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Bernard O'Neill

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Bernard O'Neill
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Pennsylvania State House District 29
Incumbent
In office
2003 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 10
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2002
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sPennsylvania State University
Associate'sBucks County Community College
Master'sTemple University
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Bernard O'Neill is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 29.

O'Neill earned his AS from Bucks County Community College. He went on to receive his BS from Pennsylvania State University. He then received his MEd from Temple University.

O'Neill has worked in the following positions: Special Education Teacher for William Tennent High School of the Centennial School District, Deputy State Constable for the Warminster Township, and Migrant Program Consultant and Counselor for Bucks County Intermediate Unit No. 22.

O'Neill has served as Township Supervisor/Chair of the Warminster Township. He joined the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2003 and has served in that position since. He represents the 29th District.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, O'Neill served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations, Secretary
• Committees
• Education
• Human Services
• Judiciary
• Professional Licensure

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, O'Neill served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, O'Neill served on these committees:

Issues

Voter ID

During a debate over Voter ID legislation in the House on June 23, 2011, O'Neill said he showed up to vote during an election only to find someone had signed in as him and was able to vote. He stated, “someone had taken my identity and they had voted for me, and they were able to vote for me because there was no identification.”[1]

Some Republicans used O'Neill's story as proof of in-person voting fraud. However, in August 2012, O'Neill said that his original comments were not completely accurate. While his initial comments inferred that the election he was talking about was the 2002 Republican primary for the 29th legislative district, it was actually about an election in the early 1990s. Additionally, he stated "I ended up being able to vote. Somehow, they figured out it was human error."[2]

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

O'Neill ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 29. O'Neill ran unchallenged in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Brian Monroe (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgBernard O'Neill Incumbent 58.3% 20,970
     Democratic Brian Munroe 41.7% 14,998
Total Votes 35,968

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

O'Neill ran for re-election to the 29th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition and defeated Democrat Frank Feinberg in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[5]

Pennsylvania State House, District 29
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Bernard O'Neill (R) 16,837 63.6%
Frank Feinberg (D) 9,640 36.4%

2008

On November 4, 2008, O'Neill won re-election to the 28th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 21,431 votes, defeating Democrat Brad Kirsch (14,633).[6]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 29
Candidates Votes Percent
Bernie O'Neill (R) Green check mark.jpg 21,431 59.4%
Brad Kirsch (D) 14,633 40.6%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

O'Neill raised $36,022 during the 2010 election cycle.

His top contributors are listed below.[7]

Donor Amount
Pennsylvania Republican Party $8,492
Pennsylvania Society Of Anesthesiologists $1,500
Pennsylvania Education Association $1,500
Pennsylvania State Education Association $1,000
Eugene Digirolamo Friends Of Gene Digirolamo $1,000
Poprik, John T $1,000
Pennsylvania Medical Society $1,000
Pennsylvania State Troopers Association $1,000

Personal

O'Neill has a wife, Linda.

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References

  1. ↑ Herald Mail, "Pa. lawmaker changes his story about voter fraud," August 24, 2012
  2. ↑ Philly.com, "Colleague slaps voter-ID sponsor," August 24, 2012
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Official Primary Results
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 26, 2012
  5. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  6. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  7. ↑ Follow the Money, 2010 campaign contributors to Bernard O'Neill
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 29
2003–present 		Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Republican majority Current members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
House Speaker: Samuel Smith (R) • House Majority Leader: Mike Turzai (R) • House Minority Leader: Frank Dermody (D)
   
  1. Nicholas Micozzie (R)
  2. Margo Davidson (D)
  3. William Adolph, Jr. (R)
  4. Gregory Vitali (D)
  5. Duane Milne (R)
  6. Thomas Killion (R)
  7. Edward Neilson (D)
  8. Brendan Boyle (D)
  9. Kerry Benninghoff (R)
  10. Kevin Boyle (D)
  11. Michael McGeehan (D)
  12. John Sabatina, Jr. (D)
  13. Michael O'Brien (D)
  14. Mario Scavello (R)
  15. John Taylor (R)
  16. Scott Petri (R)
  17. James Clay (D)
  18. Angel Cruz (D)
  19. W. Curtis Thomas (D)
  20. Brian Sims (D)
  21. Julie Harhart (R)
  22. William Keller (D)
  23. Maria Donatucci (D)
  24. Jordan Harris (D)
  25. Gary Day (R)
  26. James Roebuck, Jr. (D)
  27. Rosemary Brown (R)
  28. Vanessa Brown (D)
  29. Ronald Waters (D)
  30. Louise Williams Bishop (D)
  31. Will Tallman (R)
  32. Pamela Delissio (D)
  33. Michelle Brownlee (D)
  34. Seth Grove (R)
  35. J.P. Miranda (R)
  36. Rosita Youngblood (D)
  37. Stephen Bloom (R)
  38. Cherelle Parker (D)
  39. Stephen Kinsey (D)
  40. Mark Cohen (D)
  41. Dwight Evans (D)


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