However, in February 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew this district after ruling the previous congressional district map unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering, assigning its number to a more left-leaning district in southeastern Pennsylvania for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter–essentially, a successor to the old seventh district.
In February 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the congressional district after finding it unconstitutional due to partisan gerrymandering. They assigned the number to a more liberal-leaning district in southeastern Pennsylvania for the 2018 elections and beyond – essentially creating a new seventh district.