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. 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.
Robert C. Jubelirer is a Republican political leader in Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1975 to 2006. He served as President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate for all but two years from 1984 to 2006,and served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania between 2001 and 2003.
The Maryland Republican Party is the Maryland state branch of the Republican Party (GOP),headquartered in Annapolis. It is the state's minority party,controlling no statewide offices,minorities in both houses of the state legislature,and 1 of 8 U.S. House seats.
Richard A. Merkt is an American Republican Party public official,attorney,and businessman who served from 1998 to 2010 in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he represented the 25th legislative district. In his sixth term as a legislator,he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 2009 rather than running for re-election to the Assembly.
The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania. It is headquartered in Harrisburg. Its chair is Lawrence Tabas and is the second largest political party in the state behind the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.
Benjamin Franklin James was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district from 1949 to 1959. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1939 to 1947.
Robert Michael Duncan is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his career,he has served on the boards of a variety of public- and private-sector organizations. Duncan was chairman,president,and CEO of Inez Deposit Bank in Inez,Kentucky,which merged with First State Bank in February 2021. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service and previously served as its chairman.
Robert B. Asher is an American political figure and businessman from Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. He is the co-chairman of the board of directors of Asher's Chocolates in Pennsylvania and also served as Pennsylvania's committeeman on the Republican National Committee by appointment in 1998 by Governor Tom Ridge. He was a member of the 2016 Electoral College.
Christine Jack Toretti is a businessperson,philanthropist,2016 U.S. presidential elector,and Republican National Committee member from Indiana,Pennsylvania.
Joshua David Shapiro is an American attorney and politician serving since 2023 as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Tina L. Pickett is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who was elected in 2000 to represent the 110th District,which includes Bradford (part) and Wyoming counties.
Kim Lee Ward is an American politician who served as acting lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and currently serves as President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. She represents the 39th Senatorial District which covers the central portions of Westmoreland County,Pennsylvania. Following the resignation of Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman,Ward became acting lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania on January 3,2023,and served until January 17,2023. She is the first female president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. She was succeeded by Austin Davis as Lieutenant Governor.
Alan Paul Novak is a Pennsylvania attorney and former chairman of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania,a position he held from 1996 to 2004. During his tenure,he became known for his skill with statewide judicial elections.
Eileen Melvin,an economic development leader,is president and CEO of UMF Medical in Johnstown,Pennsylvania.
Elsie Hilliard Hillman was a Pittsburgh based philanthropist and a former Republican National Committeewoman. She was the wife of billionaire industrialist Henry Hillman. During her life,Hillman helped to advance the careers of a number of moderate Republican politicians to state and national offices. Among the politicians whose careers she fostered are President George H. W. Bush,Senator John Heinz,and Pennsylvania governors Dick Thornburgh and Tom Ridge.
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.
Donald Clarke Rubel was a Philadelphia banker and politician.
The 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Pennsylvania and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Democratic state attorney general Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator Doug Mastriano to win his first term in office. Shapiro succeeded Democratic incumbent Tom Wolf,who was term limited.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Pennsylvania. Primary elections took place on April 23,2024. Incumbent three-term Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. announced his intention to run for a fourth term on April 10,2023.
The 2021 Pennsylvania elections were held on November 2,2021,to fill judicial positions on the Supreme Court,Superior Court,and Commonwealth Court,to allow judicial retention votes,and to fill numerous county,local and municipal offices.
