William Herbert Gray III was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1979 to 1991. He also served as chairman of the House Committee on the Budget from 1985 to 1989 and House Majority Whip from 1989 to 1991. He resigned from Congress in September of that year to become president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund,a position he held until 2004.
Melissa Ann Hart is an American lawyer and politician. She was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007,representing western Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. She was the first Republican woman to represent Pennsylvania at the federal level. Prior to her service in Congress,Hart served in the Pennsylvania Senate,where she chaired the finance committee. She was the first Republican woman elected to serve a full term in the Pennsylvania Senate in 1990 when she was 28 years old. In her first run for office,Hart defeated an incumbent in a senate district that included parts of Allegheny,Westmoreland and Armstrong counties. In the 2006 midterm elections,Hart lost her bid for re-election to Democrat Jason Altmire. She challenged Altmire again in the 2008 election,but was defeated again.
Todd Russell Platts is an American attorney and Republican Party politician who serves as a Judge on the York County Court of Common Pleas and is a former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district,serving from 2001 to 2013.
John R. Gordner is an American attorney and politician. A Republican,he represented the 27th District in the Pennsylvania State Senate (2003–2022) and the 109th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1993–2003). He is a former Democrat,having switched parties in 2001.
Patrick Leo Meehan is a former American Republican Party politician and federal prosecutor from Pennsylvania who represented parts of Delaware,Chester,Montgomery,Berks,and Lancaster counties in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 until his resignation in 2018. He succeeded Democrat Joe Sestak,who ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.
The 2004 Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 2,2004,with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27,2004. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21,2002. The term of office for those elected in 2004 ran from January 4,2005 through November 2006. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.
Brendan Francis Boyle is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives,representing a district in the Philadelphia area since 2015. Since January 2023,he has served as Ranking Member of United States House Committee on the Budget. He represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2019,serving much of northeast Philadelphia and most of suburban Montgomery County. Since 2019,he has represented the 2nd district,which includes the northeastern fourth of Philadelphia. Boyle represented the 170th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.
Bryan Dean Cutler is an American politician and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A Republican,Cutler represents the 100th legislative district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2006,defeating incumbent Gibson C. Armstrong. He was elected House Majority Leader after the 2018 elections,and he became Speaker on June 22,2020,after the resignation of Mike Turzai.
Wendell Craig Williams is a former federal prosecutor,Assistant United States Attorney,member of the United States Marine Corps,and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 160th district. He received his bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1987,his J.D. degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1997 and his master's degree from Columbia University in 2001.
Thomas R. "Tom" Caltagirone is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represented the 127th District and was the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a member of the Gaming Oversight Committee.
Stephen R. Maitland is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Jacqueline R. Crahalla is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,serving from 2003 to 2006.
Alan L. Butkovitz is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the City Controller of Philadelphia from 2006 to 2018. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005.
Albert H. Masland is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Glen Klippenstein was a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Klippenstein represented the 5th District,encompassing all or parts of Buchanan,Clinton,De Kalb and Gentry counties in northwest Missouri. He is also a former interim State Senator for the 12th District.
George Dunbar is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,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.
Edward "Ed" Neilson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In April 2012,he won a special election to represent the 169th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In May 2014 he won a special election to serve as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council replacing outgoing councilmember Bill Green. In August 2015,he won a special election to represent the 174th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Brett Miller is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Guy Lorin Reschenthaler is an American politician,attorney,judge,and U.S. Navy veteran. A Republican,he is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district and was previously a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 37th district. He served as a district judge and in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) during the Iraq War. He is serving as the Republican Chief Deputy Whip in the 118th Congress.
William Gregory Rothman is an American politician. A Republican,he is currently the state senator for Pennsylvania's 34th District,and previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2015 to 2022,representing the 87th District.
