William Warren Scranton was an American Republican Party politician and diplomat. Scranton served as the 38th governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967,and as United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1976 to 1977.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7,2006,to elect members to the United States House of Representatives. It took place in the middle of President George W. Bush's second term in office. All 435 seats of the House were up for election. Those elected served in the 110th United States Congress from January 3,2007,until January 3,2009. The incumbent majority party,the Republicans,had won majorities in the House consecutively since 1994,and were defeated by the Democrats who won a majority in the chamber,ending 12 years of Republican control in the House.
The 2006 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006,and included the races for the governor of Pennsylvania and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Democratic governor Ed Rendell successfully ran for re-election. Pennsylvania's first female lieutenant governor,Catherine Baker Knoll,was also running for re-election.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Rick Santorum ran for re-election to a third term,but was defeated by Democratic State Treasurer Bob Casey,Jr.,the son of former Pennsylvania governor Bob Casey Sr. Casey was elected to serve between January 3,2007,and January 3,2013.
Christopher Paul Carney is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2006 Republican Party scandals resulted in four resignations and three election losses for Republican politicians during the first two years of George W. Bush's second term as President and leading up to the 2006 midterm elections.
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg. Its chair is Lawrence Tabas and is the second largest political party in the state behind the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.
Joseph Michael McDade was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives,having represented Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.
Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district is currently located in the south-central region of the state. It encompasses all of Dauphin County as well as parts of Cumberland County and York County. The district includes the cities of Harrisburg and York. Prior to 2019,the district was located in the northeastern part of the state. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional because of gerrymandering. The court added State College to the old district's boundaries while removing some Democratic-leaning areas and redesignated it the twelfth district;an area encompassing Harrisburg and York was numbered as the 10th. The new 10th district is represented by Republican Scott Perry,who previously represented the old fourth district.
Cynthia Mirella Ore is a Maryland woman who gained brief notoriety in the second half of 2005 and during the 2006 midterm election,as a result of her widely publicized extramarital affair with Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district Representative Don Sherwood. She subsequently accused Sherwood of abusing her during their relationship.
The 2006 United States House elections in Pennsylvania was an election for Pennsylvania's delegation to the United States House of Representatives,which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7,2006.
The 2008 congressional elections in Pennsylvania was held on November 4,2008,to determine who will represent the state of Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. Pennsylvania has 19 seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Samuel E. Rohrer is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 128th District.
Karen Boback is an American politician and educator who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 117th legislative district from 2007 to 2022.
Kenneth J. "Ken" Smith is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 112th legislative district. He was elected in 2006.
Richard John Santorum Sr. is an American politician,attorney,author,and political commentator who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007. He was the Senate's third-ranking Republican during the final six years of his tenure. He also ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in the 2012 Republican primaries,finishing second to Mitt Romney.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6,2012,alongside a presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey,Jr. ran for and won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican nominee Tom Smith,and Libertarian nominee Rayburn Smith.
Robert Patrick Casey Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania,a seat he has held since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. The primary election to select the Democratic and Republican candidates had been held on April 24,2012. Pennsylvania voters chose 20 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan. Pennsylvania's electoral vote number was a reduction from the 2008 delegation,which had 21 electors. This change was due to reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census. Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes are allotted on a winner-take-all basis.
Martin Bradshaw Flynn Jr. is an American politician. He is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate and he previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Flynn is a member of the Democratic Party.
