Richard Lewis Thornburgh was an American lawyer,author,and politician who served as the 76th United States attorney general from 1988 to 1991 under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. A Republican,he previously served as the 41st governor of Pennsylvania and as the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
George Howard Earle III was an American politician and diplomat from Pennsylvania. He was a member of the prominent Earle and Van Leer families and the 30th governor of Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1939. Earle was one of just two Democrats who served as governor of Pennsylvania between the Civil War and World War II.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is the independent state government agency in Pennsylvania that manages the beverage alcohol industry in the state under the regulations of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. The board is responsible for licensing the possession,sale,storage,transportation,importation,and manufacture of wine,spirits,malt or brewed beverages,and operating the state's system of liquor distribution,including retail sales,and providing education about harmful effects associated with underage and dangerous drinking.
WITF-FM is a non-commercial,public FM radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. The station is owned by WITF,Inc.,and broadcasts NPR talk and news programming. It is co-owned with the area's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member station,WITF-TV. Both stations are based at the Public Media Center in Swatara Township,and broadcast from a shared tower located on Blue Mountain in Susquehanna Township.
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP),formerly Law Enforcement Against Prohibition,is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization group of current and former police,judges,prosecutors,and other criminal justice professionals who use their expertise to advance drug policy and criminal justice solutions that enhance public safety. The organization is modeled after Vietnam Veterans Against the War. As of April 2017
Thomas Wingett Corbett Jr. is an American politician,lobbyist,and former prosecutor who served as the 46th governor of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania on two occasions.
Joshua David Shapiro is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th Pennsylvania attorney general from 2017 to 2023 and as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Thomas Westerman Wolf is an American politician and businessman who served as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as chairman and CEO of his business,The Wolf Organization,and later as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 to November 2008.
John Hanger is the former Pennsylvania Secretary of Planning and Policy,serving on the executive staff of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.
Thomas Anthony Marino is an American politician and attorney,who served as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2019. He represented the 10th congressional district from January 3,2011 to January 3,2019,and the 12th district from January 3 to January 23,2019,when he resigned to work in the private sector. A member of the Republican Party,Marino was the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in his early career.
Martin J. Silverstein is an American attorney and diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005.
Scott R. Wagner is an American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He represented the 28th district in the Pennsylvania State Senate. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2018 election,losing by more than 800,000 votes to incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf.
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs is a cabinet-level agency in the Government of Pennsylvania. The objective of this department is to manage and distribute state and federal funds used to oversee alcohol and drug prevention,intervention and treatment services.
Capital punishment is a legal punishment in Pennsylvania. Despite remaining a legal penalty,there have been no executions in Pennsylvania since 1999,and only three since 1976. In February 2015,Governor Tom Wolf announced a formal moratorium on executions that is still in effect as of 2023,with incumbent Governor Josh Shapiro continuing Wolf's moratorium. However,capital crimes are still prosecuted and death warrants are still issued.
Joanna E. McClinton is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as the 143rd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since February 28,2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the first woman and woman of color to serve as Speaker.
The 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with the election of Pennsylvania's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections. Incumbent Governor Tom Wolf won re-election to a second term by a double-digit margin,defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner and two third-party candidates from the Green Party,Paul Glover and Libertarian Party,Ken Krawchuk. The primary elections were held on May 15. This was the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in 2018 in a state Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election.
Bruce Beemer is an American attorney and jurist serving as a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. He served as the 49th Pennsylvania Attorney General from 2016 to 2017 and as Inspector General of Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2019. He was nominated to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas by Governor Tom Wolf and unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate in November 2019. He was sworn in on January 3,2020.
Matt Dowling is the former representative for the 51st District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Torren C. Ecker is a Pennsylvania politician and the Representative for the 193rd District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Leigh M. Chapman is an American politician and voting rights activist who served as Acting secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2022 to 2023.
