James Brewster

James Brewster
Pennsylvania State Senate District 45
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2016
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$82,026/year
Per diem	$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2011
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	California University of Pennsylvania
Websites
Office website

James Brewster is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He has represented District 45 since 2011. He was elected in 2010 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Sean Logan (D) and re-elected in 2012 with his term expiring in 2016.

He previously served as a McKeesport City Councilman beginning in 2005 until his election to the office of mayor of McKeesport in 2004. Most recently, he worked at Mellon Bank first as a fraud investigator and later as vice-president.

Brewster earned his B.S. in Education from the California University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Linda Leah have three daughters and five grandchildren.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

Brewster ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 45. Brewster ran unchallenged in the April 24 primary and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 45, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James Brewster Incumbent	100%	72,189
Total Votes				72,189

2010

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2010

Brewster defeated Republican Paul Olijar in the special election with 53% of the vote.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Recent news

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James Brewster News Feed

• Obama names three more gay ambassadors; nearly doubles Clinton's LGBT ... - Keen News Service
• BYGONE DAYS: Carlisle once commemorated Confederate's invasion of ... - Carlisle Sentinel (blog)
• MALDEN MUSINGS Birthday shout-outs, local trivia - Saugus Advertiser
• Senate Abortion Vote Shows 2014 Battle Lines - PoliticsPA
• Proponents push transportation bill at state Senate hearing in Monroeville - Tribune-Review
• Brewster hearing in Monroeville to address transportation concerns - Tribune-Review
• Port Authority changes in works - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
• The PA Democrats Who Supported the Vagina Control Act of 2013 - Keystone Politics
• To Primary Or Not To Primary - Keystone Politics
• Jason Collins in Boston Pride; Cory Booker's Senate run - Windy City Times

External links

Suggest a link

• Official website
• Official Campaign Website

References

Political offices
Preceded by Sean Logan (D)	Pennsylvania State Senate District 45 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

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