A mainstream conservative, his work is defined by his real-world experience as a doctor and small business owner, bringing a pragmatic and knowledgeable approach to the complex issues before Congress.
Sources Used
Official Biography: https://johnjoyce.house.gov/about
Ballotpedia Profile: https://ballotpedia.org/John_Joyce_(Pennsylvania)
GovTrack.us Legislative Record: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/john_joyce/412798
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