Robert Schnee | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 116th district | |
In office April 26, 2022 –January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tarah Toohil |
Succeeded by | Dane Watro |
Member of the Luzerne County Council | |
In office January 4,2016 –April 26,2022 | |
Succeeded by | Matthew Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican (since 2020) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 2020) |
Robert Schnee is an American politician who was elected to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 116th district on April 5,2022. [1]
Schnee has served as a member of the Luzerne County Council since 2016. In April 2019,he was criticized after describing Luzerne County as "like the black child here" during a council work session on county roads. Schnee later issued an apology for the comment while maintaining that the comparison was not intended to be disrespectful. [2] [3]
Schnee was a meter reader for the Hazleton City Authority in Hazleton,Pennsylvania. [4] He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in an April 2022 special election to replace Tarah Toohil. [5] [6] He did not stand for re-election in 2022 and was succeeded by Dane Watro. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim McGinley (incumbent) | 23,892 | 10.37 | |
Democratic | Edward A. Brominski (incumbent) | 21,066 | 9.14 | |
Democratic | Stephen A. Urban (incumbent) | 20,967 | 9.10 | |
Republican | Eugene L. Kelleher | 20,331 | 8.82 | |
Democratic | Jane Walsh-Waitkus | 20,287 | 8.80 | |
Republican | Robert W. Schnee | 19,487 | 8.46 | |
Republican | Stephen J. Urban (incumbent) | 19,117 | 8.29 | |
Democratic | John Gadomski | 18,214 | 7.90 | |
Democratic | Anthony J. Rostock | 17,661 | 7.66 | |
Republican | Marc Dixon | 17,577 | 7.63 | |
Republican | Ray Gustave | 16,491 | 7.16 | |
Republican | Mark A. Rabo | 14,898 | 6.46 | |
Write-in | 486 | 0.21 | ||
Total votes | 230,474 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic/Republican | Robert W. Schnee (incumbent) | 28,588 | 11.02 | |
Republican | Lee Ann McDermott | 25,752 | 9.93 | |
Republican | Walter L. Griffith,Jr. | 24,314 | 9.37 | |
Republican | Stephen J. Urban | 24,246 | 9.35 | |
Democratic | Tim McGinley (incumbent) | 23,909 | 9.22 | |
Republican | Kendra M. Radle | 22,950 | 8.85 | |
Democratic | Joseph C. Sebastianelli | 22,622 | 8.72 | |
Democratic | Patrick M. Bilbow (incumbent) | 22,263 | 8.58 | |
Democratic | Anup K. Patel | 21,575 | 8.32 | |
Democratic | Jane Walsh-Waitkus (incumbent) | 21,483 | 8.28 | |
Republican | Gregory S. Wolovich,Jr. | 20,931 | 8.07 | |
Write-in | 727 | 0.28 | ||
Total votes | 259,360 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert W. Schnee | 2,797 | 56.04 | |
Democratic | Amilcar Arroyo | 1,262 | 25.29 | |
Libertarian | Paul Cwalina | 211 | 4.23 | |
Write-in | 721 | 14.44 | ||
Total votes | 4,991 | 100 |
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