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Dan Truitt

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Dan Truitt
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Pennsylvania State House District 156
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2010
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sVillanova University, 1992
Master'sWest Chester University, 1999
Personal
ProfessionIndustrial Controls Engineer
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

Contents

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:

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.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 156, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgDan 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.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 156
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg 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.[4] 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.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Official Primary Results
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 26, 2012
  3. ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
  4. ↑ 2010 Campaign Contributions
  5. ↑ State Representative Dan Truitt: About Dan
Political offices
Preceded by
Barbara McIlvaine Smith (D) 		Pennsylvania House of Representatives 156
2011–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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