Related Research Articles
The government of the U.S. state of Ohio consists of the executive,judicial,and legislative branches. Its basic structure is set forth in the Constitution and law of Ohio.
Dennis Michael Fisher is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He also serves as the Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. A former politician,Fisher has served as a state representative,state senator,and as Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002,losing to Ed Rendell.
Thomas M. Tigue was a United States Marine Corps Officer and combat veteran,an American politician,a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
In the early morning hours of July 7,2005,the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed pay increases for state lawmakers,judges,and top executive-branch officials. The vote took place at 2 am without public review or commentary and Governor Ed Rendell signed the bill into law. The raise increased legislators' base pay from 16% to 34% depending on position.
The 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in Pennsylvania and other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The Government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the governmental structure of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as established by the Pennsylvania Constitution. It is composed of three branches:executive,legislative and judicial. The state capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg.
Edwin A. "Eddie Day" Pashinski is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 121st District who was elected in 2006. His district includes Wilkes-Barre,Wilkes-Barre Township,Ashley,Plains Township and two wards in Hanover Township,all in Luzerne County.
Frank Dermody is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 33rd district from 1991 until 2020. Dermody served as House Democratic Leader from 2011 until 2020.
Kathy M. Manderino is a Democratic politician who serves on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. She was the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry under Governor Tom Wolf from May 2015 until August 2017. Previously,she served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who represented the 194th District from 1993 through 2010.
Brendan Francis Boyle is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives,representing a district in the Philadelphia area since 2015. Since January 2023,he has served as Ranking Member of United States House Committee on the Budget. He represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2019,serving much of Northeast Philadelphia and most of suburban Montgomery County. Since 2019,he has represented the 2nd district,which is entirely within the City of Philadelphia,including all of Northeast Philadelphia and portions of North Philadelphia and Center City Philadelphia,largely east of Broad Street. Boyle represented the 170th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.
Michael F. "Mike" Gerber is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 148th Legislative District from 2005 to 2012. Gerber is currently a partner and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at FS Investments. In June 2022,President Joe Biden has designated Michael F. Gerber chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board,Washington.
Bryan Dean Cutler is an American politician and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A Republican,Cutler represents the 100th legislative district of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2006,defeating incumbent Gibson C. Armstrong. He was elected House Majority Leader after the 2018 elections,and he became Speaker on June 22,2020,after the resignation of Mike Turzai.
John T. Yudichak is an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for 14th District from 2011 to 2022. He previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 119th district from 1999 to 2010. Currently,Yudichak is the president-designate of Luzerne County Community College.
The kids for cash scandal centered on judicial kickbacks to two judges at the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre,Pennsylvania,US. In 2008,judges Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella were convicted of accepting money in return for imposing harsh adjudications on juveniles to increase occupancy at a private prison operated by PA Child Care.
John C. Pittenger was an American lawyer,academic and former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,serving two non-consecutive terms in the State House. He was appointed the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education from 1972 until 1976.
Tarah C. Toohil is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2011 to 2021. She is currently a judge on the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas.
Edward "Ed" Neilson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In April 2012,he won a special election to represent the 169th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In May 2014 he won a special election to serve as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council replacing outgoing councilmember Bill Green. In August 2015,he won a special election to represent the 174th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Aaron D. Kaufer is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 120th district.
William Gregory Rothman is an American politician. A Republican,he is currently the state senator for Pennsylvania's 34th District,and previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2015 to 2022,representing the 87th District.
Dane Watro is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 116th district. Elected in November 2022,he assumed office on January 3,2023.
References
- ↑ "SESSION OF 1997 - 181ST OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1997-01-07.
- ↑ Brad Bumsted (2008-11-18). "House Democrats hand DeWeese No. 2 slot". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2008-11-18.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Pitzer College Alumnus Todd Eachus Joins Opportunity Finance Network". Office of Communications. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ↑ "House Bill No. 1648". The Pennsylvania General Assembly. June 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ↑ "Governor Rendell Signs Bill Creating Commission to Probe Juvenile Justice System". Pennsylvania Office of the Governor. August 7, 2009. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ↑ "PA Report 100" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-27.