William G. Stinson | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 2nd district | |
In office November 18, 1993 [1] –February 18, 1994 [1] | |
Preceded by | Francis Lynch |
Succeeded by | Bruce Marks |
Constituency | Part of Philadelphia |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
William G. Stinson (born circa 1945) [2] is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 2nd district from 1993 to 1994. He was elected to represent the 2nd senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in a 1993 special election; [1] however,Federal District Judge Clarence C. Newcomer declared him the loser of that election after finding that Stinson had engaged in election fraud [3] [4] and ordered Stinson's Republican opponent,Bruce Marks,be seated in his stead. The latter took office on April 28,1994. [5]
The decision was notable because it shifted control of the state Senate from the Democratic party to the Republican party. [6]
It was the first time such an event had occurred at the order of a federal judge. [7]
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