Related Research Articles
Mark Stephen Singel is an American politician who served as the 27th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995,alongside Governor Bob Casey. Singel served as the state's acting governor from June 14,1993 to December 13,1993,during Casey's lengthy battle with amyloidosis and subsequent multiple organ transplant.
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.
The 2000 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7,2000 during a year which coincided with a United States presidential election in which Pennsylvania was viewed as a swing state. Pennsylvania was one of four states that elected Republican Senators despite being won by Al Gore in the concurrent presidential election,the others being Maine,Rhode Island and Vermont.
Michael Joseph Stack III is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 5th district from 2001 to 2015.
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.
James R. Joseph is the former Pennsylvania Adjutant General of Military and Veterans Affairs,appointed by Governor Tom Wolf in 2015 and confirmed in May 2015. Previously,he served as Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency,having been appointed in January 2005.
Mark Stephen Critz is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district,having served from a special election in May 2010 until January 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district during his tenure,which was located in the southwestern portion of the state,stretched from Johnstown to the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh.
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.
The 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania,the winners of the lieutenant gubernatorial primary elections join the ticket of their party's gubernatorial nominee.
Mary Isenhour is an American political strategist,campaign manager,and government official. She was the Chief of Staff for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. Prior to the Wolf administration,Isenhour served executive director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party,was state director of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign,and assisted with the successful campaigns of U.S. Senator Bob Casey,Jr. and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. She now serves with the firm Rooney Novak Isenhour,LLC and is a member of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
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.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Pennsylvania,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. The primary elections were held on May 15. Incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. ran for re-election to a third term. Casey,who faced no primary opposition,defeated the Republican nominee,Lou Barletta,Green Party nominee Neal Gale,and Libertarian Party nominee Dale Kerns. Casey was the first senator to be elected to a third term from Pennsylvania since Arlen Specter in 1992,and the first Pennsylvania Democrat to be popularly elected to three terms in the Senate.
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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.
A special election for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district was held on March 13,2018,following the resignation of Republican representative Tim Murphy. Murphy,who held the seat since January 3,2003,declared his intent to resign on October 5,2017,and vacated his seat on October 21 that year. Democrat Conor Lamb defeated Republican Rick Saccone 49.86% to 49.53%. Saccone conceded the race eight days after the election.
A special election was held on May 21,2019,to fill the remainder of the term for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the 116th United States Congress. Tom Marino,a Republican,resigned from office effective January 23.
The 2018 Pennsylvania state elections took place on November 6,2018. On that date,the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania held elections for the following offices:Governor and Lieutenant Governor,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,Pennsylvania State Senate,Pennsylvania House of Representatives,and various others. Primary elections took place on May 15,2018.
The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2020 took place on November 3,2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28,2020. However,following concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic the primaries were delayed until June 2,2020. Under the Pennsylvania Constitution incumbent Democratic Auditor General Eugene DePasquale was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term.
Stacy L. Garrity is an American politician,businesswoman,and soldier. She is currently serving as Pennsylvania Treasurer as a Republican,a position to which she was elected in 2020. She previously served in the United States Army Reserve for 30 years and through three deployments during the Gulf War and Iraq War,where she was called "The Angel of the Desert" by other US military officers. She left the Army Reserve in 2016 at the rank of colonel. Garrity worked at Global Tungsten &Powders Corp. from 1987 to 2021,where she reached the level of Vice President. In 2019,Garrity entered politics and ran for the Republican nomination for a special election in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district,but lost to Fred Keller,who went on to win in the general election.
References
- ↑ Dave Sutor (August 4, 2016). "Wozniak withdraws from re-election campaign for state Senate". The Tribune-Democrat.
- ↑ "Gov. Tom Wolf Nominates John Wozniak to Turnpike Commission". PA.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2017.