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JASON ALTMIRE - Democrat U.S PENNSYLVANIANS FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Guidebook to New Elected Officials 2006 November 13, 2006 © Copyright 2006 Pennsylvanians for Effective Government Table of Contents U.S. Senate New Members 3 U.S. House New Members 5 Pennsylvania State Senate New Members 8 Pennsylvania State House New Members 12 2 U.S. SENATE New Member 3 Bob Casey Jr. - Democrat U.S. Senate Residence: Scranton, PA Marital Status: Married to Terese Previous Occupation: 5th Grade Teacher, Inner City Philadelphia, Jesuit Volunteer Corps; Lawyer Prev. Political Exp.: Elected Auditor General in 1996 and re-elected in 2000; Ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2002; Elected State Treasurer in 2004 Education: BA from The College of the Holy Cross in 1982, J.D. from Catholic University in 1988 Birthdate: April 13, 1960 Birthplace: Scranton, PA Religion: Catholic Other: Casey is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Beacon Mailing: Award from the Pennsylvania Child Care Association and the Spirit of Dr. P.O. Box 22469 Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Award from the Interdenominational Philadelphia, PA 19110 Ministers Conference. He has also been one of the state’s most outspoken advocates for affordable health insurance and better working 215 567- 4190 conditions, training and pay for nurses and nurses’ aides. [email protected] Election Victory: 58.7% - 41.3% Opponent: Rick Santorum www.bobcasey.com Incumbent: Rick Santorum (R) 4 U.S. HOUSE New Members 5 JASON ALTMIRE - Democrat U.S. House - PA District 4 Residence: North Hills Marital Status: Married Prev. Occupation: Healthcare Executive, Former Congressional Staffer. Prev. Political Experience: Legislative Assistant in the Capitol Hill office of U.S. Congressman Pete Peterson of Florida, active participant in the congressional debate on health care reform, helping to draft several major legislative initiatives in both the Democratic and Republican-led House of Representatives Education: Masters in Health Administration from George Washington University; B.S. in Political Science from Florida State University. Age: 37 Birthplace: Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania Other: He has served on many national professional boards, including the American Hospital Association’s Health Systems Advisory Board. He was a Government Relations Representative for the Association of 950 Pittsburgh Street American Medical Colleges and a member of the Advisory Board of the Springdale, PA 15042 National Center for Early Defibrillation. He serves on the Legislative Committees for both the Allegheny Valley and the Northern Allegheny Mailing: Chambers of Commerce, and has been active with the League of Women P.O. Box 1776 Voters of Greater Pittsburgh, where he serves as a member of the Freedom, PA 15042 Selection Committee for the League's annual Good Government Award. He was also co-chair of the League's 2003 Clean Campaign Committee, 724-274-1776 which issued public reports regarding the race for Allegheny County Executive. He is the only person to be named president of both the [email protected] Northern Allegheny Lions Club and the McCandless Rotary Club. www.jasonaltmire.com Election Victory: 51.9% - 48.1% Opponent: Melissa Hart Incumbent: Melissa Hart (R) Joe Sestak - Democrat U.S. House - PA District 7 Marital Status: Married to the former Susan L. Clark Previous Occupation: Naval service almost 31 years, leaving with rank of Vice Admiral Prev. Political Exp.: Served in the Office of the President of the United States as the Director for Defense Policy on the National Security Council staff at the White House, where he was responsible for national security and defense strategy, policies, programs, interagency and congressional coordination and regional political/military advice. Education: Graduated from Cardinal O’Hara High School, graduated U.S. Naval Academy (1974) with a Bachelor of Science degree; Between tours at sea, Joe earned a master's degree in Public Administration and a Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Other: Served six sea tours with units of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets 428 East Baltimore Pike during which he made seven deployments to Europe, the Persian Gulf Media, PA 19063 and the western and South Pacific; served on the Joint Staff in the Force Structure Resources and Assessment Directorate; Director of the Navy Mailing: Quadrennial Defense Review; first Director of the Navy Operations Group P.O. Box 16 (Deep Blue) following 9/11; served as Director, Assessment Division / Media, PA 19063 Capability Analysis Group 610-891-8956 Election Victory: 56.4% - 43.6% Opponent: Curt Weldon [email protected] Incumbent: Curt Weldon (R) www.sestakforcongress.com 6 Patrick Murphy - Democrat U.S. House - PA District 8 Previous Occupations: Iraq War veteran, former West Point professor, practices law at Cozen O’Connor Prev. Political Exp.: Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Harrisburg Civil Law Clinic, legislative aide to Representative Thomas Tangretti Education: Bucks County Community College in 1991, King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, graduating with a double major, Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg Birthplace: Northeast Philadelphia Other: He is active in various organizations including his local parish, St. Martin of Tours, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, King’s 7500 Bristol Pike College, the Bucks County Veterans Committee, the Ancient Levittown, PA 19057 Order of Hibernians, and the AmeriCorps program City Year. Election Victory: 50.3% - 49.7% Mailing: Opponent: Mike Fitzpatrick P.O. Box 868 Incumbent: Mike Fitzpatrick (R) Levittown, PA 19058 215-547-5211 [email protected] www.murphy06.com Chris Carney - Democrat U.S. House - PA District 10 Residence: Dimock, Pa Marital Status: Married to Jennifer Previous Occupation: Lt. Commander Naval Reserves, Senior Terrorism and Intelligence Advisor at the Pentagon , Penn State Associate Professor of Political Science Education: Graduated in 1981 from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa where he double majored in Environmental Science and U.S. Diplomatic History, graduate work at University of Wyoming Birthplace: Rural Iowa, near Cedar Rapids Election Victory: 53% - 47% Opponent: Don Sherwood Incumbent: Don Sherwood (R) P.O. Box A Clarks Summit, PA 18411 570-587-4723 [email protected] www.carneyforcongress.com 7 PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATE New Members 8 Chuck McIlhinney - Republican Pennsylvania Senate District 10 Marital Status: Married to Jennifer Birth date: 05/19/1967 Home City: Plumstead Township, PA Education: Lasalle College High School, 1985; Bryant College, Smithfield, RI, B.S. in Finance, 1989; University of Phoenix, MBA, Technology Management 1996 to date Professional Experience: Director, Bucks County Office of Employment and Training Political Experience: Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1998-present); Won Special Election, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, February 17, 1998; Councilmember, Doylestown Borough Council (1994-1996) Committees: Environmental Resources and Energy, Liquor Control, Urban Affairs P.O. Box 2014 Doylestown, PA 18901 Election Victory: 51.5% - 48.5% Opponent: Chris Serpico 215-348-2566 Incumbent: Joe Conti (R) [email protected] www.mcilhinney.com Lisa Baker - Republican Pennsylvania Senate District 20 Prev. Political Experience: Directed 15 agencies under the governor’s jurisdiction and coordinated program planning and policy development; Assisted in the preparation and implementation of the Commonwealth’s annual budget; Managed personnel and operations of the Governor’s four regional offices; Gubernatorial liaison for northeastern and north central Pennsylvania Regional advisor for community and economic development projects; Managed legislative and constituent services; Evaluated potential impacts of proposed legislation and regulations for Senate leadership Community Service: 2004 Community Campaign Chair, United Way of Wyoming Valley ; Former Trustee, Shippensburg University; Past Member, Leadership Wilkes-Barre Board of Directors; Past Member, Victims; Resource Center Board of Directors ; Member, Greater Wyoming Valley Leadership Forum Committee; 27 Dallas Shopping Center Annual Presenter, Rotary International Camp for High School Girls Dallas, PA 18612 Other: Republican Committeewoman, Lehman Township, Luzerne County, 1988 to present; 570-674-1550 Volunteer, Bush-Cheney Campaign, 2000 and 2004; Volunteer, Delegate- Caucus Operations, Republican National Convention, 2000; Northeastern [email protected] Pennsylvania Coordinator, Tom Ridge for Governor, 1994; Treasurer, Friends of Senator Lemmond Committee, 1990 to 1995; Secr., www.bakerforsenate.com Fifth District, Luzerne County Republican Committee, 1988 to 1991 Election Victory: 59.2% - 40.8% Opponent: Robert McNamara Incumbent: Charles Lemmond (R) 9 John Eichelberger - Republican Pennsylvania Senate District 30 Residence: Duncansville, PA Marital Status: Married to Charlotte, one son, John Previous Occupation: President, Complete Insurance Services Incorporated (2001-present) -- Insurance Agent Prev. Political Exp.: Blair County Commissioner (3 terms); Chair, Blair County Republican Committee (1996-2002); Republican State Committeeman (1982-1996) Education: BA, Pennsylvania State University, 1985 Birthdate: September 1, 1958 Birthplace: Altoona, PA Religion: Church of the Brethren Other: Member, NRA; Member, Cove Community Band; Board Member, P.O. Box 643 Penn State Altoona Alumni Society; Member, Blair Countians
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