Mario Scavello (born May 9, 1952) is a
Republican
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member of the
Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 40th district. Prior to his election to the State Senate in
2014
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, he served as a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the
176th Legislative District of
Pennsylvania
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. He has been a member of the House Appropriations, Ethics, Finance, Professional Licensure, and Tourism and Recreational Development Committees.
Career
Prior to his election to the State House, Scavello was the mayor of
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
Mount Pocono is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It is located nearly centered in the southernmost county of five in the northeastern corner that are part of the Pocono Mountains. The borough serves as a local highway nexus, and sees a ...
and former chairman of the
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Board of Commissioners.
Scavello was first elected in a special election held April 23, 2002 to replace Chris Wogan, who was elected to serve on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The combination of Wogan's resignation and statewide redistricting eliminated the Philadelphia district and triggered a special election for the new district in Monroe County. Scavello defeated a former representative, Democrat
Joseph Battisto
Joseph William Battisto was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
He graduated from Stroudsburg High School in 1949. He earned a degree from East Stroudsburg State College in 1956 and an M.S. degree from the Univer ...
with over 60% of the vote to take the seat. He was elected to a full term in November, 2002, and served six full terms in the House until he decided to run for the newly created 40th Senate District, which was moved from Allegheny County to Monroe and Northampton counties.
Scavello ran for and was elected to the
Pennsylvania State Senate in the 2014 election. Scavello defeated
Democrat
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Mark Aurand. On November 6, 2018, Scavello won his re-election bid against Democrat
Tarah Probst.
Committee assignments
* Transportation, Vice Chair
* Aging & Youth
* Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
* Rules & Executive Nominations
* Urban Affairs & Housing
Personal
Scavello is a graduate of
Theodore Roosevelt High School in
the Bronx
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, New York and attended the
City University of New York.
He lives in Mount Pocono with his wife Mary Ann, and has two grown daughters.
References
External links
Representative Mario Scavello's official web sitePennsylvania Senate Biography
1952 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
People from Monroe County, Pennsylvania
People from the Bronx
Mayors of places in Pennsylvania
21st-century American politicians
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