house is congressman ryan mackenzie of pennsylvania. the republican holds and m.b.a. from harvard business school and chose a career in public service. first as a member of the pennsylvania house, where his mother also serves. after a dozen years as a state representative he explains what it means to now be in washington. mr. mackenzie: i think it's a great opportunity not only for the greater lehigh valley but pennsylvania and america to make a significant difference. it's an honor and privilege to represent my hometown area, a place where i was born and raised my family is a ninth generation family in the greater lehigh valley. right now we face so many challenges in our country that stem from the federal government and can only be fixed here. so we have an opportunity to make those changes, get our country back in a positive direction. host: tell us about your district. mr. mackenzie: it's a very diverse community. it's evenly divided into thirds, we have an urban core, then you have a suburban area, concentric circle around those city that's another third of the d