Mike Stack | |
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33rd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 20, 2015 –January 15, 2019 | |
Governor | Tom Wolf |
Preceded by | Jim Cawley |
Succeeded by | John Fetterman |
Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 5th district | |
In office January 2,2001 –January 20,2015 | |
Preceded by | Frank Salvatore |
Succeeded by | John Sabatina |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Joseph Stack III June 5,1963 Washington,D.C.,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Tonya Stack |
Relatives | Michael J. Stack (grandfather) |
Education | La Salle University (BA) Villanova University (JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 2008–present |
Unit | Army Judge Advocate General's Corps [1] |
Michael Joseph Stack III (born June 5,1963) 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.
Stack was born in Washington,D.C. He graduated from La Salle College High School,LaSalle University in 1987 and Villanova University School of Law in 1992. [2]
Stack attended the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School at the University of Virginia and entered the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. [3]
Stack served in the Pennsylvania Senate from 2001 until 2015. In 2009,Stack was Democratic leader of Philadelphia's 58th ward. [4]
He was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in the 2014 election,running with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf. [5] The Wolf/Stack ticket defeated the Republican Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley ticket in the 2014 gubernatorial election. Stack took the oath of office January 20,2015. [6] [7] While serving as lieutenant governor,Stack had a high-profile falling out with governor Tom Wolf,owing in part to Stack's alleged mistreatment of staff and a difference in management styles with Wolf. [8]
On May 15,2018,Stack lost the state Democratic primary for lieutenant governor to Braddock Mayor John Fetterman, [9] placing fourth overall. [10] Stack is the only lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania to lose his renomination bid.
Stack ran briefly for a Philadelphia City Council at-large position,though withdrew in March 2019 after drawing a poor ballot position. His spokesman said Stack would continue to consider other opportunities for public service. [11]
Following his withdrawal from the city council race,Stack moved to California,where he was operating as of January 2020 as a comedian under the name "Mikey Stacks". [12] Stack's routine involves self-deprecating jokes about his nickname "Mikey",as well as jokes around his mother's cooking,Donald Trump,Opioid use disorder and teenage suicide. [13]
In August 2021,Stack appeared on the AWE show Find Me a Luxury Home,wherein he described himself as a lawyer seeking to purchase a $7 million home in Manhattan Beach,California. [14] In October 2021,it was reported that Stack was contemplating a return to politics,considering a run in his old state senate district following incumbent senator John Sabatina's announcement that he would not seek re-election. [14] In 2022,Stack said he might run for Mayor of Philadelphia as an independent in 2023. [15] In January 2023,Stack announced he was running for mayor. [16] In February 2023,he dropped out of the race. [17]
Stack's grandfather,Michael J. Stack,was a U.S congressman from 1935 to 1939.
In 2002,he was named to the PoliticsPA list of best-dressed legislators. [18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Salvatore (incumbent) | 58,331 | 56.83 | |
Democratic | Michael Stack III | 44,308 | 43.17 | |
Total votes | 102,639 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Salvatore (incumbent) | 52,211 | 54.06 | |
Democratic | Michael Stack III | 44,362 | 45.94 | |
Total votes | 96,573 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Stack III | 46,980 | 52.55 | |
Republican | Frank Salvatore (incumbent) | 42,416 | 47.45 | |
Total votes | 89,396 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Stack III (incumbent) | 66,844 | 65.74 | |
Republican | Sam Mirarchi | 34,829 | 34.26 | |
Total votes | 101,673 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Stack III (incumbent) | 71,141 | 71.97 | |
Republican | John Farley | 27,702 | 28.03 | |
Total votes | 98,843 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Stack III (incumbent) | 65,587 | 71.65 | |
Republican | Michael Tomlinson | 25,954 | 28.35 | |
Total votes | 91,541 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael Stack III | 351,627 | 46.79 | |
Democratic | Mark Critz | 119,334 | 15.88 | |
Democratic | Mark Smith | 109,519 | 14.57 | |
Democratic | Brad Koplinski | 89,524 | 11.91 | |
Democratic | Brandon Neuman | 81,438 | 10.84 | |
Total votes | 751,442 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tom Wolf Michael Stack III | 1,920,355 | 54.93% | +9.42% | |
Republican | Tom Corbett (incumbent) Jim Cawley (incumbent) | 1,575,511 | 45.07% | −9.42% | |
Total votes | 3,495,866 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Fetterman | 288,229 | 38.0 | |
Democratic | Nina Ahmad | 182,309 | 23.8 | |
Democratic | Kathi Cozzone | 142,410 | 18.6 | |
Democratic | Mike Stack (incumbent) | 127,259 | 16.6 | |
Democratic | Ray Sosa | 27,427 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | 767,634 | 100.0 |
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