Tim Hennessey | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 26th district | |
In office January 5, 1993 [1] –November 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Eugene G. Saloom |
Succeeded by | Paul Friel |
Personal details | |
Born | Pottstown,Pennsylvania,U.S. | November 4,1947
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Carol Hennessey |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | North Coventry Township,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Alma mater | Saint Joseph's University (BS) Villanova University (JD) |
Website | Pennsylvania State Representative Tim Hennessey |
Timothy F. Hennessey (born November 4,1947) is an American attorney and politician who was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 26th District from 1993 to 2022.
Hennessey was born on November 4,1947,in Pottstown,Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Pius X High School in 1965. In 1969,Hennessey earned a bachelor of science degree from St. Joseph’s University. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1972. [2]
Hennessey was a trial attorney for the Public Defenders’Office in Chester County,Pennsylvania from 1973 to 1992. [3] He was also the solicitor of North Coventry Township for 15 years. [4]
In 1992,Hennessey was elected as a Republican to represent the 26th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was reelected 14 times. [2] Following redistricting in advance of the 2022 elections,Hennessey's now-redrawn district had a slight Democratic lean. [5] He would later lose to Democrat Paul Friel in that year's general election. [6]
In 2019,Hennessey was made chairman of the Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee. [7] He previously chaired the Aging &Older Adult Services Committee,starting in 2007. [8]
Following the 2020 United States presidential election,Hennessey was one of 64 Pennsylvania Republican state legislators to sign a letter asking the state's Congressmen to reject the certification of Pennsylvania's electoral votes. [9] According to Hennessey,he signed the letter after objecting to changes made to state election procedures with respect to mail-in ballots. During the certification of the electoral votes,supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Building in a bid to prevent the certification of Trump's loss to Joe Biden. Hennessey condemned the violence at the Capitol that day, [10] but denied any connection between the calls to reject certification and the storming. He also said he did not regret signing the letter, [8] but still affirmed Biden's victory in the election. [10]
With regard to abortion bans,Hennessey supports exceptions for rape,incest,and the life of the mother. [11]
In 2021,Hennessey expressed support for allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver's license or similar equivalent. [12]
Despite supporting a minimum wage increase,in 2020,Hennessey came out against Governor Tom Wolf's minimum wage plan that according to Hennessey would "essentially double it in a few years." [13]
Hennessey supports amending the Pennsylvania Constitution to exempt seniors from paying school taxes. [4]
Hennessey resides in North Coventry Township,Pennsylvania. He and his wife,Carol,have three children. [3]
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