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James Roebuck, Jr.

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James Roebuck, Jr.
Pennsylvania State House District 188
Incumbent
In office
1985 - Present
Term ends
November, 30 2012
Years in position 27
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary79,613/year
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 2, 2010
First elected1984
Next electionNovember 6, 2012
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sVirginia Union University, 1966
Master'sUniversity of Virginia, 1969
Ph.D.University of Virginia, 1977
Personal
Birthday02/12/1945
Place of birthPhiladelphia, PA
ReligionBaptist
Websites
Office website

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James Roebuck, Jr. (b. February 12, 1945) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 188.

Roebuck earned his BA from Virginia Union University in 1966. He went on to receive his MA and PhD from the University of Virginia in 1969 and 1977, respectively.

Roebuck worked as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor for Drexel University from 1970 to 1984. He then worked as a Legislative Assistant to the Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia from 1984 to 1985.

Roebuck has served as a member of the Democratic Ward Executive Committee since 1974. He also served as a member of the Democratic State Committee from 1984 to 1990. Roebuck joined the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1985. He has served in that position since, representing the 188th District.

PoliticsPA has named the District 188 Democratic primary one of Pennsylvania's top ten most interesting legislative primaries in 2012.[1]

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Roebuck has been appointed to these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Roebuck served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Roebuck is running in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 188. Roebuck defeated Fatimah Muhammad in the Democratic primary on April 24 and is running against Ernest Adkins in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2]

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Roebuck won re-election to the 188th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 188
Candidates Votes Percent
James Roebuck, Jr. (D) 15,249 100.0%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Roebuck won re-election to the 188th District seat of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He received 25,418 votes running unopposed.[4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 188
Candidates Votes Percent
James R. Roebuck (D) 25,418 100.0%

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Roebuck received $81,171 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[5]

Personal

Roebuck has a wife, Cheryl.

External links

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References

  1. ↑ PoliticsPA, "Top 10 Most Interesting Pa. House & Senate Primaries," April 3, 2012
  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. ↑ Official 2008 state house election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State
  5. ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donations
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 188
1985–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. Patrick Harkins (D)
  2. Florindo Fabrizio (D)
  3. John Hornaman (D)
  4. Curtis Sonney (R)
  5. John Evans (R)
  6. Bradley Roae (R)
  7. Mark Longietti (D)
  8. Richard Stevenson (R)
  9. Chris Sainato (D)
  10. Jaret Gibbons (D)
  11. Brian Ellis (R)
  12. Daryl Metcalfe (R)
  13. John Lawrence (R)
  14. Jim Marshall (R)
  15. Jim Christiana (R)
  16. Robert Matzie (D)
  17. Michele Brooks (R)
  18. Gene DiGirolamo (R)
  19. Jake Wheatley, Jr. (D)
  20. Adam Ravenstahl (R)
  21. Dominic Costa (D)
  22. Martin Schmotzer (D)
  23. Dan Frankel (D)
  24. Joseph Preston, Jr. (D)
  25. Joseph Markosek (D)
  26. Timothy Hennessey (R)
  27. Daniel Deasy, Jr. (D)
  28. Mike Turzai (R)
  29. Bernard O'Neill (R)
  30. Randy Vulakovich (R)
  31. Steve Santarsiero (D)
  32. Anthony DeLuca (D)
  33. Frank Dermody (D)
  34. Paul Costa (D)
  35. Marc Gergely (D)
  36. Harry Readshaw, III (D)
  37. Thomas Creighton (R)
  38. William Kortz, II (D)
  39. Rick Saccone (R)
  40. John Maher (R)
  1. Nicholas Micozzie (R)
  2. Maria Donatucci (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. Tony Payton, Jr. (D)
  18. Angel Cruz (D)
  19. W. Curtis Thomas (D)
  20. Babette Josephs (D)
  21. Julie Harhart (R)
  22. William Keller (D)
  23. Maria Donatucci (D)
  24. Harold James (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. Gary Williams (D)
  36. Rosita Youngblood (D)
  37. Stephen Bloom (R)
  38. Cherelle Parker (D)
  39. John Myers (D)
  40. Mark Cohen (D)
  41. Dwight Evans (D)


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