Montgomery County,colloquially referred to as Montco,is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census,the population of the county was 856,553,representing a 7.1% increase from the 799,884 residents counted in the 2010 census. Montgomery County is located adjacent to and northwest of Philadelphia. The county seat and largest city is Norristown. Montgomery County is geographically diverse,ranging from farms and open land in the extreme north of the county to densely populated suburban neighborhoods in the southern and central portions of the county.
Joseph Merrill Hoeffel III is an American author and politician. A Democrat,Hoeffel was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005,representing Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district. He also served multiple terms on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners,and from 1977–84,was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A native of Philadelphia,he is a graduate of Boston University and Temple University School of Law.
The 2006 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006 and included the races for the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ed Rendell successfully ran for re-election. Pennsylvania's first female lieutenant governor,Catherine Baker Knoll,was also running for re-election.
Groen or de Groen is a surname of Dutch origin,meaning green. The name may refer to:
Edwin Hallowell was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Bruce R. Lindsey is an American lawyer and non-profit executive. He served in the White House during the Presidency of Bill Clinton. He was named in a lawsuit during the Whitewater controversy,and he testified before a grand jury regarding the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding Bill Clinton in the run-up to his impeachment. He was a partner of Wright,Lindsey &Jennings,a Little Rock,Arkansas-based law firm,and served as chairman of the Clinton Foundation.
Charles William 'Bill' Frick is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. From 2007 to 2018,he was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 16,which includes parts of Bethesda,Friendship Heights,and Somerset.
Joshua David Shapiro is an American politician and attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th Pennsylvania attorney general from 2017 to 2023 and as a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
Stewart John Greenleaf Sr. was an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1979 to 2019. Greenleaf represented the 12th District,which includes portions of eastern Montgomery County and southern Bucks County.
The 2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2002,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Republican governor Mark Schweiker,who took office in 2001 when Tom Ridge resigned to become Homeland Security Advisor,was eligible to run for a full term,but did not do so. Democrat Ed Rendell,the former mayor of Philadelphia and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee,emerged from a competitive primary to win the general election against Republican Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher.
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.
Nicholas "Nick" Miccarelli III was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 162nd legislative district until January 2019.
John F. Cordisco is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,and a founding partner at Cordisco &Saile LLC.
Susan Peikes Gantman was a senior judge and president judge emeritus of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She has been described by historians as "a tireless advocate on behalf of children and other victims of abuse."
James Cawley is an American politician who served as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015. A Republican,he previously served on the Board of Commissioners of Bucks County,Pennsylvania.
Eric Carl Bauman is an American political operative who was,until 2018,the chair of the California Democratic Party. Previously the vice chair of the state party (2009–2017) and chair of the Los Angeles Democratic Party (2000–2017),he is known for his influence in Los Angeles County Democratic politics. He announced his resignation as head of the California Democratic Party on November 29,2018,following sexual misconduct allegations.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.
The 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals saw a heightened period of allegations of sexual misconduct,harassment and assault,and resulted in the subsequent firings and resignations of American politicians. Some of the allegations are linked to the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases starting in October 2017 amid the wider MeToo movement.
Sara G. Innamorato is an American politician who was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2018 and was the Representative for the 21st district until 2023,which includes parts of Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. She is the Democratic nominee for Allegheny County Executive in 2023.
