Arlen Specter was an American lawyer,author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965,then a Republican from 1965 until 2009,when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980,he was the longest-serving senator from Pennsylvania,having represented the state for 30 years.
Henry John Heinz III was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 1977 until his death in 1991. An heir to the Heinz family fortune,Heinz entered politics in 1971 when he won a special election to replace Robert Corbett to represent Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district. In 1976,Heinz ran to replace retiring Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott. Heinz narrowly won in the primary over future Senator Arlen Specter,and defeated William Green III. Heinz won re-election in 1982 and 1988 by large margins. On April 4,1991,Heinz was killed when his plane,facing mechanical problems,collided with a helicopter inspecting the plane,killing all involved in the crash.
Van Thai Tran is a Vietnamese American attorney and politician in California,formerly serving as a Republican member of the California State Assembly,representing portions of Orange County. Tran and Texas State Representative Hubert Vo were the highest-ranking Vietnamese American elected officials in U.S. history until Joseph Cao was elected to the United States House of Representatives in December 2008. Tran took office one month before Vo did,making him the first Vietnamese American to serve in a state legislature. He served in the Assembly as Assistant Republican Leader.
Wayne Dumont,Jr. was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He represented Warren County in the New Jersey Senate from 1952 to 1966 and northwestern New Jersey more broadly from 1968 until his retirement in 1990. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1965,losing to Richard J. Hughes.
Jay Costa is an American politician,currently serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 43rd District since 1996. On November 17,2010,Senate Democrats elected Costa as their new floor leader,succeeding the retiring Bob Mellow.
Constance Hess Williams is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 17th District,from 2001 to 2009. She previously represented the 149th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. On June 23,2021,President Joe Biden nominated her for member of the National Council on the Arts,an advisory board to the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Matthew Douglas Bradford is an American attorney and politician. As a Democrat,he serves as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 70th district in Montgomery County.
Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate where he represented the 1st District from 2009 until November 30,2020. Farnese was the Democratic ward leader of the 8th ward in Philadelphia.
The 1980 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 4,1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Schweiker decided to retire,instead of seeking a third term.
John Joseph Tharp Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
David J. Freed is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2021. Prior to assuming that role,he was the District Attorney of Cumberland County,Pennsylvania.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.
Michael Regan is an American politician and former U.S. Marshal. A Republican,he is the Pennsylvania State Senator from the 31st district. Prior to that,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 92nd district from 2013 to 2016.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2016 took place on November 8,2016,to elect a new Pennsylvania Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Kane originally indicated her intention to seek re-election,but dropped out after she was criminally charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws stemming from alleged leaks of grand jury investigation details to embarrass a political enemy.
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.
Craig A. Kennedy is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 18 from January 10,2017 through January 12,2021.
The 2018 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 6,2018,with 25 of 50 districts being contested. Primary elections were held on May 15,2018. The term of office for those elected in 2018 began when the Senate convened in January 2019. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms,with half of the seats up for election every two years.
Katie J. Muth is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 44th District. Her district includes portions of northeastern Chester and southwestern Montgomery and southeastern Berks Counties. Muth serves in Senate Democratic Leadership as the Democratic Policy Committee Chair.
