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Joe Hackett

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Joe Hackett
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Pennsylvania State House District 161
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
Personal
ProfessionDetective
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

Contents

Joe Hackett has been a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2011, representing District 161. He was first elected in 2010, with his term expiring in 2012.

His professional career has been in the field of law enforcement. He worked for the Ridley Township Police Department for 20 years before becoming a detective with the Criminal Investigative Division of the Delaware County District Attorney’s office. He has also been the vice chair of the Ridley Township Economic Development Committee.

Hackett graduated from the Delaware County Community College Municipal Police Academy.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
• Aging & Older Adult Services
• Human Services
• Judiciary
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

2011-2012

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

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hackett ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 161. Hackett ran unopposed in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Larry DeMarco (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 161, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJoe Hackett Incumbent 52.7% 17,972
     Democratic Larry DeMarco 47.3% 16,137
Total Votes 34,109

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Hackett was unopposed in the May 18 Republican primary and defeated Democrat Walter Waite, Jr. in the November 2 general election.[3]

Pennsylvania State House, District 161
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Joe Hackett (R) 13,941 53.5%
Walter Waite, Jr. (D) 12,125 46.5%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Hackett raised a total of $345,559 in campaign funds.[4] His top contributors were:

Donor Amount
House Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania $106,068
Pennsylvania Republican Party $74,544
Republican Party of Pennsylvania $53,150
Friends for Maureen Carey $12,507

Personal

Hackett lives in Ridley Township with his wife Maureen and their two sons, Joe Jr. and Shawn.[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 Hackett: About Joe
Political offices
Preceded by
Bryan Lentz (D) 		Pennsylvania House of Representatives 161
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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