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.
George William Gekas was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1983 to 2003.
Allen Kukovich is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,where he represented the 39th senatorial district from 1996 through 2004. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 through 1996. He served as the Pennsylvania Democratic State Chairman from June 2002 through March 2003.
Matthew J. Ryan was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1963 to 1968 and from the 168th district from 1969 to 2003 including as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1995 to 2003.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 includes part of Dauphin County. It is currently represented by Republican John DiSanto.
Jane Clare Orie is an American politician,attorney,and convicted felon who served in both Houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. While in the State Senate,she represented the 40th district,including portions of Allegheny County and Butler County,and served as the Majority Whip. Orie is also a former member of the State House,where she represented the 28th district. She resigned from the State Senate in May 2012,following her conviction on 14 counts of forgery,conflict of interest and theft of services,and served the minimum two-and-a half years of a two-and-a-half to ten-year prison sentence. She was disbarred by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 10,2014.
Pennsylvania State Senate District 16 includes parts of Bucks County and Lehigh County. It is currently represented by Republican Jarrett Coleman.
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5,2002,with all districts being contested. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2002 ran from January 7,2003 until November 30,2004. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21,2002.
The 2006 Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 7,2006,with even-numbered districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 16,2006. State Senators are elected for four-year terms,with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. Members elected in 2006 were inaugurated on January 2,2007.
The 2006 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 7,2006,with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 16,2006. Members elected in 2006 were inaugurated on January 2,2007. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms,with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.
Robert J. Thompson was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th district from 1995 to 2006.
Edward H. Krebs is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Freeman Hankins was an American politician and funeral director who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1969 to 1988. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia county from 1961 to 1968. He was a Democrat.
Marvin V. Keller was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district from 1959 to 1970. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Bucks County district from 1948 to 1957.
Martin L. Murray was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 14th district from 1957 to 1964 and again from 1969 to 1982. He served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1971 through 1980 and is the longest serving Democratic President Pro Tempore in Pennsylvania eclipsing Presley Carr Lane's previous record of eight years. He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Luzerne County district from 1945 to 1946.
John Stauffer was an American businessman and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 19th district from 1969 to 1988.
Frank J. O'Connell,Jr. was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1979 to 1985.
Morton H. Fetterolf,Jr. was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Montgomery County district from 1957 to 1964 including as Majority Whip from 1963 to 1964. He also served in the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 12th district in 1964. He was elected to the state senate on April 28,1964 and resigned on July 2,1964.
The 1880–81 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states,coinciding with the presidential election of 1880. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1880 and 1881,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
Wendy Fink is an American politician who was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican to represent the 94th district.
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