Dan Truitt

Dan Truitt
Pennsylvania State House District 156
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$82,026/year
Per diem	$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Villanova University, 1992
Master's	West Chester University, 1999
Personal
Profession	Industrial Controls Engineer
Websites
Office website

Dan Truitt has been a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011, representing District 156. He was first elected in 2010, with his term expiring in 2012.

He worked at General Electric while attending school in order to pay for his tuition. After working in the industry and earning his degrees, he started his own business, Truitt Engineering.

Truitt earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University, and his M.S. in Computer Science from West Chester University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Truitt served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce
• Education
• Labor & Industry
• State Government

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Truitt served on these committees:

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2011
• Commerce
• Education
• Local Government
• Urban Affairs

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Truitt ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 156. Truitt ran unopposed in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Bret Binder (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Truitt Incumbent	51.3%	17,080
	Democratic	Bret Binder	48.7%	16,193
Total Votes				33,273

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Truitt defeated Drae McComas in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Democrat Barbara McIlvaine Smith in the November 2 general election.

Pennsylvania State House, District 156
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Dan Truitt (R)		11,483	50.5%
Barbara McIlvaine Smith (D)		11,271	49.5%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Truitt raised a total of $148,068 in campaign funds. His top contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Republican Party of Pennsylvania	$41,681
Republican Cmte of Chester County	$25,500
House Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania	$17,182
Pennsylvania Business Council	$10, 086

Personal

Truitt currently lives in West Chester with his wife Michele and their sons, Daniel and Mark.

Recent news

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Dan Truitt News Feed

• Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania - Scranton Times-Tribune
• Parents, educators press Pa. lawmakers for guidelines on bullying - Newsworks.org
• House Education Committee hearing eyes bullying, suicide - Delaware County Daily Times
• Supreme Court upholds redistricting plan - The Unionville Times
• Senate panel advances armory sale to theater group - The Reporter
• Bucks lawmaker gets heat over booze privatization: Thursday Morning Coffee - PennLive.com (blog)
• Club News - Sanford Herald (registration)

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Campaign Website
• House website
• Project Vote Smart Bio
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Barbara McIlvaine Smith (D)	Pennsylvania House of Representatives 156 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

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