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Jerry Knowles

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Jerry Knowles
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Pennsylvania State House District 124
Incumbent
In office
2009 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 4
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$82,026/year
Per diem$159/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected2008
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Jerry Knowles is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 124.

Knowles attended Thaddeus Stevens Trade School. He won a special election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on May 19, 2009. He has served in the Pennsylvania House since then, representing the 124th District.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Gaming Oversight
• Local Government
• State Government
• Transportation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Knowles served on these committees:

2009-2010

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

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Knowles ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 124. Knowles defeated Larry Padora in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Dante Picciano in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 124, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJerry Knowles Incumbent 78.5% 19,570
     Independent Dante Picciano 21.5% 5,363
Total Votes 24,933

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Knowles won re-election to the 124th District Seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Jeffrey Faust and independent Dante Picciano in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 124
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Jerry Knowles (R) 13,362 63.9%
Jeffrey Faust (D) 5,439 26.0%
Dante Picciano (I) 2,124 10.2%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Knowles received $221,846 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[4]


Personal

Knowles has a wife, Lorraine.

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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. ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donations
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Pennsylvania House Of Representatives District 124
2009–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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