Samuel Polen Katz is an American politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the Republican nominee for Mayor of Philadelphia in 1999 and 2003, nearly winning the election in the overwhelmingly Democratic city. His loss to the controversial John F. Street was covered in the documentary The Shame of a City.
Mark Stephen Singel is an American politician who served as the 27th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995, alongside Governor Bob Casey. Singel served as the state's acting governor from June 14, 1993 to December 13, 1993, during Casey's lengthy battle with amyloidosis and subsequent multiple organ transplant.
John Michael Perzel is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. Perzel represented 172nd Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1978 until 2010. From April 2003 to January 2007, he served as House Speaker. He lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Kevin Boyle in 2010. Perzel was convicted in August 2011 of a variety of corruption related charges and, in March 2012, was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Jeffrey E. Piccola is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 15th District from 1995 to 2012 including as Republican Whip from 2001 to 2006. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 104th District from 1977 to 1995.
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.
John Andrew "Drew" Crompton was a Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. Previously, he served as chief of staff and counsel for Pennsylvania Senate Pro-Tempore Joe Scarnati. He served as deputy campaign manager for policy for Lynn Swann's 2006 campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania. Prior to that, he was chief counsel for Scarnati's predecessor as Pennsylvania Senate Pro-Tempore, Robert Jubelirer.
David G. Argall, PhD is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, elected in a special election on March 3, 2009 following the death of fellow Republican James J. Rhoades. He was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1984 and served as Republican Whip from 2004 to 2008. Argall lost the 17th Congressional District election in 2010 after challenging incumbent Congressman Tim Holden. Eisenhower Fellowships selected David Argall as a USA Fellow in 1998.
Robert J. Thompson was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 19th district from 1995 to 2006.
Brad Bumsted is a prominent journalist in Pennsylvania. Until 2016, he worked for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He is noted for writing "reform-minded stories" about the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Frederick Anton III was President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Insurance Company.
William M. George is an American labor union activist and political leader who served as President of the Pennsylvania AFL–CIO from 1990 to 2010.
David L. Cohen is an American businessman, attorney, lobbyist, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Canada. He previously served as the senior advisor to the CEO of Comcast Corporation. Until January 1, 2020, he was senior executive vice president and chief lobbyist for Comcast. He also served as chairman of the board of trustees for the University of Pennsylvania and was chief of staff to former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell.
David W. Sweet is an attorney and commissioner on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. He was also a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Washington, PA.
Mike Long is an American lobbyist, political strategist, and former legislative aide in Pennsylvania.
Steve MacNett was an American political figure. He was a prominent legislative aide in the Pennsylvania Senate, where he was the Senate Republican General Counsel. His influence led observers to call him the "51st Senator." He was best known as the top staffer in the Senate during the tenure of David J. Brightbill.
Stanley I. Rapp is a prominent lobbyist in Pennsylvania, where he is a partner with the Greenlee Partners lobbying firm, which is the "pre-eminent power player in Harrisburg politics." He is considered the "dean of Harrisburg lobbyists."
Roy J. Wells is a prominent lobbyist in Pennsylvania, working as president and managing director of Triad Strategies, a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based lobbying firm.
Stephen Richard Wojdak was an American politician who was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a prominent lobbyist in Pennsylvania, where he was the President and CEO of S. R. Wojdak & Associates.
Samuel R. "Sam" Marshall is a prominent lobbyist in Pennsylvania, where he is president and CEO of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania. Prior to that, he worked as a lawyer in the insurance industry.
Donna Malpezzi is an attorney in Pennsylvania, where she is chief counsel for Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Dominic F. Pileggi. She also worked as chief counsel for the previous Senate Majority Leader, David J. Brightbill and moved to Pileggi's office after Brightbill was defeated following the 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy. Prior to that, she was an attorney in the office of Senator F. Joseph Loeper.
