Edward Gainey

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Edward Gainey
Ed Gainey.jpg
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent
In office
January 1, 2013-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 0
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Edward Gainey is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 24 since 2012.

Gainey earned his bachelor's in business management from Morgan State University. He currently serves as Chairman of the Pittsburgh City Democratic Committee and most recently worked as the Community Development Specialist for the City of Pittsburgh. Gainey has been involved with a number of community initiatives and organizations, including Building Bridges, Minority Media, the Pittsburgh Interfaith Impact Network, the 52 Weeks of Peace Initiative, Divine Intervention Ministries, and PROMISE. Gainey is married to his wife, Michelle.[1]

PoliticsPA named the District 24 Democratic primary one of Pennsylvania's top ten most interesting legislative primaries in 2012.[2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Children & Youth
• Insurance
• Transportation, Democratic Secretary
• Urban Affairs

Issues

Debates

2012

On April 20, Gainey and incumbent Joseph Preston, Jr. (D) took part in a debate sponsored by the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania. Coverage of the debate can be found here.

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Gainey ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 24. Gainey defeated incumbent Joseph Preston in the April 24 Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgEdward Gainey Incumbent 100% 26,032
Total Votes 26,032

Petition challenges

On March 20, Democratic candidates Todd Koger and William Anderson were disqualified after a petition challenge by Gainey. Gainey also challenged incumbent Joseph Preston's petition. A number of Preston's signatures were thrown out (some as forgeries), but enough valid signatures remained for Preston to keep his place on the ballot.[5]

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

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External links

References

  1. ↑ Ed Gainey, Campaign site, accessed April 21, 2012
  2. ↑ PoliticsPA, "Top 10 Most Interesting Pa. House & Senate Primaries," April 3, 2012
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012
  4. ↑ Forest Hills Patch "Ed Gainey Wins Over Longtime State Rep. Joseph Preston," April 24, 2012
  5. ↑ Early Returns, "Preston barely stays on ballot," March 20, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph Preston (D) 		Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24
2012–present 		Succeeded by
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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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