Thomas H. Killion (born 1957) is an American politician. A
Republican
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, he was a member of the
Pennsylvania State Senate for the
9th Senatorial District from 2016 until 2020. He previously served as a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the
168th district from 2003 to 2016.
Early life and education
Killion was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
and graduated from
Cardinal O'Hara High School in 1975. He received a B.S. in criminal justice from the
Pennsylvania State University in 1979.
Political career
Early career
Killion served as a fraud investigator with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and later founded his own pension advisory firm, InR Advisors. In 1990, he became the campaign chairman for Rep.
Curt Weldon
Wayne Curtis Weldon (born July 22, 1947) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He was defeated in November 2006 ...
and worked in that capacity through 2003.
He was elected as a member of Delaware County Council in 1991 and served from 1992 to 2000 including as Chairman.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Killion was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 168th district in 2003. He defeated William Thomas in a special election to succeed former
Pennsylvania House Speaker Rep.
Matt Ryan, who died of leukemia earlier that year. He was re-elected to six consecutive terms until his resignation on May 10, 2016.
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Killion announced plans to run for Lieutenant Governor on December 4, 2009. He ended his campaign for that position on January 8, 2010, and announced plans to once again run for the State House in 2010.
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Pennsylvania State Senate
He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th Senatorial District in a special election on April 26, 2016 to replace Dominic Pileggi and was sworn into office on May 11, 2016.
Killion has served on multiple boards including for the Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services (CADES), SEPTA
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five c ...
, VisitPhilly, the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry, Southeastern PA Chamber of Commerce and the Southeastern PA Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.[
Killion was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2020 by Democrat John I. Kane.
]
Personal life
Killion lives in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Middletown Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,807 at the 2010 census. The Pennsylvania State University has an undergraduate satellite campus called Penn State Brandywine located in the ...
with his wife and daughters. He is a member of the St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
Chester Heights is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,531 at the 2010 census. Most of the borough lies south of U.S. 1, about a mile southwest of Wawa.
History
The history of Chester Heights predat ...
.
References
External links
Senator Tom Killion official PA Senate website
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1957 births
Living people
21st-century American politicians
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
Pennsylvania State University alumni
People from Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania