Pennsylvania House Of Representatives, District 20

	Pennsylvania House Of Representatives, District 20 The 20th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is located in Allegheny County in southwestern Pennsylvania, covering parts of the city of Pittsburgh and its northern suburbs. It has been represented by Emily Kinkead since 2021. District profile Pennsylvania's 20th District is located in Allegheny County and includes the following areas: Avalon Bellevue Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ... (part) Ward 26 (part) Division 12 Division 13 Division 15 Ward 27 (part) *Division 01 Division 02 Division 03 Division 04 Division 05 Division 07 *Division 08 Ross Township * West View Representatives Previous elections References External links http://www.pahouse.com/Rave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pennsylvania House Of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country. The New Hampshire House of Representatives is larger but only serves part-time. Qualifications Representatives must be at least 21 years of age. They must be a U.S. citizen and a PA resident four years, and a resident of that district one year prior to their election and must reside in that district during their term. Hall of the House The Hall of the House contains important symbols of Pennsylvania history and the work of legislators. * Speaker's Chair: a throne-like chair of rank that sits directly behind the Speaker's rostrum. Architect Joseph Huston designed the chair in 1906, the year the Capitol was dedicated. * Mace: the House symbol of authority, peace, order and respec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Andrew Fenrich Andrew T. Fenrich (February 20, 1914 – December 1, 1992) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Background Born on February 20, 1914, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Fenrich enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II, serving from 1943 to 1945, including aboard the '' USS Prince William'' from 1944 to 1945. Elected president of the Paper Workers Union, American Federation of Labor, Fenrich worked as a salesman and later as a claims and lawsuit investigator, and also served as secretary to Pittsburgh mayor David Leo Lawrence David Leo Lawrence (June 18, 1889 – November 21, 1966) was an American politician who served as the 37th governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963. The first Catholic elected as governor, Lawrence is the only mayor of Pittsburgh to have ..., and as executive secretary and director of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. Elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a special electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pennsylvania House Of Representatives Election, 2016 The 2016 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 8, 2016, with all districts being contested. The primary elections were held on April 26, 2016. The term of office for those elected in 2016 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2017. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with all 203 seats up for election every two years. Results overview Results by district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pennsylvania House Of Representatives Election, 2014 The 2014 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 4, 2014, with all districts being contested. The primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. The term of office for those elected in 2014 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2015. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with all 203 seats up for election every two years. Wikisource:Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874/Article 2 The Republicans gained eight seats to expand their majority in the chamber over the Democrats. Results overview Results by district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pennsylvania House Of Representatives Election, 2012 The 2012 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 6, 2012, with all districts being contested. The primary elections were held on April 24, 2012. The term of office for those elected in 2012 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2013. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with all 203 seats up for election every two years. Make-up of the House 2012 General election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pennsylvania House Of Representatives Election, 2010 The 2010 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2010, with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 18, 2010. The term of office for those elected in 2010 will run from January 4, 2011, until November 30, 2012. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for election every two years. Make-Up of the House 2010 General election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adam Ravenstahl Adam Ravenstahl (born November 9, 1984) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 20th District which includes the North Side, Strip District, Polish Hill, Stanton Heights, and Lawrenceville neighborhoods of the city of Pittsburgh, as well as parts of the suburbs of Reserve Township, Ross Township and West View. Ravenstahl graduated from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, and then graduated from Robert Morris University with a degree in Business Management. After graduation, he was employed as a Business Analyst for UPMC Health Plan, while participating in numerous community activities, and served as a Democratic Committee Member. He is a member of a prominent political family in Pittsburgh. He held the state house seat that was once held by his grandfather, Robert Ravenstahl. His elder brother is former Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl while his father, Robert Jr., is Magisterial District Judge of the city's 26th and 27th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Don Walko Don Walko (born February 24, 1953) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 20th District. Walko was elected in 1994 and was in office until 2010. He resigned on January 3 after being elected a judge for the 5th District of the Allegheny County Court Common Pleas. References External linksPennsylvania House of Representatives - Don Walkoofficial PA House websiteBiographyvoting record an interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Barbara Burns Barbara A. Burns is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and of Pittsburgh City Council. Political career Burns was first elected to the State House on March 7, 1994 to fill the vacancy left by Thomas Murphy's election as Mayor of Pittsburgh She was defeated for re-election in the primary by Don Walko. In 1999, she successfully sought a seat on the Pittsburgh City Council from the first district, which was being vacated by Democrat Dan Onorato. She was defeated for re-election by Democrat Luke Ravenstahl Luke Robert Ravenstahl (born February 6, 1980) is an American politician who served as the 59th Mayor of Pittsburgh from 2006 until 2014. A Democrat, he became the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh's history in September 2006 at the age of 26. He was ... in 2004. References Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Living people Pittsburgh City Council members Women state legislators in Pennsylvania Women city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Mayors Of Pittsburgh The mayor of Pittsburgh is the chief executive of the government of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Pittsburgh. This article is a listing of past (and present) mayors of Pittsburgh. Prior to the 1816 city charter, the Borough of Pittsburgh had its council elect a "Chief Burgess" among themselves. After the borough rechartered itself as a city, its first seven "mayors" were selected in a similar fashion as the Chief Burgesses had been under borough council. It was not until Mayor Samuel Pettigrew in the 1830s that general elections of popular vote were conducted among all the city's voters to determine who would hold the mayor's office. Pettigrew was both the last "selected by council" mayor and the first "generally elected" mayor of Pittsburgh. From 1901 to 1903 the state legislature took control of the city on the grounds of corruption by former Mayor William J. Diehl with the passage of the so-called "ripper bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Thomas J Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1991. After Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court and its longest-serving member since Anthony Kennedy's retirement in 2018. Thomas was born in Pin Point, Georgia. After his father abandoned the family, he was raised by his grandfather in a poor Gullah community near Savannah. Growing up as a devout Catholic, Thomas originally intended to be a priest in the Catholic Church but was frustrated over the church's insufficient attempts to combat racism. He abandoned his aspiration of becoming a clergyman to attend the College of the Holy Cross and, later, Yale Law School, where he was influenced by a number of conservative authors, notably Thomas Sowell, who dramatically shifted his worldview from progressive to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stephen Grabowski Stephen S. Grabowski (born April 1, 1952) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It .... References Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pittsburgh City Council members Living people 1952 births {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]