VIDEO: Jack Murtha Calls White Pennsylvania "Racist" - His Own Constituency. U.S. Rep. John Murtha says his home base of western Pennsylvania is racist and that could reduce Barack Obama's victory margin in the state by 4 percentage points. Murtha: ‘No Question That Western Pennsylvania Is A Racist Area’

John Patrick “Jack” Murtha, Jr. (born 17 June, 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

A Democrat, Murtha has served in the United States House of Representatives since 1974, representing Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. The district includes a large swath of southwestern Pennsylvania, stretching from Johnstown (the largest city in the district and Murtha's hometown) to the eastern and southern suburbs of Pittsburgh.[1] Murtha is best known for his calls for a withdrawal of American forces in Iraq.