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George Dunbar

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George Dunbar
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Pennsylvania State House District 56
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'sRobert Morris University, 1993
Personal
ProfessionController and CFO
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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George Dunbar has been a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011, representing District 56. He was first elected in 2010, with his term expiring in 2012.

He worked as executive vice president for Wright Industries until 2005 when he started his own business, Dunbar Consulting and Accounting, which he ran for two years. He currently works as a controller and chief financial officer for Ryco Inc.

Dunbar earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Robert Morris University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Children & Youth
• Finance
• Gaming Oversight, Vice Chair
• State Government

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dunbar served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Dunbar ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 56. Dunbar ran unchallenged in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Raymond Geissler in general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 56, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgGeorge Dunbar Incumbent 58.4% 17,494
     Democratic Raymond Geissler 41.6% 12,476
Total Votes 29,970

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Dunbar was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Democrat James Casorio, Jr. in the November 2 general election.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 56
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg George Dunbar (R) 11,708 51.8%
James Casorio, Jr. (D) 10,885 48.2%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Dunbar raised a total of $159,659 in campaign funds.[4] His top contributors were:

Donor Amount
Republican Party of Pennsylvania $48,948
Pennsylvania Republican Party $37,762
House Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania $21,506
Students First $7,500

Personal

Dunbar and his wife Sandy have four daughters, Stephanie, Erin, Alexandra, and Samantha.[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. ↑ Representative George Dunbar: About George
Political offices
Preceded by
James Casorio, Jr. (D) 		Pennsylvania House of Representatives 56
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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