Leo Joseph Trich, Jr. | |
---|---|
Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 47th district | |
In office January 3, 1989 [1] –November 30, 2002 [2] | |
Preceded by | Roger Raymond Fischer |
Succeeded by | Keith J. Gillespie (district moved to York County) |
Personal details | |
Born | July 23,1951 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Adele Kathleen |
Children | 3 children |
Residence | Washington,Pennsylvania |
Leo Joseph Trich,Jr. (born July 23,1951) is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Trich is a 1969 graduate of Washington High School. [3] He attended California University of Pennsylvania and Washington and Jefferson College. [3]
Prior to elective office,he served as Commissioner of PONY Baseball the Washington,Pennsylvania-based international youth baseball program,where he worked from 1971 to 1986. [4] He also served as vice president of the USA Baseball from 1978 to 1986 and as a member of the United States Olympic Committee from 1980 to 1985. Trich was also a member of baseball's organizing committee,which earned him a position on that sport's task force at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles,CA. [4]
Trich later served as United States representative for the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). In 1989,then IBAF President Dr. Robert Smith,offered Trich the executive director's position,but Trich declined,opting instead to pursue a career in government.
At the age of twenty-four,Trich became the youngest person to be elected and serve as a member of the Washington City Council. Following his city council tenure (from 1976 through 1980),Trich worked in county government as an assistant to the county commissioners (1987–88) and then was appointed by PA Governor Robert P. Casey as District Administrator for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue in 1988. [5]
Trich was first elected to represent the 47th legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1988. [5] After serving seven terms,he retired prior to the 2002 election.
Following his political career,Trich returned to sports. While in his last term as a state representative,he founded Ballpark Scholarships Inc,a non-profit volunteer organization that raised money and spearheaded the building of a $7 million minor league ballpark (Falconi Field,now known as Consol Energy Park). Trich is considered the person most responsible for developing this sports venue and bringing minor league professional baseball back to his hometown of Washington.
From 2003 thru 2007,Trich served as the director of development with the Frontier Professional Baseball League. [4] In 2008,he joined five others,including Dr. Chris Hanners,in forming a new summer collegiate baseball program known as the Prospect College League. In 2009 and 2010,he served as the General Manager and majority owner of the Butler BlueSox,a summer collegiate team in the Prospect League. [4]
Since 2004,Trich has also worked as a consultant regarding sports,government relations and land development issues. His clients have included:The Frontier Professional Baseball League,the Washington Wild Things professional baseball team,the Prospect Summer College Baseball League,Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Pennsylvania,United Washington Associates,and the Chuck Tanner Awards Banquet (Rotary Club of Pittsburgh PA).
In 2019,Trich took part in two World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh events,including one he organized and hosted for area high school seniors at Robert Morris University. The project encouraged activism in both school and community,as well as consideration for careers in public service. In 2020,Trich was invited to take part in a Trans-Atlantic Goodwill project,representing Pennsylvania as a former state elected official. The event,sponsored in cooperation with the EU Parliament and a national association of state legislators,was postponed in May 2020,because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trich attended,when it was rescheduled and took place in Brussels Belgium and the Netherlands,in August 2021.
Since that time,he was invited back to Europe at the request of and part of,the EU Parliament program designed to better relationships between the US and the EU,regarding state government officials and organizations that understand the importance of trans-Atlantic partnerships and alliances. The follow-up trips took place in 2022,2023 and most recently in February 2024.
In 1986,Trich was listed on PONY Baseball's Wall of Fame. Six years later,in 1992,he was chosen to attend Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government Leadership Summer Semester Program. One of just fifty participants selected (one from each state legislature),he represented the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
In 2002,Trich was inducted into the Washington-Greene County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. [6]
In 2017,he was honored by the Washington County Historical Society with induction into its own Hall of Fame.
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.
James R. "Jim" Roebuck Jr. was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 188th District from 1985 to 2020.
Wild Things Park is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose baseball stadium in North Franklin Township,a suburb of Washington,Pennsylvania. It hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 29,2002,as the primary tenants of the facility,the Washington Wild Things,lost to the Canton Coyotes,3-0. The ballpark also hosts the California Vulcans baseball team,representing Pennsylvania Western University California. It was the home of the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch,a women's professional softball league,until 2017 when the team folded. It also hosts Trinity High School's baseball team and the WPIAL Baseball Championships. It was briefly the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer club during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Wild Things Park is located near Interstate 70 and is notable for including a hot tub in the viewing stands. ProGrass Synthetic Turf was installed in the fall of 2010.
Jake Wheatley Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 19th district,covering the Hill District,North Side,South Side,Allentown,Hazelwood,Downtown Pittsburgh,The Bluff,Knoxville,Beltzhoover,Manchester,Arlington,Arlington Heights,and North,South and West Oakland.
Sean Michael Ramaley was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 16th District from 2004 to 2008.
Tony J. Payton Jr. is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 179th legislative district encompassing the historic communities of Frankford,Oxford Circle,Hunting Park,Olney and Feltonville. He was elected in 2006. and sworn into his first term on January 2,2007. He is now a registered lobbyist with Malady &Wooten,LLP.
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.
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 is entirely within the City of Philadelphia,including all of Northeast Philadelphia and portions of North Philadelphia and Center City Philadelphia,largely east of Broad Street. Boyle represented the 170th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.
Michael F. "Mike" Gerber is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 148th Legislative District from 2005 to 2012. Gerber is currently a partner and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at FS Investments. In June 2022,President Joe Biden has designated Michael F. Gerber chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board,Washington.
The Prospect League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. So as to maintain their college eligibility,players are not paid. Beginning in 2012,the league added four games to the season,making a total of 60 games per team.
The Butler BlueSox were a collegiate summer baseball team based in Butler,Pennsylvania,in the United States. They were members of the Tri-State Collegiate League and formerly a member of the East Division of the summer collegiate Prospect League.
Harry Scott Conklin is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 77th legislative district. He was first elected in 2006. Conklin is a Rush Township resident and has been married to his wife,Terri,since 1984. They have one son,Spencer,who was born in 1987. He was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 2010,losing by a ten percent margin.
Timothy S. "Tim" Mahoney is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 51st legislative district. He was elected in 2006.
James J. Christiana III is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019.
Timothy P. Briggs is an American lawyer who serves as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 149th District since 2009.
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.
J. Gaynor Cawley was an American politician and former professional baseball player. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 113th legislative district,from 1980 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to his political career,Cawley played minor league baseball for the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Colt 45s.
Matthew Alton Cartwright is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district includes a large swath of northeastern Pennsylvania,anchored by Scranton,Wilkes-Barre,and the Poconos. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Cartwright was first elected to Congress in 2012 after defeating incumbent Tim Holden in the Democratic primary. As an attorney,Cartwright previously worked at the law firm of Munley,Munley,and Cartwright.
Madeleine Dean Cunnane is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. The district includes almost all of Montgomery County,a suburban county north of Philadelphia,as well as a northeastern portion of Berks County. Before being elected to Congress,Dean was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly,representing the 153rd district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Ryan A. Bizzarro is an American politician and member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He has represented the 3rd district since January 2013. His district is located in Erie County and includes the townships of Millcreek and Fairview.