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Pennsylvania Senate Elections, 2012
The 2012 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 6, 2012, with all odd-numbered districts being contested. The primary elections were held on April 24, 2012. The term of office for those elected in 2012 began when the Senate convened in January 2013. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected to four-year terms, with 25 of the 50 seats contested every two years. Make-up of the Senate following the 2012 elections General election Source: Pennsylvania Department of State References {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 Pennsylvania Senate election 2012 Pennsylvania elections Pennsylvania State Senate elections Pennsylvania Senate The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election. Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years. The president pro tempore of the Senate becomes the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in the event of the sitting lieutenant governor's removal, resignation or death. In this case the president pro tempore and lieutenant governor would be the same person. The Pennsylvania Senate has been meeting since 1791. The president of the Senate is the lieutenant governor, who has no vote except to break a tie vote. Qualifications Senators must be at least 25 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 ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Pileggi
Dominic F. Pileggi (born December 15, 1957) is an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania who served as Republican mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2002 and as a member of the Pennsylvania 9th Senatorial district from 2002 until January 2016. He was elected judge in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County in 2015. Early life, education, and law career Pileggi was born in Chester, Pennsylvania and graduated from Archmere Academy, a private Roman Catholic college preparatory school located in Claymont, Delaware. He obtained a B.A. in economics from Saint Joseph's University in 1979 and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law in 1982. Mayor of Chester Prior to his election to the state Senate, Pileggi served as mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2002. Pennsylvania Senate Elections Pileggi ran in a special election on October 1, 2002 to fill the seat of State Senator Clarence Bell, who died on July 26, 2002. He defeated State Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jo White (Pennsylvania Politician)
Mary Jo White (born December 27, 1941) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 21st District from 1997 to 2013. Early life and education White was born in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Patricia Ransford. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1959 and received a B.A. degree from Quincy University in 1963 and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1967. Career She served as a public defender for Venango County, Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1976. From 1977 to 2007 she was the Corporate Secretary and Vice-President for Environmental/Government Affairs for Quaker State Oil Corp. She was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate for the 21st district and served from 1997 to 2013. She chaired the Senate Environmental Committee for 12 years and was the first woman elected to the Republican Leadership in 2011. She was considered an expert on issues involving the environment and land use Land use involves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Senate, District 21
Pennsylvania State Senate District 21 includes parts of Butler County and Erie County and all of Clarion County, Forest County, Venango County, and Warren County. It is currently represented by Republican Scott Hutchinson. District profile The district includes the following areas: Butler County * Allegheny Township * Brady Township * Bruin * Buffalo Township * Butler * Butler Township * Center Township * Cherry Township * Cherry Valley * Chicora * Clay Township * Clearfield Township * Clinton Township * Concord Township * Connoquenessing * Connoquenessing Township * Donegal Township * East Butler * Eau Claire * Fairview * Fairview Township * Franklin Township * Harrisville * Jefferson Township * Karns City * Marion Township * Mercer Township * Muddy Creek Township * Oakland Township * Parker Township * Penn Township * Petrolia * Portersville * Prospect * Saxonburg * Slippery Rock * Slippery Rock Township * Summit Township * Venango Townshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Dinniman
Andrew E. Dinniman (born 1944) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th District from June 2006 until 2020. Early life and education Dinniman was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He received his BA from the University of Connecticut in 1966, and his MA from the University of Maryland in 1969. He also holds an Ed.D from Pennsylvania State University. Teaching career Dinniman Taught at Prince George Community College and West Chester University. Early political career Dinniman's first elected position was as a member of Downingtown school district's board of school directors. He was first elected to this position in 1975, and held the post until 1979. In 1979, Dinniman was elected chairman of the Chester County Democratic Committee, a position he held until 1985. County Commissioner Dinniman later served as Chester County commissioner for three terms, beginning in 1991. During his three terms as commissioner, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Senate, District 19
Pennsylvania State Senate District 19 includes part of Chester County. It is currently represented by Democrat Carolyn Comitta. District profile The district includes the following areas: * Coatesville * Downingtown * East Bradford Township * East Caln Township * East Fallowfield Township * East Goshen Township * East Nottingham Township * Easttown Township * Elk Township * Highland Township * Londonderry Township * Lower Oxford Township * Malvern * Modena * New London Township * Newlin Township * Oxford * Penn Township * South Coatesville * Tredyffrin Township * Upper Oxford Township * Valley Township * West Bradford Township * West Chester * West Fallowfield Township * West Goshen Township West Goshen Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 23,040 at the 2020 census. In 2013, ''Money Magazine'' voted West Goshen as the 10th best place to live in America. West Goshen has also been ra ... * West Marlborough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daylin Leach
Daylin Leach (born June 23, 1961) is a former American politician and lawyer, who was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th senatorial district from 2009 until 2020. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 149th district from 2003 to 2009. Early life, education, and legal career Leach was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Parkland High School in 1979 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. in political science from Temple University in 1983 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1986. He practiced law for 16 years, focusing on family and education law. He taught constitutional law, legal ethics and First Amendment law as an adjunct professor at Cedar Crest College and Muhlenberg College. Leach served as president of the Pennsylvania Young Democrats in the early 1990s and on the Allentown Zoning Board from 1990 to 1994. During his career, he co-hosted ''Lehigh Valley Firing Line'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Senate, District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate District 17 includes parts of Delaware County and Montgomery County. It is currently represented by Democrat Amanda Cappelletti. District profile The district includes the following areas: Delaware County * Haverford Township * Radnor Township Montgomery County * Bridgeport * East Norriton Township * Lower Merion Township Montgomery County(continued) * Narberth * Norristown * Upper Merion Township * West Conshohocken * West Norriton Township West Norriton Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Norristown Area School District. The population of the township was 15,663 at the 2010 census. History On March 9, 1909, Norriton Towns ... Senators Recent election results References * Pennsylvania Senate districts Government of Delaware County, Pennsylvania Government of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Teplitz
Robert F. Teplitz (born December 20, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 15th district, based in the state capital of Harrisburg, from 2013 to 2016. He was the first Democrat to represent this district since 1941, and only the second Democrat to win the seat since 1875. Early life and education Teplitz was born December 20, 1970, in Miami, Florida. He was raised in Central Pennsylvania and graduated from Central Dauphin High School, Franklin & Marshall College and Cornell Law School. Career Prior to being elected to the State Senate in 2012, Teplitz served as an adviser to Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner. He was defeated by John DiSanto Giovanni M. "John" DiSanto is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senator for the 15th district since 2017. His district is based in the state capital of Harrisburg. Early ... i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Piccola
Jeffrey E. Piccola (born May 16, 1948) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 15th District from 1995 to 2012 including as Republican Whip from 2001 to 2006. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 104th District from 1977 to 1995. Early life and education Piccola was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Anthony J. and Betty Jane Piccola. He graduated from the Susquehanna Township High School in 1966. He received a B.A. degree from Gettysburg College in 1970 and a J.D. degree from George Washington University Law School in 1973. From 1973-74, he served in the United States Air Force and became a first lieutenant. He has worked as an attorney at the Harrisburg law firm of Boswell, Tintner & Piccola since 1973. Career Piccola served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 104th district from 1977 to 1995. He served as a member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Senate, District 15
Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 includes part of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. It is currently represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican John DiSanto. District profile The district includes the following areas: * Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Conewago Township * Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Dauphin * Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Derry Township * East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, East Hanover Township * Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg * Highspire, Pennsylvania, Highspire * Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Hummelstown * Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Londonderry Township * Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Lower Paxton Township * Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Lower Swatara Township * Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Middle Paxton Township * Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Middletown * Paxtang, Pennsylv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Smucker
Lloyd Kenneth Smucker (born January 23, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, which includes Lancaster County and most of southern York County. He is a member of the Republican Party and previously represented the 16th district until it was redrawn by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2018 due to gerrymandering. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 13th district from 2009 to 2016. Biography Smucker was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Daniel and Arie Smucker. At the time of his birth, the family belonged to the Old Order Amish, but they left the community when he was five years old. After graduating from Lancaster Mennonite High School in 1981, he attended Lebanon Valley College and Franklin & Marshall College where he earned credits in liberal arts but did not complete a degree. For 25 years, he served as president of the Smucker Company, a family-owned commercial c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
