Steve Crawford (Pennsylvania politician)

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Steven M. Crawford
Born (1959-07-13) July 13, 1959 (age 64)
Education Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocrat

Steven M. Crawford (born July 13, 1959 [1] ) is an American politician. He was a member of the cabinet of former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.

He graduated from the Mansfield University of Pennsylvania in 1981. [2]

He was appointed to be chief of staff for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell in May 2009 to replace the outgoing Gregory Fajt. [3] He served as secretary of legislative affairs from 2003 through 2009. [3] Prior to that, he was a staff member in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [4] Prior to that, he was Deputy Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture under Governor Bob Casey Sr. [3]

He was named to the Pennsylvania Report "PA Report 100" list of politically influential personalities in 2009. [5] He was named to the PoliticsPA "Power 50" list. [6]

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References

  1. The Pennsylvania Manual, Vol. 119, Section 4: Executive: Elected Offices. URL last accessed 2012-10-29.
  2. "Steve Crawford '81 named PA Governor's Chief of Staff". Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.
  3. 1 2 3 "PA Governor Rendell Appoints Steven Crawford as Chief Of Staff" (Press release). Pennsylvania Governor. May 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013.
  4. "Steve Crawford Steve Crawford - Chief of Staff". www.portal.state.pa.us.
  5. "PA Report 100" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capitol Growth. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-27.
  6. "Power 50". PoliticsPA . The Publius Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-04-17.
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Preceded by Chief of Staff for The Governor of Pennsylvania
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Preceded by Secretary of Legislative Affairs for The Governor of Pennsylvania
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