George Dunbar (born 1960) is a

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member of the

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, representing the 56th Legislative District in Westmoreland County. He was first elected in November 2010. In January 2019, he began his 5th term as State Representative. He serves as the Majority Caucus Chair and serves on the Rules Committee and the Committee on Committees.

Early life

Dunbar graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1978. He graduated from Robert Morris University with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1993.

Career

Dunbar served as Executive Vice President of Wright Industries Inc until 2005. He opened and ran his own

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business from 2005–2007. He then served as controller and

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for Ryco Inc until his election to the House in 2011. Dunbar was one of 75 members of the

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to sign a letter to the state's U.S. congress members on December 4, 2020, regarding an election review for the 2020 presidential election. The letter identifies election-related legal protections its signers believe were undermined, and asks that Congress "reject electoral votes that are not 'regularly given' or 'lawfully certified'", as they are enabled to do by federal law. Dunbar signed another letter to the state's attorney general the same day that requests a review of state policies and procedures during the 2020 presidential election, and seeks related reviews and recommendations.

Committee assignments

* Committee on Committees * Rules

References

External links

George Dunbar (R)
official PA House website
State Representative George Dunbar
official caucus website
George Dunbar for State Representative
official campaign website Living people Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Robert Morris University alumni 1960 births 21st-century American politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub