Joe Emrick

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Joe Emrick
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Pennsylvania State House District 137
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'sLycoming College, 1993
Master'sKutztown University, 1999
Personal
ProfessionTeacher
Websites
Office website
CandidateVerification

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Joe Emrick has been a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011, representing District 137. He was first elected in 2010, with his term expiring in 2012.

He spent his professional career as a teacher. He first worked in Stroudsburg and Pleasant Valley school districts before teaching in the Lower Moreland School District for the next 14 years. Additionally, he has served on the Board of Supervisors for the Upper Nazareth Township and eventually became chairman.

Emrick earned his bachelor's degree in History and Secondary Education from Lycoming College and his master's degree in Education from Kutztown University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Agriculture & Rural Affairs
• Education
• Game & Fisheries
• Human Services

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Emrick ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 137. Emrick ran unopposed in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Joseph Capozzolo in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 137, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJoe Emrick Incumbent 61.4% 19,378
     Democratic Joseph Capozzolo 38.6% 12,200
Total Votes 31,578

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Emrick defeated Donald Albanese in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Charles Dertinger in the November 2 general election.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 137
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Joe Emrick (R) 13,593 62.0%
Charles Dertinger (D) 8,320 38.0%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Emrick raised a total of $219,150 in campaign funds.[4] His top contributors were:

Donor Amount
House Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania $88,880
Republican Party of Pennsylvania $45,055
Pennsylvania Republican Party 13,672
GO PAC Pennsylvania $10,000

Personal

Emrick and his wife Christine live in Upper Nazareth Township with their two children, Olivia and Zoey.[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 Joe Emrick: About Joe
Political offices
Preceded by
Richard Grucela (D) 		Pennsylvania House of Representatives 137
2011–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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